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by whofe recommendation he obtained a 
curacy near Oxford. 
gratifying to Mr. Graves, who was then com- 
ing, by turn, into office in the college, and 
had been for fome time defirous of pro- 
curing fuch- a fituation.. He immediately 
took poffeffion of his curacy, but as the par- 
fonage-houfe was out of repair, he’ took a 
lodging with a gentleman-farmer in the 
neighbourhood. ‘The attractions of the far- 
mer’s youngeft davghter made. fuch a power- 
ful impreffion on the beart of Mr. Graves 
that he refigned his fellowthip and married 
her. After refiding about two years on his 
curacy, he was prefented by Mrv Skrine to 
the rectory of Claverton, where he went to 
sefide in 1750, and till his death, was never 
abfent from it a month at atime. As the 
narrownefs of his circumftances obliged him 
to fuperintend in perfon the education of 
his children, he likewife refolyed to take 
other pupils under his tuition, and this prac- 
tice he continued, with great credit to him~ 
felf, upwards of thirty years. In 1763, 
through the interef of Ralph Alien, efq. 
ot Prior-Park, he was prefented to the liv- 
Gng of Kilmerfdon, in addition to that of 
Claverton, and that gentleman likewile pro- 
cured him the appointment of chaplain to 
Lady Chatham.. The converfation of this 
veererable man was rendered highly agree- 
abie by that epigrammatic turn which points 
his writings of the lighter kind. His conftant 
good humour rendered him an acceptable 
companion in every fociety, his colloquial 
impromptus being frequently as happy as the 
jeux defprit of his pen, while both were in- 
variably the unmeditated effufions of a {por- 
tive fancy and-guilelets heart. Mr. Graves’s 
firft appearance as an author was in “ The 
Feftoon; or, .a Collection of Epigrams, with 
an-Effay on that Species of Compofition.” 
For the latter he received a filver medal of- 
fered by the proprietors of a pericdical 
work for the beft effay on that fubject. In 
1766 he publifhed “ Lucubrations in Profe 
and Rhyme,” uuder the aflumed name at 
Peter of Pomfret. In 1772 appeared “The 
Spiritual Quixotte,” which is a very juft ex- 
pofure of that lamentable fpirit of delufion 
and impofture which has very. largely con- 
tributed to the increafe of infidelity. In 
thefe entertaining volumes Mr. Graves, how- 
ever, candid!y allows that fome of the Me- 
thodifts are actuzted by pious motives, and 
attributes the growth of the evi] in part to 
‘the remifinefs of the regular clergy. His 
next publication was a tranflation from the 
Italian of a “ Treatife on Politenefs, by De 
la Cafa, Archhithop of Benevento. This was 
fueceeded by “ Columeila; or, the Diftreff- 
ed Anchoret,” and two volumes of poetical 
pieces, entitled “ Euphrofyne,” which went 
through feveral editions. .We believe the 
following to be a correct ht of his fubfe- 
quent publications in the order in which 
Dorfetfire—Devonfpoire. 
Samuel Knigiit, arch-deacon of Berkthire,’ 
This was particularly. 
(Dec, 
they appeared: “ Eugenius; or, Anecdotes: 
of the Golden Vale”—** Recollections of 
fome Particulars in the Life of Mr. Shen- 
fone”—« Plexippus; or, the Afpiring Ple- 
beian’’—-« The Rout-Flenrettes” a tranflation 
of Archbifhop Fenelon’s Ode on Solitude, 
&c.— “The Life of Commodus, from the 
Greek of Herodian”—“ Hiero on the Con- 
dition of Royalty, from Xenophon”—*‘ The 
Meditations of Antoninus, from the Greek” 
—‘ The Reveries of Solitude” — The Coali- 
tion ; or, Rehearfal of the Paftoral Opera of 
Echo and Narciffus’”—“ Sermons on various 
Subjects’ — “The Farmer’s Son,” as a 
counterpart to Mr. Anftey’s ‘ Farmer’s 
Daughter”—“ The Invalid, with the obvious 
Means of Enjoying Long Life, by 4 Non- 
ageuarian” —- and ‘ Senilities.” The two- 
latter were publifhed in the prefent year. 
The object of the former is to Anctilcate a 
principle of which he was a ftrenuous advo- 
cate, that repletion is the principal caufe of. 
moft, if not of all the difeafes incident to 
mankind. Thefe he thinks maybe in a great 
degree countera¢ted by temperaner, and 
enforces its beneficial » effets by his own 
example. His “ Senilifies” confift of fhort 
eflays on various fubjeéts, in which, not- - 
withftanding the title, the reader dilcovers 
none of thofe mental infirmities naturally 
incident to his venerable age. In the pre- 
face, written with his ufual eafe and plea- 
fantry; he affures the public, that this is 
« pofitively his laf time of performing,” 
and his predittion was verified. It may, 
however, be afferted with truth, that few, 
if any, inftances have occurred of performers 
of this kind retaining thei fkiil and power 
to pleafe at the advanced age ta which he 
had attained. 
DORSETSHIRE. 
4 
Married.] John Pugh, fg. of Thoverton, i 
to Mifs Cowlen, of Sampford Peverell. 
At Chard, Mr, Charles Cookney, of Lyme, 
to Mifs Mary Wall, of Tatworth.—Mr. James 
Hine, clothier, of Beaminfter, to Mrs. Le Cocq, 
widow of the ‘ate Captain Le Cocq, of Guern- 
fey. ; 
a Beaminfter, Mr. James Sinkinsy of 
Frome, to Mifs Hine. , 
In the parifh of Corfcombe, Mr. Henry 
Gillingham aged 79, to Mrs, Margaret Rendie, 
aged @g years. 
Died.] At Sampford Peverell, aged 63, 
Mr. Wiliam Spencer Dix, many years fince a, 
merchant in Fxeter. 
At Fxeter, Mrs. H<dgeland, aged 84.—The 
Rey. Courtney Pierce Calard, . 
DEVONSHIRE 
The mayor of Exeter is laudably exerting’ 
himfelf for the purpofe, not only of removing 
the filth which has fo long been accumulating © 
in the varous ftreet of that city, but alfo for 
having them better lighted and improved ; he 
has according'y given notice of his intention ta 
fine, with feverity, ail perfons who hall lodge 
tubbifh in the ftreets, from houfes under repairs 
- &c, and who fhall not remoye the fame with- 
in 
