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⚫ of a Power as omniprefent as his. But fhould there be fuch a Foe, of Man• kind upon Earth, have our Sins fo far provoked Heaven, that we are left utterly naked to his Fury? Is there no Power, no Leader, no. Genius, that can conduct and animate us to C our Death or our Defence? Yes, our great God never gave one to reign by his Permiffion, but he gave to another also to reign by his Grace.

ALL the Circumftances of the illuftrious Life of our Prince, feem to have confpired to make him the Check ❝ and Bridle of Tyranny; for his Mind has been ftrengthned and confirmed by C one continued Struggle, and Heaven has educated him by Adverfity to a quick Senfe of the Diftreffes and Miferies of Mankind, which he was born to redrefs: In juft fcorn of the trivial Glories and light Oftentation s of Power, that glorious Inftrument of • Providence moves, like that, in afteddy, calm, and filent Courfe, independent either of Applaufe or Calumny; which renders him, if not in a political, yet in a moral, a philofophick, an heroick, and a Chriftian Senfe, an • abfolute Monarch: Who fatisfied with

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this unchangeable, juft, and ample Glory, muft needs turn all his Re'gards from himself to the Service of others; for he begins his Enterprizes with his own Share in the Succefs of 'them; for Integrity bears in it self its "Reward, nor can that which depends not on Event ever know Difappoint

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'WITH the undoubted Character ' of a glorious Captain, and (what he 'much more values than the moft fplen'did Titles) that of a fincere and honeft Man, he is the Hope and Stay of Europe, an univerfal Good not to be engroffed by us only, for diftant Potentates implore his Friendship, and injured Empires court his Affiftance. He rules the World, not by an Inva'fion of the People of the Earth, but the Addrefs of its Princes; and if that • World should be again rous'd from the Repose which his prevailing Arms had given it, why should we not hope that there is an Almighty, by whofe Influence the terrible Enemy that ⚫ thinks himself prepared for Battle, may find he is but ripe for Deftruction? ' and that there may be in the Womb of Time great Incidents, which may

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make the Catastrophe of a profperous Life as unfortunate as the particu lar Scenes of it were fuccessful? For there does not want a skilful Eye and refolute Arm to obferve and grafp the Occafion: A Prince who from

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E laft Night received a piece of ill News at our Club, which very fenfibly afflicted every one of us. I queftion not but my Readers themselves will be troubled at the hearing of it. To keep them no longer in fufpence, Sir ROGER DE COVERLEY is dead. He departed this Life at his House in the Country, after a few weeks Sickness. Sir ANDREW FREE

PORT

PORT has a Lester from one of his Correfpondents in thofe Parts, that informs him the old Man caught a Cold at the County-Seffions, as he was very warmly promoting an Addrefs of his own penning, in which he fucceeded according to his Wishes. But this Particular comes from a Whig Juftice of Peace, who was always Sir ROGER'S Enemy and Antagonist. I have Letters both from the Chaplain and Captain SENTRY which mention nothing of it, but are filled with many Particulars to the Honour of the good old Man. I have likewise a Letter from the Butler, who took fo much care of me laft Summer when I was at the Knight's House. As my Friend the Butler mentions, in the Simplicity of his Heart, feveral Circumftances the others have paffed over in Silence, I fhall give my Reader a Copy of his Letter, without any Alteration or Diminution.

Honoured Sir,

NOWING that you was my

Kold Matter's good Friend, I could

not forbear fending you the melancholy News of his Death, which has af⚫flicted the whole Country, as well as

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his poor Servants, who loved him,I may fay, better than we did our Lives. I am afraid he caught his Death the laft County-Seffions, where he would go to fee Justice done to a poor Widow Woman, and her Fatherlefs Children, that had been wronged by a neighbouring Gentleman; for you know, Sir, my good Mafter was always the poor Man's Friend. Upon his coming home, the firft Complaint he made was, that he had loft his Roaft-Beef Stomach, not being able to touch a Sirloin, which was ferved up according to Cuftom; and you know he yfed to take great delight in it. From that time forward he grew worfe and 4 worse, but still kept a good Heart to the last. Indeed we were once in -6 great Hopes of his Recovery, upon a kind Meflage that was fent him from the Widow Lady whom he had made Love to the forty laft Years of his Life; but this only proved a Lightning before Death. He has bequeathed to this Lady, as a Token of his Love, a great Pearl Necklace, and a Couple of Silver Bracelets fer with Jewels, which belonged to my good old Lady his Mother: He has be• queathed