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 63 HENRY DE LA MAIN, A Musical composer of some celebrity, was a native of Cork, and was for many years organist of the cathedral of that city, where his church music is very generally per formed. He composed also many songs and light pieces, few of which have met the public eye, as they were not printed for sale. He died about the year 1798, and was much regretted. PATRICK DELANY, A clengy MAN who arrived at considerable eminence in his day, as an impressive and eloquent preacher, and whose writings on practical moral duties establish a just claim to the respect of posterity. His father had served as a servant in the family of Sir John Rennel, an Irish judge; and afterwards rented a small farm, probably to the end of his life; for when the son had arrived to opulent circum stances, and consulted his friend, the celebrated Dean Swift, how he might promote the happiness of his parents, he received from him the very sound and judicious advice not to remove them from the sphere of life to which they had till so late a period been accustomed, but to contri bute whatever could make them comfortable in it. Our author was born in 1686, and received in his youth a good grammatical education, but in what place, and under whom, is not now known. At a proper age he entered Trinity College as a sizer; he went through his academical studies with reputation; took his degrees; was elected first junior fellow, and afterwards senior fellow of his college. He uniformly recommended himself by h i s dili gence, moral conduct, and good sense. He became cele brated a s a preacher, and was i n such reputation a s a tutor, that from his pupils, his senior fellowship, and a l l i t s per quisites, h e i s supposed t o have derived a n income o f about 900l. o r 1000l. a year. At this time h e became acquainted with Dean Swift, and i n n o small degree gained his favour.