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Tour in Treland.— Marquis of Rockingham. co ae 
Under whofe painful infpe@tion © ~ graved the following infcription 5 whic.» 
And pious care, from its mafterly and bold ftile, as well 
Faerted in behalf of his ever-lamenting friend, — as the happinefs of communicating a ma- 
And by thé help of whofe faithful memory nufcript compofition of Lord: Charle- 
‘Phe model wasanade: mont’s, hitherto unknown to the public, 
are . _.s ... induéed nie to, take a literal manufeript 
Upon a large marble tablet which oc- of j¢, 
cupies the front of this monument, is en- 
The moft noble Charles Watfon Wentworth; 
-Marquis of Rockingham, 
On whofe charaéter | 
A confcioufhefs of partiality would prevent my expatiatings 
If I were not confident 
That the utmoft ardour of friendfhip may be neceflary 
To give warmth toa delineation 
Which, even thus infpired, muft fall fhort of his merits. 
Genuine patriotifm, unfhaken fortitude, 
And immaculate honour, - 3 = ORD 
Dignificd his public conduct 5 ‘f 
‘al While his private life » 
Was marked, adorned, and {weetened 
By every elegance of taite, ROE, eet ae 
By all the endearments of friendfhip, OCs : 
And by the conftant practice of every focial duty, 
A patron of all the arts, ufeful and ornamental, 
His perf{picacity difcovered, 
His influence protected, his liberality encouraged, 
His bounty diftinguifhed and animated, 
_ Innumerable votaries to true genius, : 
Whofe modeft merit might otherwife have been concealed 
And loft to their country, 
| Which principally, by his means, 
Isnow become the ATT1ca of the modern world: 
~ As A-MINISTER, 
Hiftory will beft {peak his praife ! i eae 
He refcued the dominion, committed to his charges a 
. From the rage of faction, : 
" And the defiruétive tendency of unconftitutional principles: 
In his farft adminiftration, 
His conciliatory endeavours were effectual 
To the reftoration of harmony 
Between Great Britain and ier colonies ; 
Which blefling was, however, quickly forfeited 
By a fatal change of men and meafures. » » 
PupLic NECESSITY; 
AND THE VOICE OF THE PEOPLE; 
Again called him to the helm of the finking ftate; 
Wihaich, though now redueed tothe lait extremity, 
By weak and evil governance, 
By external {torms and internal mutiny, 
Was faved. from impending deftruction 
By his perlevering {kill and courage. 
The moft jarring and. difcordant {pirits 
Were harmonized and kept together 
By. the love of his perfon, the reverence for his charafter, 
And the univeifal confidence im his honefty. 
Upon him, as the great centre of attraction, 
The coherence and confequent fafety of the wliole depended iri 
He found the empire involved in the fatal confequenctes mis! tA toe 
Of fhort-fighted, arbitrary,.and tyrannic policyy' Py} ic 
When, following the dictates of witdom 
And of juftice, 
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