In sober state, Through the sequestered vale of rural life, The venerable patriarch guileless held The tenor of his way. - Beilby Porteus

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In sober state,
Through the sequestered vale of rural life,
The venerable patriarch guileless held
The tenor of his way.

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About Beilby Porteus

Rt Rev Beilby Porteus, DD, Bishop of Chester and London (May 8, 1731 – May 13, 1809) was an Anglican reformer and leading abolitionist. He was the first Anglican in a position of authority to seriously challenge the Church's position on slavery.

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Alternative Names: Porteous Rt Rev Beilby Porteus, DD
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