At Rugby, on Joseph Cave, Dr. Hawksworth, wrote:—
Near this place lies the body of
Joseph Cave,
Late of this parish;
Who departed this life Nov. 18, 1747,
Aged 79 years.
He was placed by Providence in a humble station; but industry abundantly supplied the wants of nature, and temperance blest him with content and wealth. As he was an affectionate father, he was made happy in the decline of life by the deserved eminence of his eldest son,
Edward Cave,
who, without interest, fortune, or connection, by the native force of his own genius, assisted only by a classical education, which he received at the Grammar School of this town, planned, executed, and established a literary work called
The Gentleman’s Magazine,
whereby he acquired an ample fortune, the whole of which devolved to his family.
Here also lies
The body of William Cave,
second son of the said Joseph Cave, who died May 2, 1757, aged 62 years, and who, having survived his elder brother,
Edward Cave,