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Title: Mr Garrick's answer to the verses addressed to him by the Earl of Chatham
Author: Garrick, David
Attribution: Mr Garrick
Date(s): 1778 ?
Manuscript: Lt 12
Contents: 'Answer' to the verses on peaceful pastoral life addressed to him by William
Pitt, Earl of Chatham (BCMSV 1038), praising his wisdom and poetic talent.
Title: Prologue to Barbarossa written by Mr Garrick and spoken by him in the character of a country boy
Author: Garrick, David
Attribution: Mr Garrick (title)
Date(s): 1754
Manuscript: Lt 93
Contents: Prologue to Dr John Brown's play 'Barbarossa' (performed at Drury Lane in 1754) in which a servant describes the faults of his different masters, the latest being the playwright. In lower-class language or dialect.
Title: Epilogue written by Mr Garrick. Spoken by Mr Woodward in the character of a fine gentleman
Author: Garrick, David
Attribution: Mr Garrick (title)
Date(s): 1754
Manuscript: Lt 93
Contents: Epilogue to Dr John Brown's play 'Barbarossa' (performed at Drury Lane in 1754) on the perils of thinking and learning, instead praising fashion and advising that tragedies be played only in France
Title: Prologue. Written by Mr. Garrick, and spoken by him in the Character of a Country Boy. To Barbarossa a Tragedy Performed at the Theatre in Drury Lane 1755.
Author: Garrick, David
Attribution: Mr Garrick
Date(s): 1754 or 1755
Manuscript: Lt 100
Contents: Prologue to Dr John Brown's play 'Barbarossa' (first performed at Drury Lane in 1754) in which a servant describes the faults of his different masters, the latest being the playwright. In lower-class language or dialect. Prefaced by the
exclamation, 'Meas
Title: Epilogue. Written by Mr Garrick. Spoken by Mr Woodward in the character of a fine
Gentleman
Author: Garrick, David
Attribution: Mr Garrick
Date(s): 1754
Manuscript: Lt 100
Contents: Epilogue to Dr John Brown's play 'Barbarossa' (first performed at Drury Lane in 1754) on the perils of thinking and learning, instead praising fashion and advising that tragedies be played only in France. Divided into 6 lines headed 'Enter -
speaking with
Title: 1. A Riddle
Author: Garrick, David
Attribution: David Garrick Esq.
Date(s): 1785 (published)
Manuscript: Lt 100
Contents: A riddle, the answer to which is given on f.1v (inverted) as 'A chimney sweeper'. Reproduced in Jane Austen's 'Emma', with some minor variations.
Title: Mr Garrick in his late visit to Bath going to see Mr Pierce's house called
Lilliput [upon Lansdown near the monument erected to the memory of Sir Bevill
Granville ... (note, p.86)] took occasion to mention some alterations which he:
thought would be impro
Author: Garrick, David
Attribution: Mr Garrick
Date(s): 176- ?
Manuscript: Lt 12
Contents: Gracious response to Mr Pierce, expressing willingness to alter his villa at
Hampton for the sake of his company