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lorn ; a member of that high social circle with which she oecasjiwally e atqr mingled ; a mistress a neighbour pit 3 . friend ; . for-many virtuous women
$ * a #£ excelled io theses respects , — -but eoiifipe myself to a brief consideration of those positive excellencies and perfectiqps , pointed out to us in the text , and which are not always to be met
\* ith in persons of exalted stations . Firsl ^ ihen , this " elect Lady , ' for ? o I may justly eall her , io the language of St , John , without any imputation of flattery , or vain and empty adulation , this amiable Princess was entirely free from *« y&rying in her
riches ;** for she , appeared to &e absolutely delivered from pridie » selfishness and avarice * which so often accompany their possessors . 1 u her younger ycarat we laevcr heard of any querolousness or discontent at the portion of earthly goods assigned her ; and ,
* it > ce she became a wife , in unison with th # disposition , and practice of her august and beloved consort , she ministered freely , according to her ability * and even far beyo » 4 the common ^ JandnrcL to the wants off the poor and needy , Nor was she content with
giviug of her abundance , but ahe afforded , alw > , her personal presence and inspection in particular cases : far removed , in her ideas , from the suggestions , of a spurious and frigid philosophy * which would persuade us that there need be no miserable and
destitute person in this highly favoured kingdom , she bad learned of her Savtputy that " the pom * we have always tyifb t&r * that the popr were to ? be ft ) uod- ~« the virtuous stud industrious HPOSV not only in obscure and remote
oqrneriS of the * land , but even under the' auspices of princes , and ttte full 3 u # r $ hine of royalty ! She knew this , an& stj *}< acted ac ! QordingJ $ v * ' Whem th&m > : Ueapd her * the ?* it blessed her i anxtx v * k $ n * th $ eye saw her , it bare wit ? t * mm to ? 7 wrJ * Kf uufc of this we know . is
^ nd there probably muchr more of tfce ? kind ^ of which- at present we know nptliing . Sh ^ appea rs to have e ^ rly imbibed a proper notion of the * nature ^ nrd detign of wealth , and to have been
oojicitous to employ it to the be&fc purposes , atul thus to make to hersel f ^ tff ftrkindMiOf the ectrthly ^ mammony" a ^ of Unit which ; wvill shortly recede from up * err vm- firo « a it * She wa * easy of $ c c * t ^> a « Hl pmam&r in : aiv eminent
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degree , «* the ornaments ^ f a meek and quiet spirit i" I mean * the exercise &f it ; \ for it is said , that her natural disposition wa $ vivid and ardent : if
90 , the actual regulation of it , in tfae general coarse of her conduct and behaviour , was the more to her praise ; for there can be little merit where there fe * little temptation ; ao victory where there is no resistance .
Secondly , in natural talents and abilities , and in external qualifications , this e&alted personage was also eminent . She appeared to have possessed the usual share of health , strength and animation * common to her age and sex , and to have excelled ii * those
lighter accomplish menta which t we naturally expect to mee £ with in females of rank and dignity ; and , if not distinguished by dazzling beauty , she possessed the strongest claims upon our affection and regain ) * from that " law of kindness which was upon
her lips * " the attracting expression of her cQtmtenanee * andf the anxenity af her behaviour and a < idress . We do not expect the great to ? speak tor ua ia the same familiar manner as . our equals *
but if they behave with austerity and superciliousness , we justly accuse tliem of pride # t andtof an inexcusable ignorance of the true iind proper equity of man . But nothing of this kind : was to be found in her , whose loss
we now deplore . Sensible that rich es * mnk and dignity are of JittJe avails any farther than a » they promote the welfare of society , she proceeded : in : the evenj tenor of her way , with
modest steps , bearing- her faculties meekly , not antedating , or unduly anticipating her future prospects , but fulfilling her ; present duties ; blessing andibeing blest .
But farther , thirdly—besides the possession of excellent : natural abilities and external accomplishments ^ we have ? reason to ? believe that the Printcem had her full share , for her years ^ of acquired hrwwledge } , not only or
general knowledge ^ but off polilical , commercial and historical knowledge ; , in a ? word * , that knowledge of the : world * and the things that are therein , which , while we are hi it , we should all endeavour to attain in ditifencuts
degree * aud whieir i »» indbpananbl ^ requisite in those " wfia sit in th * hip i * placm of the < ot * A , " and who are « p ^ parently destined to be the rulers oft
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Close cf& Sermo * on a late Melancholy Occasion . 165
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Monthly Repository (1806-1838) and Unitarian Chronicle (1832-1833), March 2, 1818, page 165, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/mruc/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2474/page/13/
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