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at his own rnanfion-houfe, from which 

 he promifed not to remove his mother. 



It has been faid before, that the fame of 

 Dr. Darwin's talents allured Mr. Day to 

 Lichfield. Thither he led, in the fpring 

 of the year i//o, the beauteous Sabrina, 

 then thirteen years old, and taking a 

 twelve month's pofleffion of the pleafant 

 manfion in Stowe Valley, refumed his pre- 

 parations for implanting in her young 

 mind the character iftic virtues of Arria, 

 Portia, and Cornelia. His experiments had 

 not the fucccfs he wiflied and expected. 

 Her fpirit could not be armed againft 

 the dread of pain, and the appearance of 

 danger. When he dropped melted foal- 

 ing- wax upon her arms flie did not endure 

 it heroically, nor when he fired piftols at 

 her petticoats, which me believed to be 

 charged with balls, could me help ftarting 

 afide, or fupprefs her fcreams. 



When he tried her fidelity in fecret- 

 D 4 keep- 



