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OF THE

LIFE and WRITINGS

(PROSE AND VERSE)

O F

R-CH--D G-RD-N-R, Efq.

Alias

DICK MERRY-FELLOW,

Of Serious and Facetious Memory!

AUTHOR of

The HISTORY of PUDICA;
An ELEGY on the death of
Lady Afgill;;

An EXPEDITION to the Weft-
Indias;

The LYNN MAGAZINE;

The CONTEST;
LETTERS to Sir H- H-,
and T-W-C—, Esq.
AFRAGMENT;
The TRIPPING-JURY;
NAVAL-REGISTER, &c.

"A man who has much WIT, but too little DISCRETION; one
"who has TALENTS fufficient to adorn the best subjects,
"and to give fome confequence even to the worft; but
"who has (except in a few cafes) been fo unfortunate in his
"choice of SUBJECTS, that our smiles are frequently mixed
"with pain, and our admiration with disguft."

CHARACTER, 1768.

LONDON:

Printed for G. KEARSLY, Fleet-street; and M. BoOOTH,

NORWICH.

Fanuary 1, 1782.

PRELUDÌ O.

EST the abilities and character L of this Gentleman fhould fuffer by an improper application of his juvenile and adult performances, whether fatirical or political, to the purposes of malice or party, we are induced, from the pureft motives, and in justice to his memory, to offer the following account of his LIFE and WRITINGS, which we

are