favours I have received from Mr. COUTTS, have made an impression on my mind, which nothing can efface. I shall only add, that to you I DEDICATE the following Piece, in hopes of leaving (as long as any thing of mine can last) a PUBLIC MEMORIAL of the Esteem and Gratitude with which I have the honour to be,

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Garrick's birth-Account of his family-His

education at Litchfield, under Mr. Hun-

ter, at the grammar school-His early

love of plays-Acts Serjeant Kite when

eleven years old-Is sent to his uncle, a

merchant at Lisbon-Returns to Litch-

field, and is again placed at school with

Mr. Hunter Is removed thence, to finish

his education under Samuel Johnson, who

has opened an academy for young gen-

tlemen...

CHAP. II.

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Johnson tired of being a schoolmaster-Gar-

rick and he think of setting out for Lon-

don-Mr. Walmsley writes in favour of

Garrick to the Rev. Mr. Colson, master of

the school at Rochester-Mr. Walmsley's

second letter about Garrick, and also re-

commending Johnson, who is going to

London with a tragedy-Garrick and

Johnson arrive together in London-Gar-

rick is entered a student at Lincoln's Inn

-Goes to Mr. Colson's academy, but re-

turns soon-His uncle arrives from Lis-

bon, and dies in London, leaving a le-

gacy to his nephew-Garrick becomes a

wine-merchant, in partnership with his

brother-Death of Garrick's father-and

mother-Garrick now his own master-

Dissolves the partnership with his brother,

and determines to become an actor. Page 11

CHAP. III.

State of the stage-Garrick makes his first

appearance at Ipswich-His great success

Resolves to act in the following winter

on a London stage-Difficulties in his

way-Begins at Goodman's Fields-Ri-

chard III. his first part-The public see

him with astonishment-The people of

fashion go in crowds to Goodman's Fields

-Quin's sarcastic observation-Garrick's

Epigram in answer to him-The season

closes at Goodman's Fields, after a tide

of great success

CHAP. IV.

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Garrick invited to act in the summer months

on the Dublin stage He sets off in com-

pany with Mrs. Woffington-Her charac-

ter-Garrick's reception in Richard III.

King Lear, &c. &c.-An epidemic fever

in Dublin-On account of the crowded

audiences at the theatre, it was called the

Garrick fever-The name of Roscius given

to him there, in a copy of verses.. Page 34

CHAP. V.

Garrick engages with Fleetwood for the fol

lowing season at Drury-Lane-Meets

with universal applause in Lear, Richard,

and a variety of characters-He appears

for the first time in Hamlet-Some ac-

count of that play-Garrick's great suc-

cess in the part-Plays in Fielding's co-

medy of the Wedding Day-Acts Bayes in

the Rehearsal-Account of that play—

Garrick greatly admired in that character

He mimicks some of the principal ac-

tors of that day-The passages selected by

Garrick for that purpose. Page 40