fake. In vain thou feekeft to lead the life of a hermit, with the paffions of a lover. Heaven, which bade day and night fucceed each other has appointed feafons for all things. The fequeftred life of a dervise by no means fuits the temper of a youthful mind; and that will please most, which can boast the greatest variety. Purling ftreams, and thick embowering fhades, may please a while, but being always the fame, they foon become difgufting to an active mind. Go, then my fon, and while youth glows on thy cheek, and diffufes its generous ardour through thy heart, be truly happy in a focial life: enjoy the innocent pleasures, without running into the criminal exceffes of the world; make all thy ftudies ufeful, all thy amusements innocent; and let pleasure be thy diverfion, but virtue thy chief good---Then, if in old age, thou art tired of the enjoy ments of this world, retire to folitude for reft, and make contempla tion thy fweeteft companion." Abdallah followed his advice; he returned to Samarcand, and efpoufed the daughter of Abdelaziz; and that vifier foon after dying, he fucceeded to his office, which he filled with univerfal applause, and enjoyed, till thirty times the revolving year had run its courfe; then having loft the partner of his bed, and growing old, he remembered the words of the dervife, and once more withdrew to the folitude, which then exactly fuited his condition; day fucceeded day, and year rolled on after year in one continued fcene of real felicity, and he glided down the current of time, on the gentle ftream of a calm compofure. At laft the angel of death, by a quick and eafy tranfition, bore him to the gardens of Paradife, leaving behind him this ufeful leffon: " That the morning of life fhould be spent in acts of virtue, that the decline of it may be bleffed with ferenity, and peace." A Genealogical Account of SPENCER, Duke of MARLBOROUGH. against king John, from whom they extorted the two great T charters. HE ancestor of this noble family was Robert Defpencer, fteward to William the Conqueror, an office from whence the name Difpenfar is derived. He was gratified with many rich manours in Warwickshire, Leicefterfhire, Lincolnshire, and Gloucestershire. He was brother to the earl of Montgomery, and to Urfo de Abetot, hereditary sheriff of Worcestershire. The office of steward to king Henry I. was executed by his fon William, and his grandfon Thurftan; whofe grandfon, of the fame name, was one of the barons that took arms March 1761. He was grandfather to Hugh Defpencer, one of the greateft barons of England, who oppofed Henry III. was chofen one of the four and twenty commillioners to reform the government, and advanced to the great office of chief jufticiary of the kingdom. He behaved gallantly at the battle of Lewes, in which king Henry was taken prifoner, and was afterwards appointed governor of many castles. He acted as one of the fix procurators chofen to treat about the reformation of the state, before the French king and the pope's legate, as umpires; and was one of the three barons pitched upon to be always in attendance upon the king. Another rupture enfuing between the crown and the barons, he again took arms against Henry, and was flain valiantly fighting in the battle of Evesham. His fon and grandion, of the fame name, were thofe powerful and unfortunate noblemen who fuffered on a fcaffold in the reign of Edward II. as favourites and evil counfellors of that unfortunate prince. The elder was earl of Winchefter, and had diftinguithed himself in the wars of Wales, France, Flanders, and Scotland, as well as in divers embaflies. He was condemned unheard, and executed in the ninetieth year of his age, in prefence of his fon the earl of Gloucefter, who underwent the fame fate for his attachment to Edward. His greatgrandfon, Thomas, was created earl of Gloucefter by Richard II. and obtained revocation of the judgment of exile which had paffed against his ancestor. This nobleman was poffeffed of fifty-nine lordships, twenty-eight thousand fheep, one thousand oxen, twelve hundred kine, with their calves; forty mares, with their colts of two years; one hundred and fixty draught horfes, two thoufand hogs, three thoufand bullocks, forty tons of wine, fix hundred carcafes of bacon, four core carcafes of Martinmass beef, fix hundred muttons, and ten tons of cer, in his larder; of armour, plate, jewels, and ready money, to the amount of ten thousand pounds; thirty-fix facks of wool, and a library of books. This great earl married Con ftance, daughter of Edmund of Langley, duke of York, fon to Edward III. by whom he had a fon called Richard, who died a minor, and a daughter, Ifabel, who was married fucceffively first to Richard Beauchamp, lord Bergavenny, earl of Worcester; and fecondly to Richard Beauchamp, earl of Warwick, by whom he had Henry, duke of Warwick, who died without iffue male. The prefent family of Spencer iş lineally defcended from Geoffry, brother to Hugh, fon of the fift Thurftan. His fon John-Adam Defpencer was knighted in the reign of Henry III. His grandfon John was fquire of the body to king Henry V. whom he attended in his warlike expeditions. William, a lineal defcendant of this John, was knighted in the reign of Henry VIII. poffeffed an ample fortune in the counties of Warwick and Northampton, and lived with great hofpitality alternately at his houfes of Althorp and Wormleighton. His grandfon, of the fame name, was knighted by queen Elizabeth in the year of the Spanish invafion; and his only fon, Sir Robert, was ennobled by king James I. who created him baron Spencer of Wormleighton; and afterwards fent him as ambaffador, with the habit and enfigns of the Garter, to Frederick duke of Wirtemberg. Being a nobleman of great wealth, fpirit, and understanding, he foon became a diftinguished member in the houfe of peers, and was always employed as a principal perfon in difcuffing affairs of importance. In the debates that arose concerning the prerogative, he oppofed the court-intereft with equal ability and perfeverance. One day while he deduced his arguments my; but ferved as a volunteer, and from the practice of former times, fignalized his courage on every ocArundel, earl-marshal of England, cafion. At laft he was flain in the a warm stickler for the prerogative, battle of Newbury, in the twentyendeavoured to difconcert him by third year of his age; being, withthe following farcafm: "My lord, out all question, one of the bett acwhen these things were doing, your complished, moft virtuous, gallant, ancestors were keeping fheep." To and liberal noblemen of the age in which he replied, without hefitation, which he lived. His only fon Ro"When my ancestors were keep bert, earl of Sunderland, inherited ing fheep, as you fay, your ancef- his father's understanding, and foon tors were plotting treafon." This raised himself to a confpicuous point repartee was productive of violent of view among his fellow-fubjects. heats in the houfe of peers. At After having been employed in felength the earl of Arundel was fent veral embaffies, in which he acto the Tower, as having been the quitted himself with great honour, aggreffor; but was difcharged, upon he was fworn of the privy-council; offering to make an acknowledg- and conducted himself with fuch adment. He was fucceeded by his fon dress, that he acted as prime minif William, lord Spencer, who inhe- ter to Charles II. and his brother, rited the virtues of his father, and who fucceeded him; and even made died in the forty-fifth year of his his party good with king William, age; leaving his eftate and honours who declared him chamberlain of to his eldest fon Henry, born of his his houfhold, and advised with him lady Penelope, eldest daughter of in all affairs of importance. He Henry Wriothefly, earl of South- certainly poffeffed all the powers of hampton. This young nobleman infinuation; could accommodate espoused the lady Dorothy Sydney, himself to all times, and all circumdaughter of Robert earl of Leicester, ftances, and was juftly confidered as before he was of age. This was the one of the ableft politicians in Eulady celebrated by Waller under the rope. He very wifely refigned his name of Sachariffa. She and her employments, and retired to his husband were both highly accom- feat of Althorp, where he peaceably, plished, and very amiable in their breathed his laft in the year 1702. difpofitions. Lord Spencer at firft By his lady, Anne Digby, youngest joined the oppofition in parliament; daughter of the earl of Bristol, he but finding the views of his confe- had three fons, and three daughters. derates were fuch as neither law nor Robert, lord Spencer, died at Paris; confcience could warrant, he re- Henry, the third fon, died in the nounced their affociation, and fol- cradle: but he was fucceeded in lowed his fovereign king Charles to honour and estate by his fecond fon, York. He afterwards attended him Charles earl of Sunderland; who, to Northampton and Oxford, where during his father's life, had reprehe was raised to the dignity of earl fented boroughs in five feveral parof Sunderland, by letters patent, liaments, and married the lady Aradated June 8, 1643. He refused to bella Cavendish, youngest daughter accept of any command in the ar- of Henry duke of Newcastle; by |