put on him by his confeffor, about the time of lent, as a penance for what he had done; The engaging M&G_r The accomplished Peer Published as the Act directe by T.WALKER NO 79 Dame Street. done; or if he must be looked on as a deceitful man, that while he seemed openly to concur in those things, protefted a against them secretly, &c." This eminent prelate was a great encourager of learning, and of learned men. He purchased the curious Greek books, which were brought hither by the prelates and other dignitaries of the Greek church, af ter the taking of Conftantinople; and afterwards prelented them to New-college. His houfe and table were ever open to men of letters, natives as well as foreigners. Dean Colet was among the number of his intimate friends.--But the memory of archbishop Warham deferves particular refpect, on account of his beingthewarm friendand generous patron of Erafmus, whofe name is juftly dear to the republic of letters. Archbishop Warham had, as Dr. Jortin expreffes it, the honour and the glory to live and die poor." Though he had paf. fed through the highest and most wealthy offices both in church and state, yet fuch was his generofity, and fo little did he re gard his own private advantage, that he left no more than was fufficient to pay his debts and funeral charges. It is faid that, when he was wear his end, he called up. on his fteward to know what money he had in his hands; who telling him that he had but thirty pounds, he chearfully answered, "Satis viatici ad Cælum, i. e. That was enough to lalt him to Heaven." Erafmus dedicated his edition of St. Jerom to our prelate; and in other parts of his works beftows upon him the highett encomiums. He calls him his only Macenas, and fays that his generofity and liberality extended not to him only, but to all men of letters. He fpeaks alfo with great refpect of his learning and abilities. "How happy, (says he) how fertile, how ready is his wit!With what ability and readiness does he manage the most ardubus affairs!How extenfive is his earning! And yet what uncommon kindefs and courtesy does he fhew to all! In his he is truly royal; for he suffers no one o depart from him forrowfully.-How treat is his liberality! And with what realinefs and chearfulness does he perform gelerous actions! Laftly, notwithstanding is elevated station, fo far is he removed tom any thing like pride, that he alone tems ignorant of his high rank and dig. ity. No man is more faithful, nor more leady in his adherence to his friends. In hort, he is, in every respect, a truly nole and praife worthy primate." The Life of Sir Peter Warren. WARREN, (Sir Peter) an admiral difnguifhed by his virtue, learning, and unaunted courage, was defcended from an ancient family in Ireland, aud received a fuitable education to qualify him for a command in the royal navy, in which he ferved many years with great reputation; but the tranfaction which placed his naval abilities in their full light, was the taking of Louifburgh, the capital of the island of Cape Breton, in the year 1745, when he was appointed commodore of the British fquadron fent on that fervice. He joined the fleet of transports from Boston in Canfo bay, on the 25th of April, having under his command the Superb of fixty, and the Launcefton and Eltham of forty guns; he was afterwards joined by feveral other. men of war fent from England, and made himself master of Louisburgh on the 17th of June. The French, exafperated at this lofs, were conftantly on the watch to retake it; and in 1747, fitted out a powerful feet for that purpofe, and at the same time another fquadron to prosecute their fuccefs in the Et Indies. These fquadrons failed at the fame time; but the views of the French were rendered abortive by the brave admiral Anson, and Mr. Warren, now rear-admiral, who with a large fleet of fhips fell in with 'the French, defeated the whole fleet, and took the greateft part of the men of war. For this gallant action admira! Anfon was created a peer of Great Britain, and rear-admiral Warren invefted with the order of the bath, This was the laft fervice Sir Peter rendered to his country as a commander in the British navy; for a peace being concluded in the fucceeding year, the fleet was laid up in the feveral harbours. He was now elected one of the reprefentatives in parliament for Weftminster; and in the midft of his popularity he paid a vifit to Ireland, his native country, where he died of an inflammatory fever, on the 29th of July, 1752, fincerely lamented by all ranks of people; and an elegant monument of white marble was erected to his memory in Westminster abbey. Close to the wall is a large flag hanging to the flagftaff, and fpreading in very natural folds behind the whole monument; before it is a fine figure of Hercules placing Sir Peter's but on its pedeftai; and on the other fide Victory, with a laurel wreath in her hand, is feated gazing on the buft, with a look of melancholy mixed with admiration; behind her a cornucopia pours out fruit, corn, &c. and by it is a cannon, an anchor, and other decorations. Hiftories of the Tete-a Tete annexed; or, Memoirs of the Accomplished Peer, and the engaging Mrs. G— IT r. T is always with peculiar pleasure, that we find ourselves enabled to introduce to our readers in this department of our Mifcellany, a nobleman or gentleman who does bonor to his birth and rank, and who inftead of borrowing fame from bis anceftors, is "Ennobled by hinfelf-by all approv'd." Such is our prefent hero, who, if alliance of blood could communicate glory, might lay claim to a very near affinity, in that respect, to one of the greatel naval commanders who have been recorded in the annals of our time, and whofe renown will be tranfmitted to the latest pofterity. The Accomplished Peer did not fucceed in a direct line to his title and prefent extenfive fortune; his uncle dying without iffue, and he being the next heir, neceffarily arrived at his prefent dignity. The juvenile part of his life was devoted to thofe ftudies, that couftitute the real fine gentleman, in which he made a confiderable progrefs at an early period, and would have done credit to the correfpondence of the late lord Chefterfield to his fon, which we experimentally find was entirely thrown away upon him. Having a natural propenfity to a military life, he ob tained a commiflion in the army, and is now a captain of dragoons. The French, who are generally allowed to be the most polifhed people in Europe, will not admit, that unless a man of family has been in a martial charaer, that he has attained the Summit of refinement. In this opinion, probably our hero was induced to purfue that career. If he has not particularly fhone in this capacity, it must be attributed to the want of opportunities; and if he has not made any confiderable figure as an orator, in his fenatorial station, we may afcribe it to his having an utter averfion to parties, who feem folely animated by the loaves and thes, to create diffenfions, which when once obtained, they can remain as quiet as mutes, let what meafures foever take place; and from being foaming patriots at every fiep of adminiftration, they fink into mere vicars of Bray. The Accomplished Peer neither wants a place or a peufion. Probably had he folicited, he might have fueceeded his uncle in one of the most lucrative polls, little more than a finecure, under government; but he made no in. tereft to obtain it, and it was difpofed of to another nobleman. Such is the outline of his general character: when we vifit him in more private life, we find his time is spent in a rational manner, between fudy and exercile; be does pat give into the fashionable follies of the age; he never threw a main in his life, and plays at no game upon the cards, but for his auf:ment. Let it not, however, be imagined tha he is of fo cold a conftitution as not to t fenfible to the charms of the fair: in the }' respect he resembles all his late relation who peculiarly diftinguished themselves f their amours and female connexions. B then he conducts his alliances of this kel with great prudence and judgment, 28. though many elevated intrigues have bee afcribed to him, they have originated mere ! from the levity of the characters of the dies, than from any indiscretions, bod ings, or even inuendoes of our beroThere are a fet of demi-reps upon the ton, who having forfeited all claim to reputa tion in one respect, think of re establishing it in another way; that is by placing upon the lift of their admirers, and chers a mis, every fine fellow, ár man of approv ed tafle and abilities. Thus they hope to put virtue to the blush by the number of their conquefts, infinuating that thefe who remain within the pile of chastity, art not ́acuated by inclination, but neceffity; being deftitute of thofe charms whichthy poffefs, and which no man of fufivity can refift. The Grs, the Ligro, and i long catalogue of &c's will evince the b of this obfervation; and they glory in mont vice than it is in their power to com in order to rife fuperior in meretric fame to their competitors. Our hero was not ignorant of the arth fixes of thefe votaries to Venus, whom d frequently feigned a passion, which they did not know, in order to excite an one in their enamoratos. That he yielded to the impulse of his feelings upon thei & cafions, cannot be denied ; but he w foon cloyed with the enjoyment of the profeffed Meffalinas. Juft after having taken an uncomes dofe of high flown demi-repifm, he m a retreat into Cornwall, and upon the formed an acquaintance with the here of these pages, who then moved in humble sphere of bar maid at an inn. Mrs. Gr is a lady of good fe though mail fortune. Her father wa officer in the army, in which he ferved der the late duke of Cumberland in Getmany: that prince was his profefled tron, and would molt probably have t cured him an exfy establishment, had his death deprived the world of fo great a character, whofe lofs has with reafon bet lamented by the public in general, b more particularly by thofe who were b noured with his friendship and protectie, Mifs H-rs was at an early perd placed at a polite boarding fchool at K fington, where the made a rapid prog in those branches of learning which are ally thought neceffàry in such seminaries. er dancing and her French mafter feemed › vie with each other, in rendering her a nplete scholar; and it must be owned at by application and exertions, she did onour to them both. Ere the bad attain1 ber fifteenth year, her appearance beJoke the woman, and the already enterained fome thoughts of conqueft. In this unfuit fhe was fimulated by the examle of other young ladies about her own ge, with whom the often converfed upon he fubject of love and matrimony, and with no final degree of sagacity, as they ad read fuch inftructive books, upon the morous passion, as might have made hem competitors for the difcuffion of these ubjects with any matron, however well xperienced, within the bills of mortaity. Theory alone, however, did not fatisy them, and they all united in the refo. ution of putting their knowledge in prac tice the firit opportunity. Gr, her dancing mafter, had for fome time viewed our heroine with a very wanton eye, and as her charms ripened every day, his pafsion inereased in proportion. He took particular pleasure in difpoling her tucker to the best advantage, and at length found he had difplayed thofe charms which it was meant to conceal, (but which now it did not nearly cover,) fo effectually, that he could no longer refift their temptations He made an open declaration of his paifion, offering her bis hand, and vowing eternal contancy. Gr was an agreeable, genteel man, not much above thirty; he was at the head of his profession, and was supposed to gain near a thousand a year; add to this, he made an elegant appearance, and kept a chariot. fincerity by the facrifice he had made in Thus deluded, Mifs Hs was fatisfied with his pretended affection and fidelity, and bearing his name, lived with him feveral months, during which time the fuperintended his domestic affairs. Mrs. Gr, for fo we fhall now call her, was certainly a fine woman, tall and genteel, with a moft engaging countenance, coral lips, that feemed to pout in folicitation of the warmest embrace, and which, when difclofed with a happy fmile, dif. played two rows of the mott regular teeth that feemed to rival ivory in whiteness.--Gr was very unwilling for fome time, that the should make her appearance in public, left her charms fhould attract the attention of fome admirer, who had it in his power to make her propofals of a more advantageous kind than any that he could offer But as enjoyment with the moit beautiful woman on earth will at length cloy, fatiety increased, he was lefs anxious of confining her to a mere domestic life; and the now fhone an entire new face at Ranelagh and the Pantheon, where the foon had many inquifitive gazers, to know who this phenomenon really was. This beautful meteor foon eclipsed the in dance the erratic fters of impurity. moved with grace and uncommon elegance: in converfation the thone far beyond the generality of her fex; the ignorant admired, the judicious approved. Mrs. Gr had many indirect overtures made to her: at length the accepted, He had promifof one from lord B ed her a fettlement; but, after enjoyment he made a notable difcovery, that a wo man's independency was the fource of her Few girls could have had the fortitude infidelity. Finding the had been deceivto rfift fuch propofal. Mifs Hsed, her pride and refentment operated, knowing her fituation, that her father could and he left him when be the leaf expe&tgive ber no fortune; and that at his death ed it. all profpect of a genteel fupport would terminate; the yielded to his intreaties, one evening stepped into his chariot, and drove to London. To make a faux pas with a dancing master, may appear fomewhat paradoxical; but the certainly paid for her credu lity. He had promised her marriage, and to make a trip to Gretna green; he found means however to evade his promife, by surging the neceflity of his prefence in the capital, to attend bis fcholars, and visit the different fchools in its vicinity where he taught; but he swore that during the Whitfuntide recefs, all he had promifed fhould be molt punctully accomplished; adding that the might be convinced of his Lord D made her a very handfome prefent of jewels, having ju had a run of good luck at play, and they were fo brilliant, that they dazzled and furprised her into compliance. But as his lordihip's fortune was as flender as himself, and pigeons were not always to be met with, the judged it prudent to quit his houfe, as he had already hinted, that it would be expedient to pledge her cafket, in order to make a push at New-market. A variety of lovers fucceeded, till at length the was stripped of every thing valuable by captain C-r. Diftrefs now fucceeded, and he was foon immured for debt in the King's bench. Here he re mained B |