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Catharine Talbot
The Works of the Late Miss Catharine Talbot, an Editorial Volume Associated with Elizabeth Carter Editorial unit 2
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What prevented Mrs. Carter from adding to her beloved friend's works,, her own testimony to her character and her conduct through life ; whether it was by the request of Mrs. Talbot who was then living, or whether such a desire had been expressed by the deceased lady, can not now be known. Whatever the cause might be, it could have no operation beyond her life ; and it seems to be fulfilling a duty to society, to shew that the virtues of her character were not inferior to the excellencies of her writings ; that there was no discord between her conduct and her opinions ; and that the strict attention to the duties of the Gospel which she so strongly recommended to others, was not less enforced adorned by her own example V/ATHARINE TALBOT was born in the month of May, 1720. She was the only child, and born five months after her father's decease, of Edward Talbot, second son to William, Bishop of Salisbury, and afterwards of Durham, and younger brother to Charles, first Lord Talbot. Her mother was daughter to the Rev. George Martyn, Prebendary of Lincoln It does not appear that Mr. Edward Talbot was brought up to any profession, unless he was either in the church, or designed for it ; which an expression in the Bishop of London's life of Archbishop Seeker rather seems to in timate. If however this was the case, he had
French AI-generated translation, non-official
Codex gpt-5.6-sol · Non-official working translation · 2026-09-11
Ce qui empêcha Mme Carter d’ajouter aux œuvres de son amie bien-aimée son propre témoignage sur son caractère et sa conduite tout au long de sa vie, que ce fût à la demande de Mme Talbot, alors encore vivante, ou parce que la défunte elle-même avait exprimé ce désir, ne peut plus être connu. Quelle qu’en ait été la cause, elle ne pouvait produire d’effet au-delà de sa vie. Il semble que ce soit remplir un devoir envers la société que de montrer que les vertus de son caractère n’étaient pas inférieures aux qualités de ses écrits, qu’il n’existait aucune discordance entre sa conduite et ses opinions, et que l’attention rigoureuse aux devoirs de l’Évangile qu’elle recommandait si fortement aux autres n’était pas moins imposée et embellie par son propre exemple. CATHARINE TALBOT naquit au mois de mai 1720. Elle était fille unique et vint au monde cinq mois après la mort de son père, Edward Talbot, second fils de William, évêque de Salisbury puis de Durham, et frère cadet de Charles, premier lord Talbot. Sa mère était fille du révérend George Martyn, prébendier de Lincoln. Il ne semble pas qu’Edward Talbot ait été préparé à quelque profession, à moins qu’il n’appartînt à l’Église ou ne se destinât à elle, ce qu’une expression employée par l’évêque de Londres dans sa Vie de l’archevêque Secker paraît plutôt laisser entendre. Si tel était toutefois le cas, il n’avait
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