human
The grandmother, née Jane Brettell, is described as
gpt
but her portrait suggests a more charitable verdict. Spencer's paternal grandfather was a schoolmaster, a
human
somewhat oppressed by life, and
gpt
If, when a newspaper was being read aloud, there came an account of something cruel or very unjust, he would exclaim:
human
Stop, stop, I can't bear it! Of this sensitive temperament his illustrious grandson had a large share. The most notable of the four grandparents was Catherine Spencer, née Taylor,
gpt
human
Born in 1758 and marrying in 1786, when nearly 28, she had eight children, led a very active life, and lived till 1843: dying at the age of 84 in possession of all her faculties. A personal follower of John Wesley, intensely religious, indefatigably unselfish, combining unswerving integrity with uniform good temper and affection,
gpt
Her grandson has said that