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the church: it calls to memory nothing
vulgar, light, or prophane; it disposes
the mind to philanthropy, and divests it
of its gross and sensual passions.
Indeed my being moved was the mere
effect of well-modulated and well-mea-
sured sounds, for I knew not the words,
which were wholly lost by the distance;
nor is this species of music at all favour-
able to poetry: in the answers that are
made to the points, the several parts all
sing different words, so that no great ef-
fects can be produced by them; but not-
withstanding this defect, such music as
this, in the service of the church, must
ever be allowed to have its merit, how-
ever it may be exploded, or unfit for
theatrical purposes.
In consequence of a message from Mr.
Richie, Chargé des Affaires to his Britan-
nic Majesty, to whom Sir James Wright
had honoured me with a letter, and who
very politely and kindly was pleased to
interest himself effectually in my service,
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