Anecdotes of the Life of Richard Watson, Bishop of Landaff (Volume 2); In Two Volumes (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1818. Excerpt: ... frequently expressed, that his own prudence should exempt him from the admonition of a Gil Bias. He expired on the 4th of July, 1816, in the 79th year of his age; illustrating in death the truth of his favourite rule of conduct through life: "Keep innocency, and take heed unto the thing that is right, for that shall bring a man peace at the last." THE END. INDEX. The Roman Numerals refer to the Volumes;--The Figures to the Pages of each Volume. SiBOLITION of the Slave Trade, Dr. Watson's speech on, in the House of Lords, ii. 288-299. See Slave-Trade. Addington, Mr., letters which passed between him, the king, and the Prince of Wales, noticed, ii. 173.--Letter to, on the state of the kingdom, in 1803, 175. Address to the people of England, noticed, ii. 49.--Compli-mentary letter to Dr. Watson from Lord Camden, on, 50. Africa, not worse fitted for the reception of Christianity than America was, when first visited by Europeans, ii. 257. Agricultural Report of Westmoreland for 1793, the prelimi-nary observations to, written by Dr. Watson, ii. 97. Agriculture, Board of, established by Sir John Sinclair, ii. 97.--Dr. Watson one of the thirty ordinary members, 98.--- Sir John Sinclair, first president of, 101, turned out of the office in a very unhandsome manner, 101, 102.--Lord Carrington made president, 102.--Dr. Watson asked to become a vice-president, but declines, ib.--Presents a pa-per to, on the planting of larches, and the cultivation of waste lands, ii. 264; printed in the eighth volume of their Transactions, ib. and the gold medal unanimously voted to the author, ib. Alexander Severus, magnanimity of, ii. 295. America, on the peopling of, i. 407.--Will not, probably, have a single pagan in it three hundred years hence, ii. 257. American Academy of...