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in October 1746, and was adinillecl one 

 of the senior proctors of the university 

 in April 1752. Being of an unambi- 

 tious temper, and strongly attached to 

 the charms of rural scener}- , 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 afford. Thou2:h 

 several occasions offered of settling 

 upon a college living, he could never 

 persuade himself to quit the beloved 

 spot, w^■ich was, indeed, a peculiarly 

 happy situation for an observer. He 

 was much esteemed by a select society 

 of intelligent and worthy friends, to 

 whom he paid occasional visits. Thus 

 his days passed, tranquil and serene, 

 with scarcely an y other vicissitudes than 

 those of the seasons, till they closed at 

 a mature age on June ti6, 1793. 



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