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afterwards created-a knight of the bath. In 
the lat:er end of 31763, he returned to Eng- 
Jand. In 1771; he was made~ governor of 
Guernfey, and in the following year, liewtenant- 
general in the ordnance. 
created baron Amherft, of Holmfdale, in Kent. 
In 1779, be was- made colonel of the fecond 
troon'.o} horle grenadier: guards.  fanuary 23, 
1783, he was appointed to the command of the 
army-in Great. Sritain, and-on- the roth of Feb. . 
1795, the command of the army being given'to 
the duke of York, the offer of an ear!dom, and 
the rank of field marfhal, were tendered to lord 
Amberit. which he declined accepting. fuly 
30th, 1706, he was promoted to the rank’ of 
field marihal. e i 
Thalate George Keate; efq. F.R.S,and F-A:S. 
whole death was mentioned in p. 77, of our laft 
vol. was an amiable man ana‘entertaiaing writer, 
Jefcended Of an ancient and opulent family.— 
He was educated at the fchool at Kingfton, af- 
ter quitting whichs~he repaired to Geneva, ‘and 
refided there fome years, cultivating the friend- 
fhip of the great Voitaire. Having finithed the: 
tour of Europe, he commenced. ftudent ‘in the 
Tnner- Temple, was called to the bar, and fome- 
times attended Weftminfter-Hall, although’he 
did not pradtile,. either not meeting with much 
encouragement inthe profeffion, or perhaps not 
poffefing the application requifite tomake him- 
felf amafler of at. His firit literary perform- 
ance was ** Ancient and Modern’ Romé,” a 
poem, writtenat Roms, in the year 1755, and 
published in 4760, with mezited app‘aufe.— 
Seon after, he printed *‘ A fhort Account of° 
the Ancient Hiftory,: prefest Government, and 
Laws of the Republic of Geneva.’ This 
work he dedicated to his -friend Voltaire. In 
1762, he produced an ‘* Epifile from Lady 
Jane Gray to.Lord Guildford Dudley 3’? and in 
1763, © The Alps,” a poem, wv hich, for truth 
of defcription, elegance of vverfification, and 
vigour of imazination, ‘greatly furpafies all. his 
other poetical productions. In 1764, he pro- 
duced “* Netley Abbey ;” and in 176 
which he fmartly and agreeabiy ralites his-own 
want ,of application in the &udy of-the law, 
afd intimates his irrefittible enchan? for the 
Belles Lettres. In «1769, ‘he married -Mifs 
Hiudion, of Wanlip; Leicefter. Some months 
before which, he: had publifhed “ Ferney,’? an 
epiile to Monf de Voltaire, in which he mtro- 
duced a fine -eulogium on Shalefpeare, which 
procured him, foon after,’ the compliment, 
from the mayor and burgefles of - Stratford, 
of a Standifh, mounted “with” filver,~ made 
out of the muiberry-tree*planted by that: il- 
luftrious bard. .Im+1773, he publithed The 
Monument jim Arcadia,” a dramatic poem, 
- founded on a well-known picture of Poufiin. 
—In 17%1,' he coiletted- his poctical works 
in two volumes: with a -dedicaiion to Dr. 
HBeberden, including a stumber of new pieces 
never before: printed, and an excellent poztrait of 
himfelf. Of thefe,pieces, one-was ** The Hel- 
vetiad,” a fragment, written at- Geneva, in the 
cr 
In 1776, he-was- 
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year’ 1756. He had’ intended to compofe a 
a poem of fome I8nath, on the fubjeé of the 
emancipation of Switzerland from the oppref- 
fion of the Houfe of Auftria, and had even fet- 
_tled the plan of his work, when he acquainted , 
M. Voltaire with his intention, who advifed him 
rather toemplov his time on fubjeéts more likely 
tointereft the public attention: ‘* For,” faid he,. 
«« fhould you devote yourfelf to the ‘completion 
of your prefent defign, the Swifs would be. 
much obliged to-you, without being able to recd- 
you, and the retk of thé world would care little 
about the matter.’ Yeeling the force and juft- 
‘neis of the remark, Mr. WK. relinguifhed his 
plan, and never refumed it afterwards. In the 
year 1781, he publifhed an epiftle to Angelica 
Kauffman. Some years after this, he became 
ensaged tn a tedious vexatious law-fuit, the par- 
ticulars of which it is not necefiary to detail. 
At the coriclufion of the’ bufinefs, he thowe 
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that his good humour had not forfaken him;. 
and, in 1787, he laid the principal circumftane: 
in his cafe before the public, ia a performance, 
entitled, «¢ The Diftrefled Poet,” a {erio-comic 
poers, in three cantoes, abounding with pleafant 
ftrokes, without any tinéiure of acrimony. 
The latt, and perhaps beft, of all his compofi- 
tions, and which did ‘the mo{t honour to his 
gegius and his liberality, was “ The Account 
of the Pélew Ifiands,’? which he drew up and 
publifed-in 1738: this work is written with 
great elegance, and compiled with much care, 
Mr. K. undertook to draw up this narrative - 
from the moft zenerous motives, receiving no 
advantage whatever from the publication, Mr. 
Kia 
and epilogues, fpoken at Mr: Newcomb’s {chook 
at Hackney; with fome other {maller pieces, 
here, Mr. K."s life paffed without any vicifis 
tudes of fortune, inheriting a large patrimo- 
nial eftate, which he increafed only by prudent 
attentions. He aied' June 27, 1797, leaving 
one daughter ae in 1794, to J. Henderfon, 
efq. oi the Ade!phi. He was hofpitable and 
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benevolent, in return for which he pofiefled 
the’good-will of his tellow-men in an eminent- 
degree. 
[Une varrh Rey. Joan ARMSTRONG, 
M.A.]—There ‘are’ few everts which more 
forcibly demand-the tear of unfeigned regrct, 
than when great and uncommon talents- are 
baried in an early grave.» With this fentiment, 
the writer of the following fhort biographical 
fketch is deeply imprefied ; While yielding to the 
di@ates of ardent friendfhip, he at the fame time 
pays only a juft tribute to ditingnifhed and ac- 
knowledged: merit.—The fate Mr. Tohn Arm: 
iireng, to whofe memory thefe few fentences are 
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boaft the honour of family dittin@ion, but for 
his parents, humble as’ they were, he fele every. 
fentiment of filial duty and reverence. To the 
memory ofa fond mother, who died during his 
minority, he frequently dropped the tear of gra- 
titude- and affection. He ever honoured. his 
father, and had the confolatioa of b;eathing his 
lait 
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Deaths-—G. Keate, Efqou..Rev. 7: Armflrong. 53 
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Keate was alio the author of feveral prologues: 
fcarcely of importance enough to be enumerated. 
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