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Anecdotes Of The Late Hugh Kelly.
some of his brethren were suffering under the lash of the . poet ' s pen- — f * They deserve it , " says Clarke ; " why do they suffer it ? " " And pray Mr Clarke , " says Churchill , looking him full m the face , " What would you ' do in such a case ? " " Cut your throat in the church , " was the answer . " Aye ! " says Churchill , snatching up a knife and fork which lay upon the tabic— " Aye ! " says Clarke ( dodetermined to have trial of
ing the same ) , " and as I see you are a skill now , you take the end of that cloth , and I'll take the other , and let ' s see which is the best man . " ' Clarke ' s manly manner of announcing himself , and the character he had of being as good as his word in all those cases , made our poet pause for some moments , when laying down the knife and fork , and stretching his hand across the table , " Clarke , " says he , " I believe you to be a very honest fellow ; I had no right to put such a question
to you , and I ask your pardon . " ' The reconciliation on the part of Clarke was instantly accepted of , and they spent the remainder of the nig ht in great harmony . _ Previous to Kelly ' s publication of the second part of Thespis , viz . " Striftures on the principal Performers belonging to Covent-Garden Theatre , " the theatrical part of the public , as well as the performers themselves not little anxious to know who he praisedor who
, were a , abu « ed In this state of suspence , and on the evening previous to publication , the publisher happened to drop in at the public room Queen ' * Arms St . Paul ' s Church-yard , where the booksellers , the wits , the neighbouring tradesmen , and others , used generally tp assemble Upon his entrance the company one and ail exclaimed , " Well , what says Thespis in his second part ? "
publisher , " as the first , except - case poor Ross , m really sorry for . " " Aye , of Ross ! " they replied , " what does he . say pf Ross ? do recolleft . " On this the publisher pulled out a proof sheet , ' yvhkh he happened tq have in his pocket , and read as follows : " Rpss , of various requisites possess'd , To grow to force—to rush upon the breast ; Tho' with a person finely form'd to please , JHc boasts each charm of ' elegaiice ami ease , And joins a voice as musically clear ,
As ever ppur'd , perhaps , upon tue ear ; Yet oft , thrpugh monftrpus negligence , will ftrike Bis warmeit friends with pity or dislike , And render doubtful , through a want of care , His very title to the ' name of . player . Tl _ p ? well appris'd this conduit must offend , Ke owns his fault , but never strives to mend ; Tho' the lain use of industry he sees
p , He hates a moment ' s trespass on his ease , ^ And lets mere chance conduit him ev ' ry night . Convinc'd of wrong , yet negligent of rightlience , who that fees him with a lii . lefs air Jr . Phocyas talk of madness and despair , Or marks his odious vacancy of eye Ev ' n on the fppt where Aribert must die ,
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Anecdotes Of The Late Hugh Kelly.
some of his brethren were suffering under the lash of the . poet ' s pen- — f * They deserve it , " says Clarke ; " why do they suffer it ? " " And pray Mr Clarke , " says Churchill , looking him full m the face , " What would you ' do in such a case ? " " Cut your throat in the church , " was the answer . " Aye ! " says Churchill , snatching up a knife and fork which lay upon the tabic— " Aye ! " says Clarke ( dodetermined to have trial of
ing the same ) , " and as I see you are a skill now , you take the end of that cloth , and I'll take the other , and let ' s see which is the best man . " ' Clarke ' s manly manner of announcing himself , and the character he had of being as good as his word in all those cases , made our poet pause for some moments , when laying down the knife and fork , and stretching his hand across the table , " Clarke , " says he , " I believe you to be a very honest fellow ; I had no right to put such a question
to you , and I ask your pardon . " ' The reconciliation on the part of Clarke was instantly accepted of , and they spent the remainder of the nig ht in great harmony . _ Previous to Kelly ' s publication of the second part of Thespis , viz . " Striftures on the principal Performers belonging to Covent-Garden Theatre , " the theatrical part of the public , as well as the performers themselves not little anxious to know who he praisedor who
, were a , abu « ed In this state of suspence , and on the evening previous to publication , the publisher happened to drop in at the public room Queen ' * Arms St . Paul ' s Church-yard , where the booksellers , the wits , the neighbouring tradesmen , and others , used generally tp assemble Upon his entrance the company one and ail exclaimed , " Well , what says Thespis in his second part ? "
publisher , " as the first , except - case poor Ross , m really sorry for . " " Aye , of Ross ! " they replied , " what does he . say pf Ross ? do recolleft . " On this the publisher pulled out a proof sheet , ' yvhkh he happened tq have in his pocket , and read as follows : " Rpss , of various requisites possess'd , To grow to force—to rush upon the breast ; Tho' with a person finely form'd to please , JHc boasts each charm of ' elegaiice ami ease , And joins a voice as musically clear ,
As ever ppur'd , perhaps , upon tue ear ; Yet oft , thrpugh monftrpus negligence , will ftrike Bis warmeit friends with pity or dislike , And render doubtful , through a want of care , His very title to the ' name of . player . Tl _ p ? well appris'd this conduit must offend , Ke owns his fault , but never strives to mend ; Tho' the lain use of industry he sees
p , He hates a moment ' s trespass on his ease , ^ And lets mere chance conduit him ev ' ry night . Convinc'd of wrong , yet negligent of rightlience , who that fees him with a lii . lefs air Jr . Phocyas talk of madness and despair , Or marks his odious vacancy of eye Ev ' n on the fppt where Aribert must die ,