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which our inimitable Shakefpear ftyles 
€¢ the milk of human kindnefs;”’ and that 
he was ready, at all times, to praife, 
wherever he could do it in honour and 
con{cience.”’ z 
George, the fubje&t of this memoir, 
was frequently awaked out of his fleep, 
by his father playing on a flute; a cir- 
cumftance which might tend, perhaps, to 
give him that predileétion for mufic, 
which he ever afterwards retained, and 
of which he fpoke with fuch grateful 
fenfations in his fermon, at the opening of 
the new organ in Canterbury cathedral. 
Under his father’s tuition, he made a 
rapid progrefs in the acquifition of the 
Latin and Greek languages; a friend, 
however, recommended his being fent to 
{choo!, left he thould be fpoiled at home, 
from excefs of parental fondneds. 
He was placed, accordingly, under the | 
tuition of the Rev. Decdatus Bye, at 
Maidftone, a man of found principles, 
and well verfed in Greek and Hebrew 
literature. This gentleman, on examining 
his pupil, in aftonifhment at his profi- 
ciency, demanded wherefore he came to 
ichocl, when ke was rather qualified to 
leave the ichool. Under this preceptor, 
however, he ftaycd two years, and en- 
tered on the ftudy of Hebrew, on the 
plan of Buxtorf, laying the foundation of 
that knowledge, which he afterwards 
built upon with fuch fuccefs. When- 
ever, indeed, the fources of Hebrew 
knowledge are diligently explored, that 
facred, fimple, and beautiful language, 
never fails to compenfate the ftudent tor 
the trouble befiowed on the firft applica- 
tien. He always fpoke with expreffions 
of profound efteem of his mafter—a duty 
which every one, froma principle of gra- 
titude, will be mclined to perform, who 
has felt the good effeéts of tuition, in the 
perpetual {pring of profitable literary en- 
tertainment. He was fent to the univer- 
fity when only fifteen years of age, an 
early pericd, generally fpeaking, but not 
too early in his cafe, confidering the folid 
foundation he had previoufly laid. T'l 
was a competition for a vacant fchol 
between him, and Mr. Hobjfon, a 
Jones. ‘This conteft ended, between him 
and the latter. gentleman, in a clofe in- 
timacy, which iubfifted till the deceaie of 
the bifhop. | 
At Oxford, he formed an acquaintance 
with men who have eminently diftinguifh- 
ed themfelves for various learning and 
correctconduct ; among others, the prefent 
archbifhop of Canterbury; the Hon. Ha- 
Life of Bifhop Horne. 
[March 
milton, fon of the earl of Orrery ; lord 
Hawkefbury; Mr. (now Dr.) Hen. Mars 
tin Fairfax. Such was the effect of an 
amiable charaéter, that on the fole res 
commendation of a fenior fellow of the 
univerfity, he was, without application on 
his part, eleéted a fellow of Magdalen 
College ; an unexpeéted and honourable 
ftep, which paved the way to his future 
preferment. Inthis college, heafterwards 
contraéted the clofeft intimacy wit 
the following refpectable perfonages— 
Dr. Hodges, author of Ehhu—-Mr. 
Holloway, rector of Middleton Stoney— 
the Rev. Mr. Wellnore, of Wendlebury 
(called Robertus Weldenburienfis, from 
his love of retirement and refearches into 
antiquity)—Dr. Patten, head of All- 
fouls *—-Dr. Wetherell, the prefent 
worthy mafter of Univerfity College, and 
dean of Hereford—Dr Glaffe, reétor of 
Wanftead, whofe praife is im all the 
churches--Mr.Hamilton, afterwards arch- 
deacon of Raphce, and who died in 1754 
---Rev. I. Auchmuty, fon of the dean 
of Armagh---Mr. James Stillingfeer, 
grandfon to the learned ‘bifhop of that 
name---Dr. G. Berkeley, fon of the great , 
bifhop of Cloyne, prebend of Canter- 
bury---Mr. Downing, prebendary of Ely 
---Revy. J. Whitaker, author of the Hii- 
tory of Manchefter, &c.---Mr. Forfter, 
who publifhed a quarto edition of the 
Hebrew Bible---and the ill-fated Dr. - 
Dodd, a man of fine talents, to whofe 
various. labours, the feholar, the divine, 
andthe man of tafte, will ever be indebted. 
During -his refidence at college, Mr. 
Horne, in conjunétion with Dr. Wethe- 
rell, Dr. Farrfax, and ‘another, applied 
himfelf to inveftigatethe Hebrew thema- 
ta; the refults of which were afterwards 
tran{mitted to Mr. Parkhurft, to be in- 
ferted in his elaborate lexicon. 
Mr. Horne alfo affifted his friend Mr. 
Jones, curate of Finedon, in publifhin 
an Anfwer to the bifhop of Clogher’s 
Effay on Spirit. 
Mr. Horne appears at this time, as well 
as throughout the whole of his hfe, to 
have been peculiarly attached to the peru- 
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fal of fome favourite writers, Lefley, Dr, 

* This gentleman is greatly beloved in his 
college, and univerially refpeéted by thofe who 
know him. Toa gentleman of his college, 
he pertinently hinted, on difcovering improper 
treatment from fome of the ftudents, that, 
‘< his advancement in life was owing to a be-- 
coming fubmiffion to his fuperiors ;** a leffon 
very proper to be attended toin this age. 
Jackfon 
