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Now Their tears embalm his memory . ~ Reader , Beholding here laid in dust The remains Which once so much virtue animated , -
Think of the vanity of life , Look forward to its end , And prepare as he did for eternity . And in the porch of the church is a neat monument , erected to the memory of M R . ROLLAND , late of Cask , father of ADAM ROLLANIJ , Esq . Advocate , with the following excellent character of him , written in elegant Latin : . M . . S ,
ADAMI ROLLAND DE GASK , Viri non uno nomine celebrandi , Utpote non paucis virtutibus ornati , Ob p ietatem erga Deum , Amorem in patriam , Benevolentiam in genus humanum , . Amabilis ;
Ob vita , integritatem , Morum comitatem , Affectuum temperantiam , Spectabilis ; Quisvos paterno , probos quosvisfratemo ..-,.-Dmnes beni animo amplexus ;
gno Jn publicis , privatisque officiis . ' -. Prudens , fidus , diligens ; ¦ .. . ... Mente et manu muuificus , Futurorum providus , Fortunee semper securus : Ita volente .:
D . 0 . M . ; . XII . Calend . August M . DCC . XLIII . _ Etat . LVII . .Animam Creatori , exuvias terrce , Reddidit ; Tristesui desiderium , amicis relinquens
Slave Countries.
SLAVE COUNTRIES .
PARTICULARS RESPECTING THE
DAHOMY . OF the history of this country we know little previous to the reign of Guadja Trudp , who died in 1727 , leaving behind him a great reputation for courage , generosity , and magnanimity ; and his memory is not only revered by the Dahomans at present , but they even
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Now Their tears embalm his memory . ~ Reader , Beholding here laid in dust The remains Which once so much virtue animated , -
Think of the vanity of life , Look forward to its end , And prepare as he did for eternity . And in the porch of the church is a neat monument , erected to the memory of M R . ROLLAND , late of Cask , father of ADAM ROLLANIJ , Esq . Advocate , with the following excellent character of him , written in elegant Latin : . M . . S ,
ADAMI ROLLAND DE GASK , Viri non uno nomine celebrandi , Utpote non paucis virtutibus ornati , Ob p ietatem erga Deum , Amorem in patriam , Benevolentiam in genus humanum , . Amabilis ;
Ob vita , integritatem , Morum comitatem , Affectuum temperantiam , Spectabilis ; Quisvos paterno , probos quosvisfratemo ..-,.-Dmnes beni animo amplexus ;
gno Jn publicis , privatisque officiis . ' -. Prudens , fidus , diligens ; ¦ .. . ... Mente et manu muuificus , Futurorum providus , Fortunee semper securus : Ita volente .:
D . 0 . M . ; . XII . Calend . August M . DCC . XLIII . _ Etat . LVII . .Animam Creatori , exuvias terrce , Reddidit ; Tristesui desiderium , amicis relinquens
Slave Countries.
SLAVE COUNTRIES .
PARTICULARS RESPECTING THE
DAHOMY . OF the history of this country we know little previous to the reign of Guadja Trudp , who died in 1727 , leaving behind him a great reputation for courage , generosity , and magnanimity ; and his memory is not only revered by the Dahomans at present , but they even