Collection of poems and letters by David Garrick's admirers and members of his circle [manuscript] 18th-19th century.

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Collection of poems and letters by David Garrick's admirers and members of his circle [manuscript] 18th-19th century.

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Collection of admiring verses and letters by David Garrick's fans and friends, many addressed to him and others written after his death, including several epitaphs. Several interesting 18th century Neo-Latin poems. Also, several letters addressed to Garrick. Most items are undated and, with the exception of the correspondence, unsigned. Includes poems by David Garrick (mostly copies in other hands), A.M. Barbauld, Richard Berenger, William Cadogan, Charles Feilding, Theophilus Forrest, George Keate, George Lyttelton, Hannah More, and William Powell. Manuscript copies of Pleasant conceits, or some select epigrams by John Taylor and a song from William Burnaby's Modish husband. Letters to Garrick are from Cadogan, Thomas Kynaston, and Herbert Wilde. Also, a letter to Garrick's dog Biddy from "an odd dog" (presumably George Keate, author of a poem addressed to Biddy) and a copy of a letter from Hannah More to G.F. Beltz.

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More, Hannah, 1745-1833

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Hannah More, one of five sisters, taught at her family's school in Bristol, England. She became prominent in London's Bluestocking circle from 1774 onward, and was also a friend of Samuel Johnson. Her work soon moved from poetry and drama to the production of numerous popular religious books and tracts. In 1789, she moved to Mendip, Somerset, where she and her sister Patty founded several schools. In 1801, she and her sisters moved to the Barley Wood estate in nearby Wrington. From t...

Powell, William, 1762-1812

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Lyttelton, George Lyttelton, Baron, 1709-1773

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Lyttelton was an English Whig statesman and writer. Montagu (1720-1800) was an English writer and one of the first Bluestockings. From the description of Baron George Lyttelton letters to Elizabeth Robinson Montagu, 1756-1783. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 612761573 From the guide to the Baron George Lyttelton letters to Elizabeth Robinson Montagu, 1756-1783., (Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University) George Lyttelton, 1st Baron Lyt...

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...

Barbauld, Mrs. (Anna Letitia), 1743-1825

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Anna Letitia Barbauld, née Aikin, English poet and essayist. Her first book of poems, published before her marriage, was a critical and popular success, but she came to be better known for her works on the teaching of infants. She was among the circle of radical intellectuals gathered around her publisher, Joseph Johnson, which also included the likes of Joanna Baillie, George Dyer, Maria Edgeworth, William Godwin, and Henry Crabb Robinson. From the description of Anna Letitia Barba...

Kynaston, Thomas

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Epithet: Reverend British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000753.0x0003ce Epithet: of Manchester British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000753.0x0003cd Epithet: of H Cooper and Partners British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000753.0x0003cc ...

Goldberg, Jerry

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Forrest, Theodosius, 1728-1784

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Theodosius Forrest, a lawyer, was an amateur artist, songwriter and poet, and a friend of Hogarth and Garrick. He wrote the well-known "The Roast Beef of Old England". There is a short account of his life in the Dictionary of National Biography, but see especially David Eley, "Poems, Songs and Translations by Theodosius Forrest", University of Leeds M.A. dissertation, 1985. From the guide to the Poems, songs and translations etc., by T. F., 1770-1779, (GB 206 Leeds University Library...

Wilde, Herbert, fl. 1766

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Cadogan, William, 1711-1797

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Garrick, Eva Maria, 1724-1822

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Eva Garrick was the wife of British actor David Garrick. From the description of Letters from various correspondents, 1775-1821. (Harvard University, Wadsworth House). WorldCat record id: 70316245 From the description of Letters from various correspondents, 1775-1821. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 612375098 Wife of David Garrick. From the description of Autograph note in third person : Adelphi, to "three dear and good friends", [after 1814] J...

Beltz, George Frederick, 1777-1841

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Beltz was an English author and herald. From the description of Letters concerning the estate of Eva Marie Violetti Garrick, 1822-1824. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 612375117 George Frederick Beltz (1777-1841), Lancaster herald, was employed for many years in the office of the Garter king of arms. He became gentleman usher of the scarlet rod of the order of the Bath, and Brunswick herald in 1814. In 1813 he was secretary to the mission sent to inves...

Berenger, Richard, 1719 or 1720-1782

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Feilding, Charles John, 1761-

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Rackett, Thomas, 1756-1840

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Taylor, John, 1580-1653

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Keate, George, 1729-1797

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Burnaby, William, 1672 or 1673-1706

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