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MISS ELIZABETH SMITH.
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applicable—"The more talents and good qualities we have received, the more humble we ought to be, because we have the less merit in doing right."

She was buried at Hawkeshead, where a white marble tablet is inscribed:—

In Memory of
ELIZABETH,
Eldest Daughter of George Smith,
Of Coniston, Esq.
She died August the 7th, aged 29.
she possessed great talents,
exalted virtues,
and humble piety.