Poetical Works by Charles Churchill
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[20] 'A youth:' Robert Lloyd, the friend and imitator of Churchill--an
ingenious but improvident person, who died of grief at his friend's death, in 1764. [21] 'Foster:' Sir Michael Foster, one of the puisne judges of the Court of King's Bench. [22] 'Ode:' alluding to Mason's Ode to Memory. [23] 'Havard:' William Havard, an amiable man, but mediocre actor, of the period. [24] 'Davies:' Thomas Davies, a bookseller, actor, and author. See Boswell. [25] 'Holland:' Holland, a pupil and imitator of Mr Garrick. [26] 'King:' Thomas King, a voluble and pert but clever actor. [27] 'Yates:' Yates had a habit of repeating his words twice or thrice over, such as 'Hark you, hark you.' [28] 'Tom Errand:' Tom Errand and Clincher, two well-known dramatic characters--a Clown and a coxcomb. [29] 'Woodward:' Henry Woodward, comic actor of much power of face. [30] 'Kitely:' Kitely, in Johnson's 'Every Man in his Humour,' was a favourite character of Garrick's. |
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