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and the friend of Mrs. Yates. She 

 published, so early as 1752, " The 

 Female Quixote," and " Memoirs 

 of Harriet Stuart." In the former 

 of these novels, the character of 

 Arabella is the counter part of Don 

 Quixote ; and the Avork was very 

 favourably received. In the follow- 

 ing year she published "Shakspeare 

 illustrated,'' in two volumes 12mo ; 

 to which she soon afterwards added 

 a third. This work consists of the 

 novels and histories on which the 

 plays of Shakspeare are founded, 

 collected and translated from the 

 original authors ; to which are 

 added critical notes, intended to 

 prove that Shakspeare has generally 

 spoilt ever}' story on which his plays 

 are founded, by torturing them in- 

 to low contrivances, absurd in- 

 trigues, and improbable incidents. 

 In 1756, Mrs. Lennox published 

 " The memoirs of the Countess of 

 Berci," taken from the French, 2 

 volumes, 12mo ; and " Sully's me- 

 moirs, translated," 3 volumes, 4to. 

 ■which have since been frequently 

 reprinted in 8vo. and are executed 

 with great ability. In 1758 she pro- 

 duced " Philander, a dramatic pas- 

 toral," and " Henrietta,'' a novel 

 of considerable merit, 2 volumes^ 

 12mo ; and, in 1760, with the as- 

 sistance of the earl of Cork and Or- 

 rery, and l)r Samuel Johnson, she 

 published a translation ol'" Father 

 Brumoy's Greek theatre," 3 vols. 

 4to ; the merit of which varies very 

 materially in ditftrent parts of the 

 work. Two years after, she pub- 

 lished "Sophia,'' a novel, 2 volumes, 

 12mo. which is inferior to her earli- 

 er performances ; and then, after 

 an interval of 7 years, she brought 

 out at Covent-gardcn theatre, "The 

 Sisters, " a comedy, taken from her 

 novel of Henrietta, which was coa- 

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denmed on the first night- of its ap» 

 pcarance. In 1773 she furnished 

 Drury-lane theatre with a comedy, 

 intituled "Old city manners ;" and 

 has only written, we believe, since 

 that time, " Euphemia," a novel, 

 1790, 4 volumes, 12mo ; a perform- 

 ance which by no means deviates 

 from the line of credit which she has 

 always traced. Her father was a 

 field officer, lieutenant-governor of 

 New York, who sent her over at 

 13 to a wealthy aunt, who desired to 

 have her, but who, unfortunately, 

 on the arrival of her niece, was out 

 of her senses, and never recovered 

 them ; immediately after which the 

 father died, and the daughter from 

 that time supported herself by her 

 literary talents, which she always 

 employed usefully. Her latter days 

 have been clouded by penury and 

 sickness, — calamities at her time of 

 life peculiarly distressing. These, 

 however, were in a considerable de- 

 gree alleviated by the kindness of 

 some friends, who revered alike her 

 literary and her moral character. 



6th. At Rushbrook-hall, near 

 Bury, Charles Sydney Davers, escj. 

 (eldest son of Sir C. Davers, bart.) 

 late captain of the Active frigate. 

 His death was occasioned by the ef- 

 fects of the yellow fever, caught om 

 the Leeward Island station during 

 the last war. 



7th. At the palace at Wells, i;i 

 his 75th year, the Rev. John Gooch, 

 D-D. prebendar}' of Ely, and rector 

 of Ditton and Willingham, co. Cam- 

 - bridge ; the former in the bishop of 

 Ely's gift, the latter in that of the 

 ardeacon of Ely. He was son of 

 Dr T. G. formerly bishop of Ely,, 

 and master of Caius college; and 

 admitted B. A. 1749, M. A. 

 1759, D. D. 1765. He was also 

 father of Mrs. Beadoii, the lady 



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