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To The Editor.
The figure round which this last sentiment is inscribed is so exact a representation of . the original when the soul had taken its fli ght from the body , that it is impossible to behold it without being sensibly affected at the si ght . The following monumental inscription is included in a space hounded on each side by a burning taper nearly extinguished . It is not presented to youMr . Editoror to readersas a specimen
, , your , of superior merit respecting its composition , but as the genuine effusion of that heart , out of the abundance of which not only his mouth spake , but which also gave energy to a life most honourable to himself , most consolatory to the afflicted , and most beneficial to his country : ;
" I believe that my Redeemer liveth , and that I also shall rise again from the grave . JONAS HANWAY , Esq . who , trusting in that good Providence which so visibly governs the world , passed through variety of fortunes in patience . '
Living the greatest part of his days in foreign lands , ruled by arbitrary power , _ .,. he received ihe deeper impression of the happy Constitution of his own country ; whilst the persuasive laws contained
in the New Testament , and the consciousness of his own depravity , softened his heart to a sense of the various wants of his fellow-creatures . Reader , enquire no farther .
The Lord have mercy on his soul and thine ! Apprehensive of the too partial regard of his nearest friends , and esteeming plain truths above the proudest trophies of monumental flattery , at the age of 51 he caused
this plate and inscription to be made . " Having- had occasion to mention Mr . Hallway ' s motto , " Never despair , " I am tempted to trouble you with a circumstance which happened to fall within my own knowledge . A young adventurer , who came to London , like many others , to seek for advancement in life by the exertion of those abilities for
which sufficient scope was not found in a distant part of the kingdom , had been some time labouring against the stream ; and , though possessed of very considerable abilities , met not with that encouragement which he had reason to hope for . He was reduced to his last guinea , and had determined to employ it in conveying him back to his own native country ; when , passing
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
To The Editor.
The figure round which this last sentiment is inscribed is so exact a representation of . the original when the soul had taken its fli ght from the body , that it is impossible to behold it without being sensibly affected at the si ght . The following monumental inscription is included in a space hounded on each side by a burning taper nearly extinguished . It is not presented to youMr . Editoror to readersas a specimen
, , your , of superior merit respecting its composition , but as the genuine effusion of that heart , out of the abundance of which not only his mouth spake , but which also gave energy to a life most honourable to himself , most consolatory to the afflicted , and most beneficial to his country : ;
" I believe that my Redeemer liveth , and that I also shall rise again from the grave . JONAS HANWAY , Esq . who , trusting in that good Providence which so visibly governs the world , passed through variety of fortunes in patience . '
Living the greatest part of his days in foreign lands , ruled by arbitrary power , _ .,. he received ihe deeper impression of the happy Constitution of his own country ; whilst the persuasive laws contained
in the New Testament , and the consciousness of his own depravity , softened his heart to a sense of the various wants of his fellow-creatures . Reader , enquire no farther .
The Lord have mercy on his soul and thine ! Apprehensive of the too partial regard of his nearest friends , and esteeming plain truths above the proudest trophies of monumental flattery , at the age of 51 he caused
this plate and inscription to be made . " Having- had occasion to mention Mr . Hallway ' s motto , " Never despair , " I am tempted to trouble you with a circumstance which happened to fall within my own knowledge . A young adventurer , who came to London , like many others , to seek for advancement in life by the exertion of those abilities for
which sufficient scope was not found in a distant part of the kingdom , had been some time labouring against the stream ; and , though possessed of very considerable abilities , met not with that encouragement which he had reason to hope for . He was reduced to his last guinea , and had determined to employ it in conveying him back to his own native country ; when , passing