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andLiNLEYS; Thicknesse, or of Graves, Harington, 

 Lee, and Piozzi, who all belong to us, who have all a 

 name in the literature of England, and through whom 

 Bath becomes connected with some of the greatest 

 names and most interesting circumstances in modern 

 English literature. By Harington of course I mean 

 Dr. Harington, whom some one calls " the triple son 

 of Apollo," Music, Verse, and Medicine. 



One name remains — a name that never vibrates 

 on the ear of one acquainted with Bath but pleasur- 

 ably — the name of Anstey, in whose poem, so truly- 

 original, so truly comic, the peculiarities of our city 

 will descend to the latest posterity. [41] 



With him let this catalogue be closed. Are there 

 many cities of the empire which can produce a file 

 like this ? But, beside those whom we have named, 

 how many have there been among the residents of 

 this city, men adorned by various learning, and able 

 to have instructed and delighted far beyond the limits 

 of their private circle ! How many others who have 

 poured forth the light of their knowledge or their 

 genius from this place, but who are rather to be 

 considered as visitors or temporary residents, than 

 as having made part of the settled population of this 

 city. It is gratifying to reflect that most of those of 

 whom we have spoken were good and amiable as 



