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Credit: Sales catalogue: Sotheby's. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![Lor 266A—continued. Madlle. Clairon, the celebrated tragic actress, and discusses Preville, the comedian. Sets out for I.yons, and from there to Chambrey, Aiguebelle, Mount Cenis, Turin, where mention is made of several fine pictures that appealed to him, Milan and Genoa. Then follows a list of books purchased by him in Italy. Following on the Journal are the following superb Autograph Manuscripts ; STRATFORD-ON-AVON. Address given after the performance of the Ode at the Shakespear Jubilee, 1769, 14 pp., wherein he pays tribute to the geuius of Shakespeare : The name of Shakespeare ever will be dear, While joy shali smile, and sorrow drop ye tear. While beauty charms, He charms—-not only you, Whom now the Glory of this Day we view, Your Daughter’s Daughters shall confess his Pow’r, Till language fail, or time shall be no more ; Shall on his cause enraptur’d judges sit, And Beauty ever prove the Patroness of Wit. [See FRONTISPIECE], TASTE, an interesting Poem of 103 lines, with a draft for same, 12 pp. The whole neatly inlaid with illustrations inserted, and bound in a 4to album, morocco, with David Garrick’s book-plate. *.* A VOLUME OF SURPASSING INTEREST. 267 Tar CHATSWORTH SPORTSMEN, Auto. Sonnet, 1 p. 4to, dated Septr. 6th, 1776: The Sportsmen of Chatsworth consulted which way Each Partridge that ’scaped might be killed ye next day When you aim, said his Grace, at a bird in It’s flight, You may open each eye, or may shut up the right, But Poyntz with much honesty gave up his skill, For shutting both eyes, was the way not to kill: Lord Althrop believing the Birds in some plot, The Partridge He killed was beheaded, not shot. In the heat of debate, wth a sweet-smiling face, . Pray what must I do Sir? half-whispered her Grace, It J too for shooting, should have a desire, Take aim with my right eye, or left when I fire? With either, or both—nay your Grace wth much ease, May with half an Eye, kill whenever you please. DEG. with fine wax seal [See ILLUSTRATION. | 268 CoMMON PLACE Book, containing various Auto. Verses, 36 pp. sm. Svo, sewed. They consist, in the main, of bitter verses against the Earl of Warwick, whom Garrick accused of lacking in hospi- tality when he visited Warwick Castle : To my Lord W—-—k upon his Reception of me at his Castle, 3 verses](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b31650405_0050.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
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