refused to yield to the award; and, by the help of Millar the
bookseller, published all that he could find, but with success very
much below his expectation.

In 1775[sic], his masque of Britannia was acted at Drury Lane, and
his tragedy of Elvira in 1763; in which year he was appointed keeper
of the book of entries for ships in the port of London. In the
beginning of the last war, when the nation was exasperated by ill
success, he was employed to turn the public vengeance upon Byng, and
wrote a letter of accusation under the character of a "Plain Man."
The paper was with great industry circulated and dispersed; and he,
for his seasonable intervention, had a considerable pension bestowed
upon him, which he retained to his death. Towards the end of his
life he went with his wife to France; but after a while, finding his
health declining, he returned alone to England, and died in April,
1765. He was twice married, and by his first wife had several
children. One daughter, who married an Italian of rank named
Cilesia, wrote a tragedy called Almida, which was acted at Drury
Lane. His second wife was the daughter of a nobleman's steward, who
had a considerable fortune, which she took care to retain in her own
hands. His stature was diminutive, but he was regularly formed; his
appearance, till he grew corpulent, was agreeable, and he suffered
it to want no recommendation that dress could give it. His
conversation was elegant and easy. The rest of his character may,
without injury to his memory, sink into silence. As a writer, he
cannot be placed in any high class. There is no species of
composition in which he was eminent. His dramas had their day, a
short day, and are forgotten: his blank verse seems to my ear the
echo of Thomson. His "Life of Bacon" is known, as it is appended to
Bacon's volumes, but is no longer mentioned. His works are such as