the perfon, whom his fears converted into a bailiff. "At length, however, the clock ftruck twelve, when the critic threw off his alarm, and cried out, 'Now, Sir, bailiff or no bailiff, your power is ex with too much sarcasm, that he was ■ complete inftructor for a dramatic poet; as he could teach him how to diftinguish good plays by his precepts, and bad ones by his example." P. 82. "An anecdote is recorded of him, that cannot be told much to the ho-pired, I don't care a farthing for you.' nour of Sir Richard Steele. It is faid, that having become bail for that gentleman, he was arrested on account of his default: and that the only anfwer returned by his friend, when he was informed of the circumftance, was, 's death! why did he not keep out of 'the way, as Í did ›› "Towards the clofe of his life, his embarrassments augmented fo rapidly, that he refided for the fecurity of his perfon within the verge of the court. Having, on a Saturday evening, ftrayed beyond his privileged bounds to a public houfe, fuch were his apprehenfions, that having, as foon as he entered, caft his eyes on a man, whofe countenance did not augur very favourably to him, he crept into an obfcure corner, to avoid the notice of To relieve him from his neceflities, it was humanely propofed to get up a play for his benefit. Of this scheme, Pope, Thomfon, and Mallet were the propofers. The play of the Provoked Hutband was accordingly reprefented at the little theatre in the Haymarket, on the 18th of December 1733. "Dennis, who was now become blind, by his miferies and indigence, feems to have difarmed his enemies of their bitterness, which his afperities had fo frequently provoked. The prologue on this occafion was furnished by Pope, and Theophilus Cibber recited it. Thefe unavailing efforts of friendship, Dennis furvived but twenty days died on the 6th of January 1733-4, in the 77th year of his age.' P. 85. 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