ous, and some of her writings were published in Edinboro' after
her death.

Mr. Prince's life, aside from his domestic afflictions, seems to have
flowed on in peaceful paths, that ran their quiet course between the
hardships of the early years of the colonies and the rising passions and
frequent strifes that reigned, particularly in New England, for years
before the Revolutionary war. His whole nature, tuned to harmony and
peaceful avocations, developed in its proper channel. The comparative
quiet of the first half of the eighteenth century permitted a thorough
devotion to his allotted pursuits. His forty years' pastorate in Boston
left their trace of love and good-will in seed which can never be
destroyed, and his indefatigable industry and painstaking perseverance
are lessons that could be of benefit to all generations.

He inherited a large property from his father. Beside other lands,
acquired and inherited, he owned the tract which is covered by the town
of Princeton, including Wachusett mountain, the town deriving its name
from him. In the Boylston Mansion at Princeton, there is a beautiful
crayon portrait of Mrs. Sarah Gill, his daughter, executed by Copley.
There is also a fine tall clock, which belonged to Mr. Prince, in the
possession of Mrs. Addison Denny, at Leicester. Mr. Prince brought it
with him from England in 1717; the whole case is in raised Japanese
work, and the face decorations very elaborate. It was made by Thomas
Wagstaffe, of London, and his descendants still make clocks at the same
shop, by hand and under the same name.

Mr. Prince died in 1757, after a year's illness, at seventy-two years of
age. The _Weekly Gazette_ said, in announcing his death: "His
performances in pulpit evidence a vast compass of thought, a sublime
imagination, a great faith and zeal. In printed composures there is a
fertility of invention, correctness of sentiment, sprightliness of
expression, that must delight every reader, and transmit his name to
posterity in the most advantageous light. His private life was amiable
and exemplary, adorned with grace and virtues. A useful member of civil
society. His consort has lost an affectionate husband; his only
surviving daughter, a tender father; his servants, an indulgent master;
his acquaintances, a kind, condescending friend; his church, an
enlightened and vigilant pastor; his country, a zealous advocate of
civil and religious liberty. Took farewell to this world with humbl