The Sun.
London, England, 1814-09-07 00:00:00

THE DUCtIESB OF tilcdEucii;

tFr.om a ...Sco[s Pypri-.]
The Pretriiiiiire death of the linchesi of Iluc-
ct.necit must lie, regartid by All wlu> had all
knowledge of her virtues tiO. public,Calan a y..13y one
of those mysteritinS diSpenSationswhich
the wisdom, and disappoint the presunipthbns cal-
culations of man, this illtigirious tieniale ht:en
arrested by Providence; anildst a career of varied
and 'extensive usefulnegS; %!titich eniitled.ber more
,perhaps, than any other individmil
.of the sailit
station, to he ranked among the benefactors of
her species. Though the unconnitoni6VelinesS
her Grace's person, which excited the admiratibti,
of all who approached her, united to the Captivat-
ing sweetness and benignity of her manners, ex-
posed her constantly to the poison of adulatirin
'and though the splendour of the exalted circle in
which she was destined to move, would have dat-
iled and bewildered almost any iniml but' her own,
there never was, we believe, an individual, in any
rank of life, more completely divested of ,the
taineof vanity, or better'exercised in that sober-
ness of thinking with regard to her own , at-
tainmentS,.which is the characteristic, of a su-
perior mind. In domestic life she formed the de-
light of her family and friends, and her concoct
'as a wife, a mother, and a sister, rendered her
conspicuous, even in the noble house" of Bite:-
clench, whose hereditary virtues are proverbial.
But the admirable dualities of her Grace's heart
were not donfined in .their influence to the circle
'biller own lantfl. She, felt thAt she was called on
to walk a. more extensive rotted of beneficenbei-
Anil she obeyed the call with alacrity and zeal.
The bounties of Providence were, in her, hands,
employed in Promoting illte legitimate, end -1(w.
Which they were bestowed, miii a thousand voices
will be raised to attest, from their own joyful expe,-
rience, that she was " eyeS to the blind, and feet to
the lame J—that the.blessing of him who was ready
to perish came upon her, and she caused the widow's
heart to sing for joy."—The education of the
poor was no less an object in which her Grace
displayed_ a benevolent interest, than the supply
of their bodily wants. She founded, and peis67
nally superintended several establishments-for the
edncation of the poor in different parts of the
country,
.within the sphere of her influence ; and
assisted, in a more inthrect ivanner, many other
institutions of a similar kind. The first avish- of
her heart indeed was to do good, inn! that with
au active and intelligent Mind enabled her in no
common degree to perform. She was not satisfied
with making others the almoners of her', charity
she yikited in person the, abodes of want and
wretenedness,—she administered with her own
li.auds to the necessities of the poor, and subject=
eds herself to no trifling privations that she might
promote the conif-rt and imppiness,of ber depen-
dents. Those who have been so for unite as to
,meet with her on such ertands of love, will never
forget tie sunshine of gratified benevolence which
shone on ber eUmitenance, and added so Unspeak-
able a charm to the graces of her person. There
was something, indeed, in e';ery part of her cha-
racter, so very far surpastling the common stan-
dard of huttmoity, that it is impossible to dwell on
the remembrance or it without a sacred and so-
lemn feeling, approaching toi'veneration. It is
inexpressibly exhilmating to know, that such
characters are occasionally sent to adorn and dig—
nify our nature; and a sentiment of tender exul-
tation is not perhaps altogether inconsistent With
tire universal sorrow
,caused by her removal from
this earthly scene. There cannot assuredly be an
object better calculated to_ekeate and enlarge the
mind, to give it just views of die qi:,,nity of re-
ligion and virtue; and to / teach. it to .know its
own value, than the Conteurplation: a human
being, approaching, on earth, so near to the
perfection of celestial natures, and, amidst the
alinrements and vanities of time, stead:ly pursu-
ing the Path whieb leads to the joys of eternity.

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