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" Charlotte the power of fong can tell, 

 " For 'twas the ballad made the belle." 



The late Reverend William Robinfon 

 wasalfo a choice fpirit amongft thofe Lich- 

 fieldians, whofe talents illuminated the 

 little city at that period. Too indolent for 

 authorifm, he was, by wit and learning, 

 fully empowered to have Ihone in that 

 iphere. More of him hereafter. 



Thefe were the men whofe intellectual 

 exiftence pafled unnoticed by Dr. Johnfon 

 in his depreciating eftimate of Lichfield 

 talents. But Johnfon liked only worfhippers. 

 Arch-deacon Vyfe, Mr. Seward, and Mr. 

 Robinfon, paid all the refpecT: and atten- 

 tion to Dr. Johnfon, on thefe his vifits to 

 their town, due to his great abilities, his 

 high reputation, and to whatever was 

 eftimable in his mixed character ; but they 

 w T ere not in the herd that " paged his 

 heels," and funk, in fervile filence, under 

 the force of his dogmas, when their hearts 



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