MEMOIRS OF 



patrimonial ; while his were profeffional ; 

 who were jocund bachelors, while he had 

 ^children for whom he muft provide. 



Colonel Pole had numbered twice the 

 years of his fair wife. His temper was 

 faid to have been peeviih and fufpicious, 

 yet not beneath thofe circumftances had 

 her kind and cheerful attentions to him 

 grown cold or remifs. He left her a 

 jointure of fix hundred pounds per annum ; 

 a fon to inherit his eftate, and two female 

 children amply portioned. 



Mrs. Pole, it has already been remarked, 

 had much vivacity and fportive humor, 

 with very engaging frank nefs of temper 

 and manners. Early in her widowhood 

 Ihe was rallied in a large company upon 

 Dr. Darwin's paflion for her, and was afked 

 what Ihe would do with her captive 

 philofopher. " He is not very fond of 

 " churches, I believe, and if he would go 

 ** there for my fake, I Ihall fcarcely fol- 



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