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teristic elegance and vivacity of his style in that 

 language. 



On Mr Willughby's Father and Mother. 



" Here lie interred, Francis and Cassandra 

 Willughby. He was descended from the ancient 

 family of the Willughbys, and she added ta the 

 lustre of that family, by the splendour of her own, 

 being the daughter of Thomas Ridgway, Earl of 

 Londonderry. 



" Readers ! are you desirous that I should 

 briefly give you some idea of their characters ? 

 He, holding the command over his passions, ren- 

 dered himself exemplary by the courtesy of his 

 manners, by the cultivation of religion, and by a 

 remarkable integrity of life. She, by the most 

 exquisite accomplishments of mind and body, left 

 to posterity a most happy example of conjugal 

 virtues. He, by persevering vigour and prudence, 

 restored, repaired, renewed his family property, 

 not only injured, but almost reduced to a wreck. 

 She, truly sharing in his fortunes, and following 

 the footsteps of her husband, by the exercise of 

 an acute understanding, and by a munificence 

 frugally directed, extended, conducted, and, in a 

 singular manner, adorned her domestic duties. 

 She gave offspring to her husband, Francis, who 

 is here buried ; Letitia, the wife of Sir Thomas 

 Wendy, Knight of the Bath ; and Catherine, 

 wife of Clement Winstanley, Esq. They died in 

 mature age : the one on the 1 7th day of December, 



