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MEMOIRS

OF THE

LIFE and WRITINGS

OF

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

DICK

Alias

MERRY-FELLOW.

Price THREE SHILLINGS and SIX-PENCE.

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16 Facetise-Memoirs of the Life and Writings (Prose and Verse) of R-ch-d G-rd-nr., Esq., alias Dick Merry Fellow, of Serious and Facetious Memory, 8vo, old calf, scarce, 1782 6s A very curious and interesting Miscellany, the author of which is said to have been born at Saffron Walden, in Essex.

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ΜΕΜΟIRS

OF THE

LIFE and WRITINGS

(PROSE AND VERSE)

OF

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 Asgill;

An EXPEDITION to the West-
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 sufficient to adorn the best subjects,
" and to give some consequence even to the worst; but
"who has (except in a few cafes) been so unfortunate in his
"choice of SUBJECTS, that our smiles are frequently mixed
" with pain, and our admiration with disgust."

CHARACTER, 1768.

LONDON:

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

NORWICH.
January 1, 1782.

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GARDYNE

12 NOV 1923

PRELUDIO.

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EST the abilities and character of this Gentleman should fuf

fer 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

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