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in October 1746, and was admitted one 

 of the senior proctors of the university 

 in A])ril 1752. Being of an nnanihi- 

 tioiis temper, and strongly attached to 

 the ciiarms of rural scenery, he early 

 fixed his residence in his native village, 

 where he spent the greater part of his 

 life in literary occupations, and espe- 

 cially in the study of nature. This he 

 followed with patient assiduity, and a 

 mind ever open to the lessons of piety 

 and benevolence which such a study is 

 so well calculated to atlbrd. Thouoh 



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several occasions offered of settling 

 upon a college living, he could never 

 persuade himself to quit the beloved 

 spot, which was, indeed, a peculiarly 

 hiip])y situation for an observer. lie 

 was much esteemed by a select society 

 of intelligent and w^orthy friends, to 

 whom he paid occasional visits. Thus 

 his days passed, tran(piil and serene, 

 with scarcely any other vicissitudes than 

 those of" the seasons, till they closed at 

 a mature age on .Jime26, 1793. 



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