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Tto « fcawd of cteath had Indeed been aayed during th « tiuie above mentioned ) ^ ut to was 8 Qo u destined to fall with severe and repeated blows . My mother ' s death took place in June 1823 , It was truly said by Mrs .
Barbaukl , that " she vvas not to be forgotten by those who kuew her . ** Hers was a mind that almost defied bodily pain . The principle by which she was governed through life was regardlessness of her own comfort , so that she might promote that of others . And this she continued
to act upon nearly to the last . No mtreaties could make her desist , no paio could subdue heir—she saw before her the path , as she conceived , of duty , and no regard for her own ease , or even her
life , could change her inflexible purpose to go right on in it . It will easily be conceived that this was an event to put my father ' s feelings as a man and a Christian to the test :
c * But even when sorrowing 111 the dust , Faith was his light s and heaven his trust . " His was not a mind which could permit his sitting down in idleness or vain and useless despondency . He had duties yet to perform to society , to his
family and to himself , and he continued to discharge these with as much assiduity as ever . Indeed , 1 never recollect any period of his life in which he engaged more zealously in all his public
functions . It was a principle with him that what be did engage in was to be done effectively . Heu . ce in all public business he was always at his post . I will mention one instance . The grand Festival for the benefit of the Norfolk
and Norwich Hospital took place m September 1824 , and I believe there was scarcely one of the band who took greater pains to discharge his duty in it , or who more thoroughly enjoyed it . I had the pleasure to introduce him to Mr . Cramer , as one of two only remaining
performers in the . first Norwich festival , at which his father led in the year 1788 . My father possessed a voice which in early life was well-toned , powerful and of considerable compass . It was impaired by the diseases to which he was subject , but his love of music continued
unabated * He was a very early member 4 pf the Norwich Anacreontic , and corw ftinued a member of the Hall Concert to the time of his death . Hjs knowledge of music was not extensive , but his taste
was formed on good models . Some of hifi songs are very effective composition * , particularly the music af " JThe Trumpet of Jbiberty , " and " Precious Goblet , " the latter of which was a favourite of Meredith * wd Sedgwick * and went through
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two editions . Jfe , wot a several j lymn tunes , one of which was harmonized by Mr . Attwood , « wily ab ** at two momh « before Ins death . In this style of coml position he was decidedly inferior to his elder brother , who has produced some of the most beautiful specimens of it that I
know . The above-mentioned were the only two songs for which he furnished both words and music . Among those which were writteu to celebrate some public event , may be named the fol , lowing : " Where the poor Negro , with
desponding heart , " set by Giord am . " While the tools of the state and the fools of ambition / ' * ' Goddess uf Freedom , " and "Ye Senators of England , " were all adapted to popular glees and sung at a dinner held soon after the
unsuccessful attempt to turn out Mr . Windham iii 1796 . " To old Blazius in hea * ven , " written for the Norwich yarnmakers' yearly commemoration of their patron saint . " 'Twas in the land of 1
dumplings , ' sung by him after the great contest for Norfolk in 18 . 02 , at the dinner to celebrate the triumph of Coke and Astley . ** O ' er hill and o ' er valley , oh famed British ground , " sung at the
meeting of the Norwich Whig Club iu 1811 . " Sing , sing no more of heroes bold /* sung at the presentation of a silver vase to Mr . Coke , in 1804 , by the Norfolk farmers . " Where , Euterpe , sbait thou wander ? " sung at the opening of the new concert room at Norwich . " The
warrior claims the meed of praise , " sung at the celebration of Mr . Fox ' s birth-day id 1819 , 1820 and 1821 . Among his lighter productions may also be mentioned two , which excited a good deal of local attention at the time of their appearance . They were both published anonymous ! v . The first , called
" The Rats , " was written soon after the application to Parliament for the repeal of the Corporation and Test Acts . It describes a council of the Norwich Presbyterian Rats , at wbieh , after a . u attack on the Church had been proposed , it wa . s urged , by one of the assembly , that it would be more prudent to attack the Corporation chest .
" ' Forbear , my . friends , awhile / hecrieq , 4 tempt the Church ' s power : No mortal Rat that power defied , But wail'd the fatal hour . " * With sugar'd sops she baits her traps , In number thirty-nine , And he that from such wires escapes Has sharper teeth than mine .
" * This city ' s corporation chest A readier prey shajl yield : There , long by gold aod parchments preet The Charter lies cone * aTd . '
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Monthly Repository (1806-1838) and Unitarian Chronicle (1832-1833), Aug. 2, 1826, page 490, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/mruc/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2551/page/46/
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