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Anecdotes Of Dr. Goldsmith.
ANECDOTES OF DR . GOLDSMITH .
[ Concluded from page 375 . ] ON the death of Goldsmith , which happened on the 4 th of A pril 1774 , his friends suggested to have him buried in Westminster Abbey , and his pall was to have been supported by the present
Marquis of Lansdowne , Lord Louth , Sir Joshua Reynolds , The Hon . Topham Beauclerc , Mr . Edmund Burke , and Mr . Garrick ; but though poets are often caressed during their life-time , it is not uncommon for them to be neglected at their deaths . Like the invited guests in scripture , most of these gentlemen sent excuses , afid a few coffee-house acquaintances of the Doctor ' rather suddenl
s y collected together , attended his remains to the Temple burialground , where they were deposited on Saturday evening the oth of the same month . The remains of poor Foote , three years afterwards , experienced the like neglect . Many noble mourners were announced , and a pompous funeral was intended , but on the ni ght of burial , excuses front all and
came ; light frivolous enough ; but in particular , a verbal one sent by Garrick , " that it was cursed unlucky the funeral should be of a Monday , when they ought to know he never came to town on that day . " It was singular enough that Kelly , the Doctor ' s early friend , but late literary rival , should be amongst the number of his mourners . In the hasty muster of the funeral Kellvolunteered it
y , and we belive with pure good will ; for he was , at bottom , a very good natured man , and the grave having buried all animosities , his former affections revived , and he paid a plentiful tribute of tears oyer the manes of his departed friend . Some wicked wits , however , doubted his sincerity , and one il particular has thus ridiculed the circumstance :
Hence K y , whp years thro * sans honour orshama Had been sticking his bodkin in Oliver ' s * fame , Who thought , like the Tartar , bv this to inherit His genius , his learning , simplicity , spirit ; Now sets every feature to weep o ' er his fate , And acts as a mourner to blubber in state : Yet thus much I'll say for this good-natured elf , ( And I dare say by this he has thought so himself )
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Anecdotes Of Dr. Goldsmith.
ANECDOTES OF DR . GOLDSMITH .
[ Concluded from page 375 . ] ON the death of Goldsmith , which happened on the 4 th of A pril 1774 , his friends suggested to have him buried in Westminster Abbey , and his pall was to have been supported by the present
Marquis of Lansdowne , Lord Louth , Sir Joshua Reynolds , The Hon . Topham Beauclerc , Mr . Edmund Burke , and Mr . Garrick ; but though poets are often caressed during their life-time , it is not uncommon for them to be neglected at their deaths . Like the invited guests in scripture , most of these gentlemen sent excuses , afid a few coffee-house acquaintances of the Doctor ' rather suddenl
s y collected together , attended his remains to the Temple burialground , where they were deposited on Saturday evening the oth of the same month . The remains of poor Foote , three years afterwards , experienced the like neglect . Many noble mourners were announced , and a pompous funeral was intended , but on the ni ght of burial , excuses front all and
came ; light frivolous enough ; but in particular , a verbal one sent by Garrick , " that it was cursed unlucky the funeral should be of a Monday , when they ought to know he never came to town on that day . " It was singular enough that Kelly , the Doctor ' s early friend , but late literary rival , should be amongst the number of his mourners . In the hasty muster of the funeral Kellvolunteered it
y , and we belive with pure good will ; for he was , at bottom , a very good natured man , and the grave having buried all animosities , his former affections revived , and he paid a plentiful tribute of tears oyer the manes of his departed friend . Some wicked wits , however , doubted his sincerity , and one il particular has thus ridiculed the circumstance :
Hence K y , whp years thro * sans honour orshama Had been sticking his bodkin in Oliver ' s * fame , Who thought , like the Tartar , bv this to inherit His genius , his learning , simplicity , spirit ; Now sets every feature to weep o ' er his fate , And acts as a mourner to blubber in state : Yet thus much I'll say for this good-natured elf , ( And I dare say by this he has thought so himself )