. Autobiography of Mrs. Fletcher : with letters and other family memorials . and depression increased. On Tuesday she seemedeasier, and our hopes revived. That evening, however, as Iwas sitting by her bedside, the stomach rejected the winegiven. The next day this symptom increased. All hope wasnow over. She passed a day of great suffering from sickness,and there was no interruption to the delirium ; but her voicewas strong, and I was not aware that all would so soon beover. Mamma, mamma, were the last words she uttered. She died on Wednesday night, at ten oclock, April 16th,1817. Dr. Thomson,
. Autobiography of Mrs. Fletcher : with letters and other family memorials . and depression increased. On Tuesday she seemedeasier, and our hopes revived. That evening, however, as Iwas sitting by her bedside, the stomach rejected the winegiven. The next day this symptom increased. All hope wasnow over. She passed a day of great suffering from sickness,and there was no interruption to the delirium ; but her voicewas strong, and I was not aware that all would so soon beover. Mamma, mamma, were the last words she uttered. She died on Wednesday night, at ten oclock, April 16th,1817. Dr. Thomson, whose kindness on that occasion cannever be forgotten by us, remained with us for four hours, anddid not leave us till she had breathed her last. Never was there such tender, dutiful, fond, and respectfulaffection as her whole short life exemplified. Thankful toGod for having given me such a child, and still for sparing meso many blessings in those that remain, may we be enabled soto live that, when time shall be no more, we may be reunitedto her in a blessed MEMOIE OF ARCHIBALD FLETCHER, ADVOCATE, WITH A SKETCH OF THE POLITICAL STATE OF FEELINGIN EDINBUEGH FROM 1791 TO 1815. BY HIS WIDOW. Character given of ArcJiihald Fletcher, Esq., hy Lord Cockhurn,in his ^^ Life of Lord Jeffrey,^ vol. i. p. 90. A pure and firm patriot. Throughout all the changesthat occurred in his long life, he was the same,—never neglect-ing any opportunity of resisting oppression, in whatever quarterof the globe it might be practised or threatened, ashamed ofno romance of public virtue,—always ready to lead, but, frommodesty, much readier to follow, his Whig party in everyconflict of principle,—and all with perfect candour andimmoveable moderation. He was almost the father, and was certainly the mostpersevering champion, of burgh reform in Scotland. Butindeed his whole life, devoted as it was to the promotion ofevery scheme calculated to diffuse knowledge and. to advanceliberty in eve
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