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tenders them valuable in the opinion of the vulgar . A new angle in the most common crystal would have been more Interesting to him than all the treasures of the Indies . Those Jewels in which vanity delight , those diamonds with which
kings themselves are prtmd to adorn their crowns , were continually brought into his humble study without exciting in him any emotion . I may say much more , — all the storms of the surrounding world left his soul in perfect peace . He was not agitated either by the threats of
ferocious beings who at one time sought his life , or by the homage which , at other periods , men in power thought it honorable to themselves to pay htm . Persons 0 f either description were regarded by him with far less attention than a youth addicting himself to study , or a pupil
capable of seizing his own perceptions . Even When his health forbade him to repair to the lecture-room , he loved to see his home frequented by these young nieu , to pour ms counsels into then * ear , and to present them with those curious productions of nature so abundantly supplied to
his collection by his numerous scientific friends . Valuable as were his gifts and his instruction , to his many pupils , his example was of still greater value : an invariable sweetness of temper , inspiring Iris family with devoted affection ; a piety unostentatious and tolerant , informed by
profound speculation , yet rigid in the observance of every useful rite ; a whole Kfe , in short , well-spent , calm and judicious in its course , and softened in the final scene of suffering by the noblest consolation that philosophy can give . May his favoured scholars bless the niewaory of such a master ; and may their
firm resolve ( as they look on the tomb AVhich receives him ) to imitate his bright example , rejoice his departed spirit ' . And let us , my dear colleagues , console each Other , even while our tears are flowing for this privation , by saying , —What man has enjoyed purer happiness on earth ? What man is more certain of eternal felicity ?"
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THOMAS SMITH , Esq . of Easton Grey . ( See Mr . Belsham ' s note , p . 332 ) Mr . Smith was a native of Cirencester , and bred to the bar ; but from an impediment of speech , did not make a public exercise of his profession . He married early in life the daughter of the late
Chandler , Esq ., of Gloucester , and first resided at Padhill , near Minchin-Hampton ; from whence he removed to Bownhams , in the same vicinity ; and , lastly , to Easton Grey , near Malmesbury , a seat and manor which he purchased of Hodges , Esq ., of Bath . Here Mr . Smith resided till his decease , and was the
Maecenas of his neighbourhood . He had an excellent judgment , much valuable acquired knowledge , an amiable temper , and a benevolent , useful turn of mind . To those who knew him , his loss is not the common-place transient regret , which merely jars the feelings and is then forgotten ; but a permanent melancholy , a sensation of a loss not to be repaired .
A well-informed , liberal-minded country gentleman , with a fondness for science , brings into estimation judicious modes of thinking in his vicinity , and promotes the improvement of it , while a mere Nimrod or butterfly merely propagates
barbarism or dissipation ; Such a man as we have first described , wus Mr . Smith : a gentleman and a philosopher m his pleasures and habits ; a philanthropist and public character in his forms oi living and acting . —Gent . Mag .
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Addenda . Dr . REID . ( P . 435 ) July 2 , John Reid , M . D ., of Grenville Street , Brunswick Square , late senior physician to the Finsbury Dispensary .
This respectable and ingenious practitioner was a native of Leicester , where his family hav *; long been settled in repute . He was , w < 5 believe , intended for the ministry anioug the Protestant Dissenters , but an inclination to the , &tu < 4 y of medicine over-ruled that intent ion ,
and , with the particular e&txroragement of the late Dr . Pulteney , he pursued that object with great diligence and advantage at Edinburgh . On taking his degree , he settled in London , and obtained the appointment of physician to the Finsburv
Dispensary , a very honourable but laborious situation , which he resigned after holding it for several years . Dr . Reid was well known as a popular lecturer on the theory and practice of medicine ; and also as the reporter of the state of diseases in the Monthly Magazine , which department he took after it had been
conducted through three or four volumes by Dr . Willan . Besides these reports , which would make an interesting volume if collected and enlarged , the Doctor printed " An Account of the Savage Youth of Avignon , translated fram the French , " 12 rno ., 1801 ; "A Treatise on the Origin , Progress and Treatment of Consumption , " 8 vo ., 1806 . —Gent . Mag .
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&H Obituary .. *—Dr . Reid . —Thomas Smith , Esq .
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Monthly Repository (1806-1838) and Unitarian Chronicle (1832-1833), Aug. 2, 1822, page 514, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/mruc/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2515/page/58/
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