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deportment , while it secured him the esteem of the people , did not deprive him of his Sovereign ' s respect ; and he was considered as a man who was guided by virtuous principles , and a disinterested wish to promote the honour and happiness of his country . His Grace was chosen to succeed Lord Petre as Grand Master of Masons on the iSth April 1777 an ( ^ installed on the ist of May
fol-, lowing . This high office be continued to hold with distinguished honour to himself ) and universal satisfaction to the Fraternity , till May 1 , 1782 , when he resigned the Chair to Hisjate Royal Highness Henry Frederic Duke of Cumberland . The Duke of Manchester died September 2 , 17 SS . During the administration of his friend the Duke of Portland , it
had been requested that he mi ght have a new patent , containing a grant of his place of collector of the customs outwards during- the joint lives of himself and his two sons . This was not objected to ; but the Minister thought it would not be improper to settle a part of the revenue upon the Duchess during her life . While this was Under considerationthe face of affairs changedand all that adminis- *
, , tratkm lost their power . The business then lay neglected , till the unexpected death of the Duke ; after which Mr . Pitt , in a very handsome manner , gave a fresh grant to the family , and settled the income of the place exactly in the manner the Duke of Portland hacj intended .
Covetousness; A Vision.
COVETOUSNESS ; A VISION .
T THOUGHT myself , in an obscure wood , not knowing which . ¦ P- way to bend my steps . The moon , obstructed b y the leaves of the trees , shot a pale glimmering light , which made the darkness of the ni ght still more terrific . —I was as weak as a child forsaken in a desert . Every thing affrighted me ; every shadow appeared a phantom ; the least noise made hair stand on endand I stumbled at
my , every root of a tree . ¦ Aerial spirits , that I could neither see nor feel , were my unsolicited guides . They related a thousand ridiculous stories to me , to which they-would have had me give credit ; they led me into brambles and thorns ; then , insulting my ignorance , laughed at their tricks and my credulity . Not satisfied with this , they caused de-i ceitful
sparks of light to pass before my eyes , to stun or drive me to madness . I was always endeavouring to approach a clear but weak ray , which I could see at the end of an immense walk . I quickened my pace ; but at the end of this long avenue , which I thought the termination of the forest , found a little void space , barricaded with impenetrable woods still ' darker . What tears did I not shed this long night 1 Yet courage and hope reanimated me ., and
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With A Portrait.
deportment , while it secured him the esteem of the people , did not deprive him of his Sovereign ' s respect ; and he was considered as a man who was guided by virtuous principles , and a disinterested wish to promote the honour and happiness of his country . His Grace was chosen to succeed Lord Petre as Grand Master of Masons on the iSth April 1777 an ( ^ installed on the ist of May
fol-, lowing . This high office be continued to hold with distinguished honour to himself ) and universal satisfaction to the Fraternity , till May 1 , 1782 , when he resigned the Chair to Hisjate Royal Highness Henry Frederic Duke of Cumberland . The Duke of Manchester died September 2 , 17 SS . During the administration of his friend the Duke of Portland , it
had been requested that he mi ght have a new patent , containing a grant of his place of collector of the customs outwards during- the joint lives of himself and his two sons . This was not objected to ; but the Minister thought it would not be improper to settle a part of the revenue upon the Duchess during her life . While this was Under considerationthe face of affairs changedand all that adminis- *
, , tratkm lost their power . The business then lay neglected , till the unexpected death of the Duke ; after which Mr . Pitt , in a very handsome manner , gave a fresh grant to the family , and settled the income of the place exactly in the manner the Duke of Portland hacj intended .
Covetousness; A Vision.
COVETOUSNESS ; A VISION .
T THOUGHT myself , in an obscure wood , not knowing which . ¦ P- way to bend my steps . The moon , obstructed b y the leaves of the trees , shot a pale glimmering light , which made the darkness of the ni ght still more terrific . —I was as weak as a child forsaken in a desert . Every thing affrighted me ; every shadow appeared a phantom ; the least noise made hair stand on endand I stumbled at
my , every root of a tree . ¦ Aerial spirits , that I could neither see nor feel , were my unsolicited guides . They related a thousand ridiculous stories to me , to which they-would have had me give credit ; they led me into brambles and thorns ; then , insulting my ignorance , laughed at their tricks and my credulity . Not satisfied with this , they caused de-i ceitful
sparks of light to pass before my eyes , to stun or drive me to madness . I was always endeavouring to approach a clear but weak ray , which I could see at the end of an immense walk . I quickened my pace ; but at the end of this long avenue , which I thought the termination of the forest , found a little void space , barricaded with impenetrable woods still ' darker . What tears did I not shed this long night 1 Yet courage and hope reanimated me ., and