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" least mixture of any thing irritable, or
" querulous, agreeably to the placid and
" even tenour of his whole life. He had,
" from the beginning of his malady, a dis-
" tinct view of his dissolution ; and he con-
" templated it with that entire composure,
" which nothingbut the innocence, integrity,
" and usefulness of his life, and an unaffected
" submission to the will of Providence,
" could bestow. In this situation he had
" every consolation from family tenderness,
" which his own kindness had indeed well
" deserved.
" Sir Joshua Reynolds was, on very many
" accounts, one of the most memorable men
" of his time. He was the first Engl is h-
" man, who added the praise of the elegant
" arts to the other glories of his country/
" In taste, in grace, in facility, In happy
" invention, and in the richness and harmony
" of colouring, he was equal to the great
" masters of the renowned ages. In For-
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