Chapter 4

Pas. Gratitude and Public Spirit, are the two Noblest Passions, that ever warm'd the Heart of Man, or fired the Poets Imagination. They Should be the Springs of every Public Character, and are this Night of Pasquin. inspired by them he has dar'd laugh at Female Folly and to lash a Noble Vice that Lords it in Our most Polite Assemblies. For which, he who was late a Iudge and Public Censor in turn, now trembles at Your dread Tribunal. The first and last Appeal of Players, Poets, Statesmen, Fidlers, Fools, Philosophers and Kings. If, by the boldness of his Satyr, or the daring Novelty of his Plan and Fable, He has offended, He ought to meet with some degree of Candour, as his Offence was the Effect of a Noble Gratitude, and an Over-heated Zeal to Please His Noble Guests & Patrons, whom he Scorn'd to treat with Vulgar Cates Season'd and Serv'd with Flattery and Common Dramatic Art. For this boldness of his Satyr, this is his Defence-- But, for his dulness, he has no Plea. If You Almighty Arbiters find him guilty of that Offence, censure him as freely as he has censured others. And, like the Roman Censor, he will cry out with Patriot Ioy, What Pity 'tis, a Blockhead can be damn'd but once, to Please the Critics.

Finis.

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[Where available, Project Gutenberg e-text numbers are given in brackets.]

1948-1949

15. John Oldmixon, _Reflections on Dr. Swift's Letter to Harley . . ._ (1712) and _A. Mainwaring's The British Academy . . ._ (1712). [25091]

17. Nicholas Rowe, _Some Account of the Life of Mr. William Shakespeare_ (1709). [16275]

1949-1950

22. Samuel Johnson, _The Vanity of Human Wishes_ (1749), and two _Rambler_ papers (1750). [13350]

23. John Dryden, _His Majesties Declaration Defended_ (1681). [15074]

1950-1951

26. Charles Macklin, _The Man of the World_ (1792). [14463]

1951-1952

31. Thomas Gray, _An Elegy Wrote in a Country Churchyard_ (1751), and _The Eton College Manuscript_. [15409]

1960-1961

85-6. Essays on the Theatre from Eighteenth-Century Periodicals.

90. Henry Needler, _Works_ (1728).

1961-1962

93. John Norris, _Cursory Reflections Upon a Book Call'd, An Essay Concerning Human Understanding_ (1960)

94. An. Collins, _Divine Songs and Meditacions_ (1653). [In Preparation]

95. _An Essay on the New Species of Writing Founded by Mr. Fielding_ (1751).

96. Hanoverian Ballads.

1962-1963

97. Myles Davies, Selections from _Athenae Britannicae_ (1716-1719).

98. _Select Hymns Taken Out of Mr. Herbert's Temple_ (1697).

99. Thomas Augustine Arne, Artaxerxes (1761).

100. Simon Patrick, _A Brief Account of the New Sect of Latitude Men_ (1662).

101-2. Richard Hurd, _Letters on Chivalry and Romance_ (1762).

1963-1964

103. Samuel Richardson, _Clarissa: Preface, Hints of Prefaces, and Postscript._ [29964]

104. Thomas D'Urfey, _Wonders in the Sun, or, the Kingdom of the Birds_ (1706).

105. Bernard Mandeville, _An Enquiry into the Causes of the Frequent Executions at Tyburn_ (1725). [In Preparation]

106. Daniel Defoe, _A Brief History of the Poor Palatine Refugees_ (1709).

107-8. John Oldmixon, _An Essay on Criticism_ (1728). [In Preparation]

1964-1965

109. Sir William Temple, _An Essay upon the Original and Nature of Government_ (1680).

110. John Tutchin, _Selected Poems_ (1685-1700). [_In Preparation_]

111. Anonymous, _Political justice. A Poem_ (1736).

112. Robert Dodsley, _An Essay on Fable_ (1764).

113. T. R., _An Essay Concerning Critical and Curious Learning_ (1680).

114. _Two Poems Against Pope_: Leonard Welsted, _One Epistle to Mr. A. Pope_ (1730), and Anonymous, _The Blatant Beast_ (1742). [21499]

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Errors and Inconsistencies noted by transcriber:

The two pages beginning "does not Appear that he ..." and ending "...The Honours you have Conferr'd" are missing from the facsimile and had to be taken from a different source. Some readings are uncertain.

This passage from the opening speech shows the original line length:

Nobles, -- Commons -- Beaux, Bells -- Wits, Critics, -- Bards & Bardlins, -- and ye my very good Friends of Common Sense, -- tho' last, not least in Merit, -- Greeting, and Patience to you

Introduction:

Sir Archy MacSarcasm in _Love-a-la-Mode_, [_printed "Love/a-la-Mode" at line break_] Pett-en-l'air, which eighteenth-century costume books portray as a short, loose shift [_"Pet: en l'air" or "pet-en-l'air" literally translates as "fart in the air"_]

Covent Garden:

of the Quorum of Parnassus [_"Quorom" with o corrected to u_] as my whole design is new [_or "be new": text smudged near margin_] So much by way of Oratia now for Action-- [_should be "Oration" but looks like "Oratia"_] I will Scour the whole Circle of this metropolis [_text has "of" at line-end, with beginning of next line crossed out and replaced with "of this Metropolis"_] I vow I should be glad of it. [_"vow" corrected from different word, possibly "own" or "know"_] Your hble. Sr. [_written "hble" with line through ascenders_] what the filthy Lawyers call-- Rems in Re [_written as shown; correct word is "Reus"_] Sir Harry and she were least together [_written "least" as shown: garbling of "seen" and "last"?_] the Animals, exhibited [_first e in "exhibited" invisible_] But there is a further Charge against this Lady; [_phrase roughly underlined, apparently by Examiner_] Your Ladyship is quite right, go on with the Charge. [_word "Charge" again underlined: end of cut?_] "they are ravishingly White, and smooth as polish'd Marble! [_no close quote_] Obliged to you, (#bowing very low#) for your Compliment [_stage direction inserted above line_] Ay, ay, produce her, produce her. [_after "Ay, ay", the words "Let her come in" crossed out_] Very well Sir; he is one Mr Strictland of Somersetshire [_original "xxx of xxx" heavily crossed out, with "Strictland of Somersetshire" added at end of line_] Indignation in every hones Breast [_spelling unchanged_] And it is Pity the _Ligislature_ do not contrive [_word "Ligislature" may be underlined by Examiner, along with marginal marks_] a Pack of Cards in a Green Field; two reoin'd Lords for Supporters [_reading uncertain: see note at beginning of Errata_] any Evening at the Bedford ... at my Lady High-life's [_original text may read "at Lady Highlife's"; name is crossed out and "the Bedford" inserted above line; next sentence is written "my Lady's" with "High-life's" added above line_] Yours, Yours [_duplication in original_] Condemn Your Piece for want of a Plot [_word "Piece" written only as catchword; line "for want of a Plot" inserted at top of page_] You are each in the art of Government [_"art of" inserted above line_] Caprice Steers-- Steers your Iudgement-- [_duplication in original_] It is their Prerogative, and shews their Taste and their good Breeding [_text beginning "and shews..." added after other text_] and wing his own boundless Imagination [_text unchanged_]

Augustan Reprints:

99. Thomas Augustine Arne, Artaxerxes (1761). [_printed text repeats title of #100, "Simon Patrick..."_]