[201] 'Betty Canning:' a woman who pretended, in 1753, that she had
been confined in a garret by a gypsy woman, for twenty-seven days,
with scarcely any food, but turned out to be an impostor.
[202] 'Fisher's:' Catherine Fisher, better known by the name of Kitty
Fisher, a courtezan of great beauty.
[203] 'Lennox:' Mrs Arabella Lennox, the author of some pleasing
novels, and a friend of Dr Johnson's. See Boswell and Hawkins.
[204] 'Lauder's;' William Lauder, the notorious forger and interpolator
of Milton, detected by Dr Douglas, Bishop of Salisbury.
[205] 'Polypheme:' Johnson, who at first took Lauder's side. See
Boswell.
[206] 'Fanny:' the supposed ghost.
[207] 'Pride's command:' The Countess-Duchess of Northumberland was
celebrated for the splendour of her parties.
[208] 'Nine knocks:' a curious anticipation of modern spirit-rappings!
[209] 'Immane Pomposo:' Dr Johnson; 'humane,' referring to Virgil's
_'Monstrum horrendum immane_;' and ridiculing Dr J.'s Latinisms.
[210] 'C----'s:' not known.
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