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Life Of The Right Reverend George Horne,
graced by acrimony , nor weakened by abuse . He practised what he reccmmended . " Wit , " says he , " if it be used at all , mould be tempered with good-humour , so . as not to exasperate the person who is the object of it ; and then we are . sure there is no mischief done . The disputant ought to be at once firm and calm ; his head cool , and his heart warm . " : Sullen antagonist ! whoever thou art , learn from Bishop Horne to increase the weight of thy arguments bthe courteousncss of address
y , and by the sweetness of good-nature . His conduct through life was marked with that liberality which confersdignity up . on every station , and without which the hi ghest cannot comraand . it . The goodness and simplicity of his heart were unaffected : his endeavour was to promote universal benevolence , and to practise universal generosity . To his countenance and kindness the author of
this humble memoir hath beenrepeatedly indebted , even from his childhood ; and while his loss hath been by few more sincerely regretted , by none will his favours be more gratefully remembered . . To most of those public charities which immortalize the generosity of this nation , he was an early and liberal subscriber . He was one of the '
first friends to the excellent institution of Sunday Schools ; and warml y promoted by his purse , his interest , and his abilities , their happy establishment . His private charities also were large and extensive ; and in the exercise of them he shunned an ostentatious display . ¦ He was the most agreeable as well as the most instructive companion . He abounded with pleasant anecdote , and valuable information . His manner also , gave additional dignity to whatever was seriousand
addi-, tional humour to whatever was facetious . They who knew him best , will . often reflect on -those happy hours in which they enjoyed his company , and will acknowledge how . " very pleasantly they passed , and moved smoothly and swiftly along ; for , when thus engaged , they counted no time . They are gone , but have left a relish and a fragrance upon the mind ,. and . the remembrance of them is sweet . "
Of sacred music he was a great admirer . In his cathedral at Canterterbury ,. and in his chapel at Magdalen , he appeared to feel all those sublime sensations which are excited by " the pealing organ" and " the full-voiced choir . " He did not , indeed , profess to have any knowledge ' of music . ; but in those smaller anthems which frequent repetition had rendered familiar to his ear , he was used to join with remarkable
fervency . That he might never forget the solemn precept , " Take heed unto thyself and' to thy doctrine , " it was his stated custom , from his first admission into the priesthood , to read over the service for the Ordination of Priests on the first day of every month . The imitation of this example may be practised with , ease , and will be attended with advantage .
Numerous and important as his writings already appear to have been , he was the author of several other pieces ; among which are , " Cautions to the Readers of Mr . Lav / , " which were handed about in manuscript , and were first printed by Mr . Madan ( unknown to the author ) in some work . which-he published : the greater part of the " Preface to Dodd ' s
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Life Of The Right Reverend George Horne,
graced by acrimony , nor weakened by abuse . He practised what he reccmmended . " Wit , " says he , " if it be used at all , mould be tempered with good-humour , so . as not to exasperate the person who is the object of it ; and then we are . sure there is no mischief done . The disputant ought to be at once firm and calm ; his head cool , and his heart warm . " : Sullen antagonist ! whoever thou art , learn from Bishop Horne to increase the weight of thy arguments bthe courteousncss of address
y , and by the sweetness of good-nature . His conduct through life was marked with that liberality which confersdignity up . on every station , and without which the hi ghest cannot comraand . it . The goodness and simplicity of his heart were unaffected : his endeavour was to promote universal benevolence , and to practise universal generosity . To his countenance and kindness the author of
this humble memoir hath beenrepeatedly indebted , even from his childhood ; and while his loss hath been by few more sincerely regretted , by none will his favours be more gratefully remembered . . To most of those public charities which immortalize the generosity of this nation , he was an early and liberal subscriber . He was one of the '
first friends to the excellent institution of Sunday Schools ; and warml y promoted by his purse , his interest , and his abilities , their happy establishment . His private charities also were large and extensive ; and in the exercise of them he shunned an ostentatious display . ¦ He was the most agreeable as well as the most instructive companion . He abounded with pleasant anecdote , and valuable information . His manner also , gave additional dignity to whatever was seriousand
addi-, tional humour to whatever was facetious . They who knew him best , will . often reflect on -those happy hours in which they enjoyed his company , and will acknowledge how . " very pleasantly they passed , and moved smoothly and swiftly along ; for , when thus engaged , they counted no time . They are gone , but have left a relish and a fragrance upon the mind ,. and . the remembrance of them is sweet . "
Of sacred music he was a great admirer . In his cathedral at Canterterbury ,. and in his chapel at Magdalen , he appeared to feel all those sublime sensations which are excited by " the pealing organ" and " the full-voiced choir . " He did not , indeed , profess to have any knowledge ' of music . ; but in those smaller anthems which frequent repetition had rendered familiar to his ear , he was used to join with remarkable
fervency . That he might never forget the solemn precept , " Take heed unto thyself and' to thy doctrine , " it was his stated custom , from his first admission into the priesthood , to read over the service for the Ordination of Priests on the first day of every month . The imitation of this example may be practised with , ease , and will be attended with advantage .
Numerous and important as his writings already appear to have been , he was the author of several other pieces ; among which are , " Cautions to the Readers of Mr . Lav / , " which were handed about in manuscript , and were first printed by Mr . Madan ( unknown to the author ) in some work . which-he published : the greater part of the " Preface to Dodd ' s