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panions, in a winter's evening, with riddles in verfe, and was extremely fond, at that time of life, of Herbert's poems. And this difpofition grew up with her, and made her apply, in her riper years, to the ftudy of the beft of our English poets; and before the attempted any thing confiderable, fent many fmall copies of verses, on particular characters and occafions, to her peculiar friends. Her poem on the Bath had the full approbation of the publick; and what fets it above cenfure, had the commendation of Mr. Pope, and many others of the first rank, for good fenfe and politenefs. And indeed there are many lines in it admirably penn'd, and that the fineft genius need not to be ashamed of. It hath ran through feveral editions; and, when firft published, procured her the perfonal acknowledgments of feveral of the brighteft quality, and of many others, greatly diftinguished as the beft judges of poetical performances.

She was meditating a nobler work, a large poem on the Being and Attributes of God, which was her favourite fubject; and, if one may judge by the imperfect pieces of it, which the left behind her in her papers, would have drawn the publick attention, had the liv'd to finish it.

She was peculiarly happy in her acquaintance, as fhe had good fenfe enough to difcern that worth in others the juftly thought was the foundation of all real friendship, and was fo happy as to be honoured and loved as a friend, by thofe whom he would have wished to be connected with in that facred character. She had the esteem of that most excellent lady, who was fuperior to all commendation, the late dutchefs of Somerfet, then countess of Hertford, who hath done her the honour of feveral vifits, and allowed her to return them at the Mount of Marlborough. Mr. Pope favoured her with his at Bath, and complimented her for her poem on that place. Mrs. Rowe, of Froom, was one of her

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particular friends. "Twould be endless to name all the perfons of reputation and fortune whom the had the pleafure of being intimately acquainted with. She was a good woman, a kind relation, and a faithful friend. She had a real genius for poetry, was a moft agreeable correfpondent, had a large fund of good fenfe, was unblemished in her character, lived highly esteemed, and died greatly lamented.

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