Autograph poems (fragments) by David Garrick [manuscript], ca. 1768?

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Autograph poems (fragments) by David Garrick [manuscript], ca. 1768?

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Poem beginning "I wish his heart ... " is entitled Greville. Probably refers to his untoward visit to Warwick Castle in 1768. Poem beginning "D-n all your heathen deities ... " is probably related to or part of a rough draft for A loose paraphrase of the 30th ode of the first book of Horace ... to Colonel Hale, beginning Quit for a while the soldier's trade [Knapp 94a]. Cf. the versions in Y.d.121.

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Brooke, Francis Greville, Earl, 1719-1773

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Hale, Bernard, 1725?-1798

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Garrick, David, 1717-1779

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David Garrick was raised in Lichfield, England, and became a leading actor, playwright and theatrical producer in London. From 1747 to 1776, he was a partner in the Drury Lane Theatre. From the description of Papers, 1749-1778. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 85213417 David Garrick, English actor and playwright. Garrick frequently invested in land, and in 1756 he bought a large estate in Hendon, northwest of London. There is no evidence that Garrick ever lived at H...