Memoir of the late Joseph Paice Esq / [James Gibson].

  • Gibson, James.
Date:
[1810]
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Credit: Memoir of the late Joseph Paice Esq / [James Gibson]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    lire was to approve himfelf a lover of his country, and a humble and unaffe&ed worfhipper of God; but as it is not to be fuppofed that a per- fon of his underftanding and habits had not fome fixed and abiding fentiments on thefe fubje6ts, I fhal! employ a few moments in the confidera- lion of them. I have no doubt that Mr. Paice was a zealous and ardent lover of liberty-rational, regulated and feparated from licentioufnefs—a confcien- tious whig of the old fchool. Latterly however he avoided all political difcuffion, but he ten¬ derly and deeply felt every occurrence, that he eonfidered connected with the honor of his country. I annex a proof of this in the follow¬ ing extract from a letter of his I have by me, written at the time the volunteer fyftem was firft adopted ;—u I fhould confider no bed too hard, nor any accommodations too humble that might be affigned me, in exchange for what 54 I could relinquish in behalf of the voluntary defenders of my country ; but I fhould con- “ iider any bed too Soft, and the meanefl ac~ 65 commodations too fplendid after its degrada- tion. Should that event be in the defigns of u providence, I have but one prayer for my (elf,