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having fent a meffage to Swift, that he was forryfor what he had done, and defired his pardon. Hefound, however, that Swift neither forgave norforgot. Refentment fluck to him like fand.

Frederick Cornwallis , Bilhop of Litch-field and Coventry, 1749, 22d Geo. II.; tranllatedto Canterbury, 1768, 8th Geo. III.

Ed mund Law, Bilhop of Carlifle, 1769, 10thGeo. III. The learned tranflator of Dr. King’sOrigin of Evil, and author of many other excellentworks.

Beilby Porteus , Bilhop of Chelter, 1776,17thGeo. III. and the prefent excellent Bilhop of Lon­ don ; to which See he was tranllated in 1788.

John Law , fon of the Bilhop of Carlifle; fuc-ceffively Bilhop of Killala, Clonfert, and Elphin,in Ireland . Geo. III.

Nicholas Grimald , a Poet of confiderablerank in his time; and, according to Mr. Hayley*,the firft writer of blank verfe. He was born in theyear 1519, and educated in Chrift’s; but in theyear 1542, removed to Oxford. In 1547, on thefoundation of Henry the Eighth’s College , he wasadmitted a Senior, or Theologift; about which timehe read a public lecture in the large refedtory of thathoufe. He was alfo Chaplain to Bilhop Latimer;but, to avoid perfection, complied with the religion

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Life of Cowper.