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 460 CHANDLER. Inglorious praise, though Judgment's self admir'd, Those wanton strains which Virtue blush'd to hear; While painper'd passion from the scene retir'd, With wilder rage to urge his fierce career." In 1761, her dramatic works were collected together, and printed in three volumes 12mo. and is at present a scarce book. She was also authoress of several copies of verses on divers subjects and occasions, and many inge- nous letters, entitled, “Letters of wit, Politics, and Morality," which were collected and published by Mr. Boyer. EDWARD CHANDLER. This pious and learned prelate was the son of Samuel Chandler, Esq. of the city of Dublin, by his wife, Eliza- beth (whose maiden name was Calvert), and was born in that city, but in what year has not been mentioned, and received his academical education at Emanuel college, Cambridge, where, at the early age of twenty-five, he became master of arts, was ordained priest, and made chap- lain to Lloyd, Bishop of Winchester in 1693. He was made prebendary of Pipa Minor, 97th April, 1697, and was afterwards canon of Litchfield and Worcester. He was nominated to the bishopric of Litchfield on the 5th of Sep- tember, 1717, and consecrated in the November following at Lambeth. From which see he was translated to that of Durham, on the 5th of November, 1730, and- it was then rumoured, that he gave the sum of 9000l. for this opulent see; but this assertion was not credited. He enjoyed this bishopric for a period of about twenty years, and died on the 20th of July, 1750, at his house in Grosvenor square, of the stone, several large ones being found in his body when opened. He was buried at Farnham Royal, in the county of Bucks. During the time he was bishop of Durham, he gave 50/. towards augmenting Monkevear- mouth living; also the sum of 200/, to purchase a house for the minister of Stockton, and 2000. to be laid out in a purchase for the benefit of clergymen's widows in the