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cus múcription, “IL DIVINO ARTTING," and on the reveri, is kad band of reprefened, inting on a throne, receiving mine Aross crowned heads. His poems, happig retné, by the counts of commporary writers, would fcandalize the muË proved modern debauchee, and put libertinim iief or of wowe. Juko Romano, reputed the fire paimer of 1 about the year 1525, with equal profigacy, profirmed is art, and made drawings for twemy engravings, adapted to Aretin's licentions and opprobrious conceptions, for which the divine reformer of manners, in his turn, composed explanatory. fonnets infcribed underneath on the plates, meritorionly carfigned to the melting Pot.

We have it elsewhere recorded, that Frederick Gonzaga, Marquis of Mantua, informed of the capacity of Jade Romant the favourite difciple of Raphael, proved a munificent patron to him, on his elcaps from Rome to that city. His good fortune, the hiftorian obferves, conducted him thither; for having made the defigns of twenty-five very obfeene prints, which were engraved by Marco Antonio, another capital artist. in his way, to which the Aretin had adapted fo many fonnets, he would have met condign punishment, if he had been afterwards difcovered in the Capital. The feverity with which

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Marco Antonio was treated is a proof thereof. The engraver, who acted but as an inftrument at the devotion of the other two, was imprisoned, where he suffered extremely, and had moft certainly loft his life, if the cardinal of Medicis and Baccio Bandinelli had not interposed and exerted their credit to fave him. The moderns, who flatter themselves in the tone of pre-eminence, may hence be instructed, that, tho' in other times, genius and talents were refpected, offences against decency and good morals were not suffered with impunity.

Page 45,-PERFORMED AT CARTON, &c.-Carton, in the county of Kildare, the feat of the Duke of Leinster.-This prologue was written and spoken by the Rev. Dean Marlay (the present Lord Bishop of Clonfert) who performed Locket ; the rest of the dramatis perfonæ as follows,

Macheath, Captain Morris.

Peachum, Ld. Charlemont, Lucy, Lady Louifa Conolly.

Verfe 13. Vincent, &c.-Mrs. Vincent (formerly Mifs Burchell) a celebrated finger in London.

Verfe 14. Tuneful Brent, &c.—(Afterwards Mrs. Pinto) of Drury-lane, famous for playing Polly, and fo followed in that and other characters, that she was to the company a Garrick in her line, and drew houfes even when he failed-can it be credited, that, previous to this, the Goths and Vandals of Aungier-ftreet and Smock-alley, hiffed her off the stage, and could never be induced to tolerate her, notwithstanding her good character and almost miraculous powers?-O fhame, where is thy blush ?!

Page 47-PERFORMED AT CASTLE TOWN, &c.-fee table of contents.

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Page 54-PERFORMED BY YOUNG GENTLEMEN, &c.-fee - table of contents.

Page 71, verfe 32. And your attefting tears, Sc.-fee table

of contents.

Page 73.-REPRESENTED AT LADY BORROWES's, &c.-fee preface.

Page 74, verfe 28. Run wild Bravures, -un Aria di bravura, &c. rumbling airs, with their divifions and fubdivifions equally confounding words, fense and melody; hurrying with headlong rapidity, like racers in full fpeed, to the final cadence alike unconnected, tortured and extravagant, to which our moderns, composers, performers and amateurs, feem incorrigibly devoted- See Tosi on the florid fong.

Page 77, verfe 118. Shore did I fay?- -a novice, c. The getting up of this play was suggested by Mrs. L—————, who, not long before had gratified her friends in the performance of Matilda (Lady Randolph) in Douglas-Jane Shore was a favourite part, which she chose for herself, and rehearsed several times preparatory to the performance; the day for which was fixed, the company invited, and the necessary arrangements made; but, confiderations of health intervening, she afterwards declined. At her instance and the repeated folicitations of some refpected friends, particularly Lady Borrowes, as the cafe then ftood in a very awkward predicament, the young lady in queftion, was prevailed on to wave her objections and supply Mrs. L's place, which fhe, notwithstanding reluctantly, hazarded at a very fhort notice indeed, as she had not the smallest previous conception of the event, and had the entire part and of courfe every thing requifite on the emergency to prepare.

Page 79.-ANIMATION OF HARLEQUIN, &c.-fee table of contents-Note page 84-The custom of giving names to fwords, &c. however ftrange it may appear, was common with

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the heroes and writers of romance. Thus Afcalon is the name of St. George's fword in the feven Champions; Durindana of Orlando's in Ariofto, and in Spenser Arthur's fword is called Mordure. In Jeffrey of Monmouth's British Hiftory, and in the romance of King Arthur, his sword is called Caliburn; his fhield or banner alfo, in the old writers, has the appellation of Pridwen, and his Spear, Roan.

Page IQI. PROLOGUE TO THE TRAGEDY or EpwINA, &c. The story of this Tragedy is taken from the latter part of Julia de Roubigne, a novel by Mackenzie; and was well received at Crow-street, where it was orignally represented. The author, Mr. Michael Fitz-Gerald of Harold's Crofs, near Dublin, is a young gentleman of the law, a good scholar, pleafing in conversation, of an amiable character and affable deportment. He is of worthy extraction, honoured in his connections and to his connections an honour. His Name might entitle him to diftinction; but he has better claims; the name is a plume of small Importance in the Cap of Merit.

Page 133. TITLE, &c.

THE MOURNERS:

A SKETCH FROM LIFE.

In Memory of

His Excellency CHARLES MANNERS,

DUKE OF RUTLAND,

Late Lord Lieutenant of Ireland.

But yesterday the word of Cæfar might

Have stood against the world; now there he lies,

And none fo poor to do him reverence.

Shakspeare's Julius Cæfar.

DUBLIN:

Printed by R. MARCHBANK, No. II, DAME-STREET.

MDCCLXXXVII.

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PREFACE

PREFACE and NOTES to the FIRST EDITION.

The untimely removal of our late gracious Chief Governour, and fome extraordinary circumstances of inattention and apparent disrespect attending that melancholy event, gave occasion to the following stanzas. Strongly interested for the honour of the community of which the writer boasts himself a member, he was hurt at the idea of an imputation unworthy of it; and could not forbear giving way to his feelings. The death of a Lord Lieutenant was a new and ftriking incident in Irish story; and if at so awful a crifis fome unreflecting individuals forgot themselves, or were fo remifs in their duty, the misconduct of a few, however deserving reprehenfion, ought not to be charged as a reflection upon the nation at large, which has ever been esteemed brave, generous and humane. The indis putable evidences of forrow observed through all ranks and defcriptions of people during the proceffion, did honour to the national character: a feverer reproof to negligence and supinenefs than any that could be pointed by the pen of fatire, and fufficient to filence, if any thing could filence, the busy tongue of enmity and detraction.

At the time of paying this fmall tribute of respect to the memory of the Duke of Rutland, it was not known who was to fucceed him; the nation has fince enjoyed the full completion of its wishes in the auspicious return of the Marquis of Buckingham, our present active and applauded Viceroy.

This little production, foon after it was written, found its way into one of the evening papers; it is now republished in a better and more correct form, and a price fet upon it for the purpose of affording fome temporary relief to three indigent fufferers of the weaker fex, whose pretenfions to the affistance of the benevolent and humane may be feen in a subsequent note, by which it may also be perceived, the intention is not wholly unconnected with the fubject.

Graften-freet, November 22, 1787.

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