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fure, our author received the after-ftroke of the Pupil of Pleafure, (wherein all his Lordship's fimulating maxims were pointedly perfonified, and practically exploded) fo, in military tranfactions, now that we are glutted with politics, he marks out to us the tracts of human blood in fo new and moving a manner, in colourings fo bold, and in language fo eloquent, that pity feems to take part with policy; and the ftruggles of the patriot and the parent, the lover, and the hero, alternately plead before us.

In juftice to fo remarkable and novel a performance, as happily conceived as ingenioufly executed, we have already extended our comment beyond the ufual length, and muft, therefore, poftpone any specimen of the work till our next Review; although, not wholly to disappoint our readers' expectations, we fhall prefent them with fome verfes written by the hero, Mr. Hammond, to Emma Corbett, with a present of fome PENS, given by the former previous to his going abroad. As they are detached, they will not interfere with any future extracts which we may be tempted to make; at the fame time that we perfuade ourselves that our readers will not be unthankful for our infertion of thefe.

Verfes from Mr. Hammond to Emma, with a prefent of fome Pensy given at parting.

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The Poetical Works of Oliver Goldsmith, M. B. now first collected with an Account of the Life and Writings of the Author, in 2 vols. Rivington, &c.

The collector of the pieces now before us is T. Evans, bookfeller in the Strand, who, like moft Editors, is very lavish in his encomiurns on the merit of his author, and does not fcruple to place him in the first rank of the poets of the prefent age. In order to juftify this extraordinary declaration he has written, or rather enlarged, memoirs formerly written, of Dr. Goldfmith, as he was out of courtesy called by his friends, for he certainly never had the diploma of doctor, nor was he ever admitted to adminifter physic to any of his own fpecies. In thefe memoirs the only new

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circumftances which we learn, are that young Goldsmith was admitted in Trinity college Dublin, as a fizer or fervitor to wait upon the other ftudents at their meals; that he travelled through fome parts of Europe as a beggar, depending upon the powers of his flute for an eleemofinary meal; that his brother, who was as poor and hopeless as himself, gave up fame and fortune," which he never poffeffed, and retired with an amiable wife to an income of forty pounds a year; that "bis mind" (the Doctor's) not he, an entire franger in London, was filled with the most gloomy apprehenfions, in confequence of his embaraffed fituation; and that "the publication of his Traveller, his Vicar of Wakefield, and his Hiftory of England, was followed by the performance of his comedy of the Good-natured Man, and placed him in the first rank of the poets of the prefent age." How the publication of his Vicar of Wakefield, and his Hiftory of England, followed by the performance of his Good-natured Man, could give him this rank we are at a lofs to determine; but we believe that Mr. Evans, being but a young author and a bookseller, was enlightened by the hopes of procuring a good fale of his good Doctor's works.

Befides all thefe wonders, we find that in a fit of poetical phrenzy he affaulted, in his own house, a certain bookseller, who unfortunately deranged a little the economy of his brain, and would perhaps have totally demolished it, had it not been for the kind, and timely interpofition, of our much lamented co-adjutor, the late Dr. Kenrick, who, though attacked publicly and wantonly in the Chapter Coffee-houfe by Mr. Goldfmith, in a conversation with a gentleman well known in the literary world, and without any antecedent provocation, had ftill enough of the milk of human kindness in him to rescue our author from the fiery violence of his infulted antagonist. And here let us do juftice to a character that has been little understood, but much traduced. The late Dr. Kenrick, who had much acquired knowledge and more original genius, was not unconscious of his own fuperior talents, and could not. eafily fubmit to affronts from perfons whom he felt his inferiors as men, however prejudicial to his intereft retaliation might prove. Accordingly, when he became the fubject of abuse to Mr. Goldsmith, he could not help occafionally expreffing his contempt for an author, whofe writings, converfation and perfon, fo naturally excited ridicule; and who was acceptable in fome literary focieties only because he was the conftant object of laughter.

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The fame obfervation is applicable to his difpute with Mr. Garrick, who, though a great actor and a wit, had his weak fide, and could not endure Dr, Kenrick, because he was fuperior to that adulation, which the ears of his fcenick majefty had been accustomed to hear. Far be it from us to attempt an entire juftification either of Dr. Kenrick or Mr. Garrick in their quarrel. We know that each was too hot and choleric, and allowed his refentment to exceed the bounds of moderation and decorum, We fhall only remark that, as it was in Mr. Garrick's power to do an affential injury to his antagonist in theatrical matters, it is no wonder that Dr. Kenrick's breaft was enflamed with the fpirit of retaliation. The abfurd predilection discovered by Mr. Garrick for the infamous author of fome pitiful operas, afforded but too colourable a pretext for the attack. It is not that we credit the whispers of the day on that head, or that we think that from his long ftay on the fouth of the Alps he had contracted the Italian vice. Notwithstanding his connection with Italians we never looked on the late Rofcious as very claffical; and it would be very unfortunate, if neglecting their perfections he fhould have adopted the moft deteftable of their imperfections as his own. He is no more; peace be to his manes. With all his defects, and he had many, we fhall not eafily look upon his like again,

Dr. Kenrick is here faid to have afked pardon of Mr, Garrick in the public Newspapers. This is a mifrepresen tation; for the fubftance of his declaration was that he meant nothing perfonal, and that the whole was intended as a mere jeu d'efprit. The Editor fays that the Doctor in a conversation with him, declared that he did it only to plague the fellow,' and that the Editor never more converfed with fuch a man.' But who will pay much attention to a pragmatical Editor, who, in order to tarnish the memory of the deceased, betrays private converfation? If we may ufe a vulgar proverb, we would advise Mr. Evans, before he throws ftones at the windows of another's house, to confider that his own is made of glafs. Is he fure that his character is fo immaculate as to render his company defirable; or that the caufe of his having never afterwards converfed with Dr. Kenrick did not proceed more from the Doctor's than from his antipathy?

Let us return to Mr. Evans's Memoirs of Goldsmith; from which we learn that he was fubject to fits of defpondence and gaming, with the arts of which he was very little acquainted

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