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fulness for all the blessings of the past 
year to myself anti all my dearest rela¬ 
tions and friends, that we are still cou- 
tinued to each other, and for our preser¬ 
vation from all calamitous evils. I bless 
thee particularly that when my heart 
was lately sinking with sad apprehen¬ 
sions for one very dear to me, thy good¬ 
ness has relieved me by more comfort¬ 
able appearances. Extend thy blessing 
to us all, I humbly beseech thee, 
through every period of our lives; 
and so conduct us by thy Holy Spirit 
into all piety and virtue, that we may 
finally meet in that state of everlasting 
happiness which has, by thy gracious 
appointment, been purchased for us by 
our Blessed Saviour and Redeemer, in 
whose name, and through whose inter¬ 
cession, I humbly offer up all my prayers 
and praises. Amen. 
PRAYER by MISS TALBOT. 
Most gracious God, I kneel down 
before thee at this time, to return thee 
my most humble thanks for all the 
mercies and blessings of the day past. 
I acknowledge with shame and sorrow 
my many sins and frailties, and ear¬ 
nestly implore thy forgiveness for my 
Saviour’s sake! In his most blessed 
name I approach thee, to intreat the 
assistance of thy Holy Spirit through 
all my future life, that hereafter I may 
no more offend thee. Alas ! I am sen¬ 
sible that, if I have not yet received all 
the assistance 1 beg, it is justly with¬ 
held for my unworthiness. I know 
thou art most ready to give to those 
who ask rightly: cleanse thou me, O 
Lord, from my secret faults, that hence¬ 
forth T may so ask as that I may obtain, 
so run the allotted race of life, as that 
in the end 1 may, through thy mercy 
and bounty, obtain a glorious crown of 
joy and immortality! 
I also, implore thy mercy, O kind 
and bountiful Creator, for all my fel¬ 
low creatures. We are all, O Lord, 
thy offspring : preserve us from our 
powerful adversary, preserve us from 
our deceitful selves ! Through thy 
goodness our natures are made capable 
of the highest improvements and noblest 
attainments: but, alas! without thy 
grace constantly assisting, they are 
prone to fall through numberless temp¬ 
tations into the worst excesses. Oh 
make us all strongly sensible of the 
frailty and danger of this middle state, 
and that our whole dependence w upon 
thee! Have pity upon the wretched 
ignorance of those who know thee not, 
but above all, lead sinners to effectual 
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repentance, and as far ae divine jus¬ 
tice will permit it, open the eyes of the 
wilfully or carelessly blind, while yet 
that last hour comes not when all con¬ 
viction will be too late ! 
Look down with compassion, O Fa¬ 
ther of Mercies, and God of all com¬ 
forts ! upon those who are at this mo¬ 
ment in any immediatedistress, anguish, 
or danger: the sick, the pained, the 
dying, the aMicted—those who are 
overwhelmed with poverty or reproach 
—those who are fighting in a just 
cause—those whom the sea is ready to 
swallow up—those who groan in cap¬ 
tivity, or under persecution—those who 
are struggling with any strong temp¬ 
tation ! 
Be gracious, I beseech thee, to my 
native country! Preserve its excel¬ 
lent religion and government! Restore 
its ancient piety and virtue, free from 
the faults and follies of every age. 
To thy good Providence, O Lord, I 
commend my dear parents, relations, 
friends, benefactors: all who have 
ever done me good or wished me well- 
all to whom I can by thy assistance of 
my poor endeavours do any real ser¬ 
vice. Let thy holy angels guard us all 
during the silence of the night! and 
permit me to close the day in ascribing 
to thee, O Father, with the Son and 
Holy Spirit, all praise, honour, and 
glory, might, majesty, and dominion, 
now and for ever. Amen. 
QUEEN CAROLINE. 
As soon as the death of George I. was 
known in London, tire new Queen ad¬ 
dressed the following letter to the 
younger branches of the royal family; 
and it deserves to be preserved as ho¬ 
nourable to her feelings at a moment 
when she had attained the highest hu¬ 
man distinction. 
June 15, 1727. 
MY BEAR CHILDREN, 
I write to you after a most trouble¬ 
some night, with a dead king always 
before my eyes, and he will never be 
out of my thoughts ; I believe the king, 
your father, can’t give you a greater 
mark of his love and good intention he 
has for you, than he did in remember¬ 
ing you before he went to London. I 
hope the death of your grandfather will 
be as a lesson to you, of the instability of 
all human grandeur, and that you will 
be always prepared to give an account 
to the great God of all your actions 
whenever he pleased to call you before 
him. Adieu, my Dears, 
* Caroline, 
fascination. 
Stephensiana. — -JSfo. lf r . 
