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[46] 'Ross:' a Scotchman, dissipated in his habits.
[47] 'Statira:' Ross's Statira was Mrs Palmer, the daughter of Mrs
Pritchard.
[48] 'Macklin:' Charles Macklin, _alias_ M'Laughlin, good in such
characters as Shylock, &c.; no tragedian; a lecturer on elocution;
coarse in features.
[49] 'Sheridan:' father of Richard Brinsley. See Boswell and Moore.
[50] 'Islington:' the new river.
[51] 'Rolt:' a drudge to the booksellers, who plagiarised Akenside's
'Pleasures of Imagination,' and was a coadjutor with Christopher
Smart in the 'Universal Visitor.' See Boswell.
[52] 'Lun:' Mr John Rich, the manager of Covent Garden and Lincoln's
Inn Fields Theatre, called Lun for his performance of Harlequin; famous
for pantomimes.
[53] 'Clive:' Catherine Clive, a celebrated comic actress, of very
diversified powers; 'a better romp' than Jonson 'ever saw in nature.'
[54] 'Pope:' a pleasing protege of Mrs Clive.
[55] 'Vincent:' Mrs Vincent, a tolerable actress and a fine singer.
[56] 'Arne:' a fine musician, but no writer.


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