2€2 ANNUAL REGISTER, 1794, 



in that language from the following 

 specimen of ihe character of Richard 

 the Third. 



of the stage ? And yet, though 

 these exertions might have done 

 credit to the friendship of our En- 

 glish Roscius, they did not serve his 

 delicacy very much, ?,s the |>raises 

 so lavishly bestowed on him should 

 have in some respect withheld his 

 personal interference : besides, they 

 were too fulsome in ^lemselves to 

 add any degree of credit tosiich esta- 

 blished abilities. 



The amount of these subscriptions 

 we do not exactly know, but should 

 suppo'^e to be from one himdred 

 and twenty to one hundred and 

 iiftv pounds ; a temporary mine to 

 such a man as Hiffernan, who livecj 

 so much with tlie public, and who 

 in his interior life, there is every 

 reason to suppose, practised a rigid 

 economy. With this money I.e 

 emerged a little more into life, 

 quitted the old English dress (as he 

 used to call his sgpdy clothes) for q 

 new suit of black, and knocked at 

 the doors of his friends with 3il the 

 confidence ot a successful author. 

 In this progress, ourauthorsome- 

 times felt I'embarrcs du ric/wsse, in a 

 manner that was laughable enouuh. 

 Diniiig one day at a friet-.d's house, 

 and feeling the consequence and no- 

 velty of a full pocket, he wanted 

 the change of a twenty pound bank 

 note : tae gentleman said he hac} 

 not: quite so much money in the 

 house, but as ins servant was sroing 

 on a message to Fleet-street after 

 dinner, he should take it to Mr. 

 Hoare his banker, and bring hira 

 the change. This did very well, 

 and soon after Hitlern;ui gave the 

 jicjte to the man for the above pur- 

 pose. 



So far the object of self-conse- 

 quence and v.iuity were suffic'cntly 

 displayed, and our author joined in 

 could refuse Garrick on the subject pushing about the bottle with gr°at 



spirit 



Ricardus Terthis. 

 Impcrium obtinuitprimorura stragc virO'. 

 rum, 

 Justitiam, Leges r.aturfpct jura perosus ; 

 Reges Bemicum, fratrCnique, etpignora 

 amoris 

 Sustulit e medio truculcnta mentc, Ri- 

 cardus 

 Astutusquc, toro, et morti promover^it 



Cognatas umbras menti fera somnia 



pingunt. 

 Sin excussa quies — vanae excutiuntur et 



umbrae. 



Relie;ionctegitfacinus,quiasanguinisultro 

 Prodigus humani cfluderat— Gmnis 

 Ordo gemjt populi j juga solvere barbara 



jurat. 

 Richmondus petitur ; Gallorum ebpsus 



ab oris 

 Advolat in patriam— cecinerunt horrida 



bellum 

 Classica — Bosworthi in campo pugnalur : — 



art-rba 

 Funeradensantur — mediisinmillibusardc« 

 Rfgia swvitus- ei eqao pri^atur— ab omni 

 Milite claniat Equum, regni pretio; fu- 



ibunrla, 

 Impatiens, volat hue ; ilhic sua prselia 



jacc. ns: 

 *' Sex Richniondi hodic dextra hac ceci- 



dcre, nioraiitem 

 ♦• Richn-.ondum quoties," rauco vox i:^- 



crepatore! 



Convenere ! cnses rapido mucrone ccr- 



mscant. 

 Vulnera vulneribusgeminantur, etictibus 



ictus- 

 Rex fato Qpprimitur — Victori cedere reg- 



num 

 Cogitur ; mfrejidit moriens, " .ffterna 



pente 

 " Nox rua: in terras, perituro prologys 



oti-i." 



The sub'.criptions he gained by 

 this work ^vere very considerable, as 

 Garrick exerted himself amongst his 

 friends for tl-e author, and who 



