Detection her taper shall quench to a spark, And Scotchman meet Scotchman and cheat in the dark. Here lies* David Garrick, describe him who can, An abridgment of all that was pleasant in man; As an actor, confest without rival to shine; As a wit, if not firft, in the very first line : Yet, with talents like these, and an excellent heart, The man had his failings, a dupe to his art. Like an an ill-judging beauty, his colours he spread, And beplafter'd, with rouge, his own natural red. On the tage he was natural, fimple, affecting; 'Twas only that, when he was off, he was acting. With no reafon on earth to go out of his way, He turn'd and he vary'd full ten times a-day: Tho' fecure of our hearts, yet confoundedly fick, If they were not his own by fineffing and trick: He catt off his friends, as a huntsman his pack, For he new when he pleas'd he could whittle them back. Of praise a mere glutton, he fwallow'd what came, And the puff of a dunce, he mistook it for fame; 'Till his relish grown callous, almoft to disease, Who pepper'd the higheft was fureft to please. But let us be candid, and speak out our mind, If dunces applauded, he paid them in kind. Yet Kenricks, yet Kellys, and || Woodfalls fo grave, What a commerce was yours, while you got what you gave? * Vide page 200. + Vide page 203. Mr. Hugh Kelly, author of Falfe Delicacy, Word How did Grub-freet re-echo the fhouts that you rais'd, To act as an angel, and mix with the skies : Old Shakespeare, receive him, with praise and with love, * And Beaumonts and Bens be his Kellys above a Here* Hickey reclines, a moft blunt pleasant crea ture, And flander itself muft allow him good nature : His very Then what was his failing? come tell it, and burn ye, He was, could he help it? a fpecial attorney. Here Reynolds is laid, and, to tell you my mind, He has not left a wifer, or better behind; His pencil was ftriking, refiftless and grand; His manners were gentle, complying and bland; Still born to improve us in every part, His pencil our faces, his manners our heart : * Vide page 204. + Vide page 200. Ibid. To coxcombs averfe, yet most civilly fteering, When they judg'd without skill he was ftill hard of hearing: When they talk'd of their Raphaels, Corregios and Auff, * He shifted his trumpet, and only took snuff. *Sir Joshua Reynolds is fo remarkably deaf as to be under the neceffity of ufing an ear trumpet in com, pany. DOCTO Serv'd OCTOR! according to your wishes, Of various emblamatic meat: And now it's time, I trust, you think, To Douglas, fraught with learn'd ftock Of critic Lore, give ancient Hock; T Let it be genuine, bright and fine, For if there's fault in talte, or odour, To Johnfon, philofophic fage, And crown his cup with priestly Port! Now fill the glafs with gay Champagne, And frisk it in a livelier ftrain: Quick Quick! the fparkling nectar quaff, Drink it, dear Garrick !-drink and laugh! Pour forth to Reynolds, without fint, If e'er his colours chance to fade, To Burke a pure libation bring, · And Hermes hand it to his lip. Fill up my friend, the Dean of Derry, A bumper of conventual Sherry. |