. The Scottish nation; or, The surnames, families, literature, honours, and biographical history of the people of Scotland. oble disdain and abhorrence of vicewhich you seem naturally endued with; out BtiD ARBUTHNOT. 150 ARBUTHNOT. nith a regard to your own safety; and study moreto reform than chastise, though the one cannot beeffected without the other. A recovery in my case,and at my age, is impossible; the kindest wish ofmy friends is euthanasia [meitning a liappy andeasy deatli]. Living or dying I shall always beyours. Finding no relief ft-oni the change of air, Arbuth-not left Ilampstead,
. The Scottish nation; or, The surnames, families, literature, honours, and biographical history of the people of Scotland. oble disdain and abhorrence of vicewhich you seem naturally endued with; out BtiD ARBUTHNOT. 150 ARBUTHNOT. nith a regard to your own safety; and study moreto reform than chastise, though the one cannot beeffected without the other. A recovery in my case,and at my age, is impossible; the kindest wish ofmy friends is euthanasia [meitning a liappy andeasy deatli]. Living or dying I shall always beyours. Finding no relief ft-oni the change of air, Arbuth-not left Ilampstead, and returned to his house inLondon, situated in Cork Street, Bm-lington-gar-dens, where he died, on the 27th February, only surviving son, George, filled the lucrativepost of secondary in the Exchequer-office, underLoi-d Masham, and was one of the executors ofPope. He died 8th September 1779, aged also left two daughters, one named Anne, whoboth died unmarried. The subjoined portrait ofDr. Arbuthnot is taken from an engraving from ascarce print fomierly in the collection of Sir Wil-liam Musgiave, Among Arbuthnots more humorous pieces, be-sides the History of John Bull ahcady mention-ed, A Treatise concerning the Altercations orScoldings of the Ancients, and The Art of Poli-tical Lying, are the most celebrated. He did in poetry, and seldom attempted it. Li Dodsleys Collection there is a didactic poem writ-ten by him, remarkable for its philosophical senti-ment, with the title of Know Thyself! His wellknown epitaph on Colonel Chartres, a noted usurerof the time, beginning Here continues to rot, &cis a masterly specimen of his powers of satire. Hewas also skilled in music; and Sii John Hawkinsmentions an anthem and a burlesque song of hiscomposition. [Hist, of Music, vol. v. p. 126.]In 1751 two 12mo volumes were published, en-titled The Miscellaneous Works of the late , containing some of his genuine pro-ductions, but the greater portio
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