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tershire, " he was respected by people of all parties for his 

 worth, and idolized by the poor for his benevolence." This 

 honest and honourable man, depicted his own mind in the 

 concluding part of his inscription, for the banks of the lake 

 he formed in his romantic and picturesque grounds, in that 

 county : 



Here on the bank Pomona s blossoms glow, 



And Jinny myriads sparkle from below ; 



Here let the mind at peaceful anchor rest, 



And heavens own sunshine cheer the guiltless breast.* 



In 1773 he partly took his " Zobeide" from an unfinished 

 tragedy by Voltaire. On sending a copy to Ferney, the en- 

 lightened veteran thus concluded his answer : " You have 

 done too much honour to an old sick man of eighty. I am, 

 with the most sincere esteem and gratitude, 



" Sir, your obedient servant, 



" VoLTAIRE."f 



I cannot refrain from adding a short extract from the 

 above quoted magazine, as it brings to one's memory ano- 

 ther much esteemed and worthy man : " Here, perhaps, it 

 may be allowable to allude to the sincere attachment between 

 Mr. Cradock, and his old friend Mr. Nichols. For very 



* Mr. Cradock published in 8yo. in 1777, price 2s. 6d. an account of 

 some of the most remarkable places in North Wales. 



f Mons. de Voltaire was so charmed with the taste and talents, and po- 

 lite engaging manners of La Page, that he paid him the following compli- 

 ment ; which may very justly be applied to Mr. Cradock : 



Ilrequt deux presens des Dieux, 

 Les plus charmans qiiils puissent faire ; 

 L'un etoitle talent de plaire, 

 L'autre le secret d'etre heureujc. 



