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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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