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his time. His perfon, though between fix 
and feven feet in height, was in perfect pro- 
portion: his look was fott or terrible, as 
circumfances influenced it: his eyes, 
though not remarkable for theirfize, were 
fingularly expreffive; and his voice, 
though agreeable on common occafions, 
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had fomething terrible in it when he was. 
provoked. His charaéter as a foldier and 
leader of armies is fufhciently known : 
it will be f{ufficient to obferve on this 
head, that it procured him the love and 
efteem of ‘all who ferved with and under 
him. 
ORIGINAL POETRY, 
ee 
INSCRIPTION, intended for a MONUMENT. 
to be ERECTED if WEYBRIDGE CHURCH, 
SURREY, fo the MEMORY of the late MRS. 
- BUNBuRY,. 
‘SWEET is the memory of departed worth, 
And holy is the tear Affection theds 
On the coid urn of One Beloved. Here oft? 
The faithful friend fhall come, and heave a 
figh 
O’er Katherine’s honour’d relics, Wheré are 
: now 
The beauty that once charm’d, the faultlefs 
form, 
The mind-illumin’d features ?. What availed 
Favour or high diftin@tions ? She has dropp’d 
Ftom the bright orb, where once the fhone, 
‘ and made 
The duft her dwelling. Gladfome rofe her 
morn 
Of life, with many a fmiling profpeét fair 
Of blifsful years in view ; but foon o’ercaft, 
It lour’d in forrow. Heaven was pleas’d to try 
Her faith by fuff’ring, and to wean her foul 
From earth’s allurements. To its high behett 
Meekly fhe bow’d; but not Fate’s darkett 
, frown. 
Could ruffle her calm fpirit, or fubdue 
The gen’rous feelings of her heart, which 
glow’d = 
With pure benevolence. In Friendthip’s fchool 
Well had fhe learnt thofe leffons which exalt 
The noble mind above each felfith aim 5 
And fhe was ever ready to fpeak peace 
‘Foo-hers woes, and in the mourner’s breaft 
To pour the balm of comfort. Thus her days 
Ran in a blefsed courfe, with Hope and Joy, 
And Patience, in their train; and, when fhe 
died, 
Thefe Seraph-virtuesto the throne of God. 
Attended her. Stranger, if chance thine eye 
Glance on this tablet, pafs not heedlefs on, 
But paufe—and know, it isa warning voice 
To be thy/e/f prepared: and fhouldthy ftrength 
Be infufficient for the tafk, and thou 
Needeft the grace divine to be thy help, 
Afk it of God, and He will give it thee. 
Tt Wy 
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RECEIPT TO WRITE BLANK VERSE, 
Confider it warrilie, read aftener than ane iS, 
Weel at ae blink flie poetrie not taen is. 
GAWIN DOUGLAS, 
AM’D Ariftotle long ago 
~. Was at fome pains, as poets know, 
To leave them fev’ral hints that might 
Be ufeful when they meant to write 5 
And ufeful doubtlefs they have been, 
Since to this very day "tis feen, 
That learned critics; o’er their bottle, 
With rapture {peak of Ariftotle.— " 
‘Tis known the method that he tools 
Was, not to fcribble in a baok 
Such rales as he himfelf thought beft, 
Or what his fancy might fuggett, 
But to con over, at his leifure, 
Such poems as had giv’n him pleafure, 
And met with gea’rai approbation 
From men of tafte and education ; 
And with a penetrating eye 
Difcern the wherefore and the why ; 
And by what rules they had been written, 
That made the world fo with them {mitten 5 
And then record, in clatiic pages, 
The grand receipt for after ages. 
Now, gentle reader, that J may 
Be alfo ufeful in my day, 
I'll leave a fhort receipt behind 
For all who feel themfelves inclin’d 
By writing blank verfe to obtain 
Renown and more fubftantial gain; 
And left, fhould I my precepts cull 
From out the infide of my fkully 
I might a fet of rules producey. ,. , 
That would be found of little ufe ; 
I mean to follow, if I can, 
Great Ariftotle’s prudent plan, 
And give no rule, but what in fa& is 
Of ev’ry bard the faith and practice, 
Who has fcrawl"d blank verfe fince the day 
That old John Milton led the way, 
Good reader, if you’ll but give heed, 
Two rules or three are ali you need ; 
And if aright you but apply them, 
» TU hold a groat you'll profit by them. 
Then ye, in blank verfe who would thine, 
And charm the world with ftrains divine, 
Whatever thoughts you have to write, 
Juft fet them down in black and white 3 
You need not take up time todrefsthem, 
But juft as they occur exprefs them ; 
Obferve to let the lines contain 
Ten fyllables apiece, and then 
You have blank verfe at any time, 
Altho” you cannot write in rhyme. 
To make your work the more admir’d 
As written by a bard infpir'd, 
X2 Give 
