taste and discernment; and as their
works are in almost in every body's hands, it would be needless to
give any abstract of them here.

Footnotes:
1. Philips's Life of Milton, p. 4. Preface prefixed to the English
Translation of his Letters of State.
2. Birch's Critical Account of Milton's Life and Writings.
3. Life of Milton, p. 40.
4. Gentleman's Magazine.
5. Fasti Oxon. col. 275.
6. Fasti Oxon. p. 266. Ed. 1721.

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Mrs. KATHERINE PHILIPS,

The celebrated Orinda, was daughter of John Fowles of Bucklersbury, a
merchant in London. She was born in the parish of St. Mary Wool
Church, 1631. Mr. Aubrey tells us, (in a MS. of his in Mr. Ashmole's
study, No. 18. Vol. 23.) that she had the early part of her education
from her cousin Mrs. Blacker. At eight years old she was removed to a
school at Hackney, and soon made great improvements under the care of
Mrs. Salmon; so great that whoever reads the account that Mr. Aubrey
gives of her at that time of her life, will consider her succeeding
progress to be no more than what might be naturally expected from such
indications of genius. He tells us, 'that she was very apt to learn,
and made verses when she was at school; that she devoted herself to
religious duties when she was very young; that she would then pray by
herself an hour together; that she had read the bible through before
she was full five years old; that she could say, by heart, many
chapters and passages of scripture; was a frequent hearer of sermons,
which she would bring away entire in her memory.'

The above is extracted from Mr. Ballard's account of the Ladies of
Great Britain, who have been celebrated for their writings; and serves
to shew the early piety of this amiable lady, who lived to be
distinguished for her ripened understanding.--She became afterwards a
perfect mistress of the French tongue, and learned the Italian under
the tuition of her ingenious and worthy friend Sir Charles Cotterel.
She was instructed in the Presbyterian principles, which it appears by
her writings, she deserted, as soon as her reason was strong enough to
exert itself in the examination of religious points. She warmly
embraced the royal interest, and upon many occasions was a strenuous
advocate for the authority of the established church.

She was married to James Philips of the Priory of Cardigan, Esq; about
the year 1647. By this gent