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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.
[31] 'Obrien:' a small actor; originally a fencing-master.


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