An Account of the Life And Writings of James Beattie Including Many of His O
An Account of the Life And Writings of James Beattie Including Many of His O
William Forbes
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The following letter was written on occasion of the death of the Reverend Mr Carr, the worthy clergyman of the Episcopal Chapel in Edinburgh, which I attend. The congregation having deter- mined to erect a monument to the memory of their deceased pas- tor, committed the execution of it to Mr Arbuthnot and me. Being anxious to avail ourselves of Dr Beattie's aid, we sent him an in- scription, which seemed to be such as was wished for j but of which we requested the favour of his correction. * Dr... Adam Smith's Letter to Mr Strahan, p. Xxi-. 278 LIFE OF DR BEATTIE. LETTER CXVII E>R BEATTIE TO SIR WILLIAM FORBES. Peterhead, 10th September, 1776. " I AM no stranger to Mr Carr's character, whose death, though I had not the honour of his acquaintance, was a real afflic- tion to me ; for I have long considered him as one of the most valuable men of the age. I have heard him preach, and admired his gentle and pathetic eloquence. But to his merits as a preacher, great ^is they were, the lustre of his private character was still su- perior.
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