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186 William Smith, one of the greateſt men of his profeſſion, and of whom Mr. Booth always ſpoke in raptures. It is a misfortune that we can give no particular account of the perſon this excellent inſcription referred to, but it is probable he was of a good family, ſince he was a Barriſter at Law of Gray’s-Inn, before he quitted that profeſſion for the ſtage.

The inſcription is as follows,

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