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voted to h'ls favorite ftudy of Natural Hiftory, 

 and to realizing the Improvements fuggefted 

 by his contemplations. In fociety he was con- 

 vivial ; to his flaves he was kind and humane ; 

 and, poffeiTing great urbanity, he was benevo- 

 lent and friendly to all. 



The fates that rule our deftiny are faid to 

 be blind ; and you will agree that they muft 

 indeed have wanted fight, when you are told 

 that they have thrown this efteemed and valu- 

 able man i ito dire diftrefs, and robbed him 

 of the powers of his enriched and highly or- 

 namented mind. Bereft of his mental facul- 

 ties, of all thofe fine and comprehenfive ta* 

 lents which fo adorned and honored him, 

 both as a prieft and a man, he now languifhes 

 In fadnefs and misfortune, loft to his friends, 

 and the world ; and the happy dwelling 

 which was graced by hofpitality and benevo- 

 lence, enriched by Induftry, and dignified by 

 fcience;that delightful home, the objed of his 

 anxious cares and ftudies, as well as the proud 

 and juft boaft of the ifland, is now left to fall 

 into ruin and decay. The broken walls, the 

 hidden paths, the lhattered doors and win- 



