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Signed and sealed, published and declared, by the said testator, as and for his last will and testament, in the presence of us, who, in his presence, and at his request, have hereunto set our names as witnesses thereunto,

"HENRY FRY, Solicitor, Tunbridge WeHs,
THOMAS CAMIS, Tunbridge Wells,
"JAMES CAMIS, Tunbridge Wells."

The above was proved in the Consistorial and Episcopal Court of the Lord Bishop of London, the 22d day of October, 1811, by Frances Marianne Jansen, widow (formerly Cumberland), the daughter of the said deceased; the sole executrix according to the tenor of the said will.

Property sworn under £450,

When I animadverted at p. 476, of this work, upon the seeming impropriety of disregarding Cumberland's particular and public request, that the protection of his posthumous papers should be confided to his three friends, Sir James Bland Burges, Mr. Sharpe, and Mr. Rogers, I had not seen his will and I will freely own that my astonishment was greatly heightened when I found in it that request not only repeated, but solemnly enforced by the pathetic declaration, that the anticipation of their kind offices " gave peace and

comfort to his soul." When, however, after reading this declaration, I remember that the daughter to whom he has entrusted the fulfilment of all his other bequests, has declined the interference of those friends, I can only hope that some private motive, powerful beyond what I can easily conceive, and into which I have no right to examine, has influenced her decision. I should be happy, indeed, to hear that it is so; for the wishes of the dead are too sacred, too impressive, and too important sometimes, not to make every man desirous that they should be reverentially obeyed by the living; and it is from the operation of this feeling alone that I have expressed my opinion upon so delicate a topic.

INDEX.

INDEX.

A.

ADDISON, remarks on Tickell's elegy on his death, 86, 87.
Adultery, iniquitous proceedings of those who publish trials for, 449.
Affectation, lines upon, by Cumberland, notice of, 581.

Ancestors of Cumberland, See Bentley and Cumberland.

Anecdotes of Spanish Painters, by Cumberland, notice of, 397.
Anecdotes, remarkable, of the thief who stole Dr. Bentley's plate, 19. Of
Dr Bentley, not generally known, 23. Of Dr. Thompson, Dodington's
body-physician, 111, 112. Of Dr. Goldsmith, 263–269. Of Count Kau-
nitz, 361. Of Lord Sackville, 484-489. Of Cumberland and a book-
seller, 586.

Anonymous Criticism, remarks on its abuses, 569–573.

Armageddon, a poem by Mr. Townsend, absurd examination of, by Cum-
berland, 574, 575.

Armourer, a comic opera, by Cumberland, See Wat Tyler.

Arundel, a novel by Cumberland, remarks on, 493-504. Holds a distin-
guished place among his writings, 493. Characters in, 494-497, 499
-501. Parts of this work indelicate, if not indecent, 503. Justifi-
cation of, by Cumberland, ib.

Ashby, Edmund, receives Cumberland to board with him in Peter Street,
Westminster, 54.

Atterbury, Bishop, anecdote of, 38.

B.

Badcock, William, Esq. marries Cumberland's second daughter, Sophia,
596. Not well spoken of by Cumberland, ib.

Banishment of Cicero, a tragedy by Cumberland, 124. Remarks on, 124,
125. Complimentary letter from Bishop Warburton on, 125, 126. Ex-
tracts from, 127, 128. Presented to Garrick by Lord Halifax, 129.
Rejected by him, 129.

Barnes, Joshua, Dr. Bentley's opinion of, 37.

Battle of Hastings, remarks on Cumberland's tragedy of, 322-334. Imi-
tations of Shakspeare in, 325-328.

Beckford, Mr. Alderman, character of, 118.

Bentinck, Lord Edward, son to the late Duke of Portland, marries Cum-
berland's eldest daughter, Elizabeth, 596,

Bentley, Dr. Richard, an illustrious ancestor of Cumberland, 11. His
vast erudition, arrogance, and controversial ability, ib. His skill in
verbal criticism consigned to contempt, by Pope, ib. His sagacity as a
critic, ib. Preposterous emendations of Milton, ib. Sublime discoveries
in science, ib. His domestic character placed in an amiable light, 12.
His hat of formidable dimensions, 13. The promoter of the childish
sports of Cumberland and his sister, 14. His gentle rebuke for making
a noise over his library, 16. Observation upon the argument of Cum-
berland, that he never slept, 17. Bishop Lowth's appellation of him, ib.
His ordinary style of conversation, ib. His conduct to candidates,
while holding examinations for fellowships, 17, 18. Anecdote of the
thief who stole his plate, 19. His liberal assistance to Collins, the in-
fidel, 20. Acquainted with Sir Isaac Newton, Dr. Mead, Dr. Wallis,
Baron Spanheim, Roger Cotes, &c. ib. Particularly amused with the
character of Sir Roger de Coverley, in the Spectator, 21, His curious
apology for devoting his time to criticism, 21, 22. Took no account of
pecuniary matters, 22. His controversy with the Bishop of Ely, 23.
Curious plagiarism of Pope, in his Essay on Man, from a sermon of Dr.
Bentley's, 24, 26. His youngest daughter Joanna, the Phoebe of Byron's
Pastoral, 30. Reply to Arthur Kinsman, 36. Death of, lamented by
Cumberland, 37. His opinion of Joshua Barnes, ib.; of Pope's Homer,
38, 39; of Warburton, 38.

Bentley, Mrs. wife of Dr. Richard Bentley, 22.
Bernard, ib. Related to the Cromwells and
manners tinctured with hereditary reserve, ib.
death, ib.

Betty, Master, remarks on his acting, 467.

Daughter of Sir John
Saint Johns, ib. Her

Bickerstaff, Cumberland's controversy with, 159, 160.
Blackmore, opinion of, by Locke, 89.

Piety of her life-

Bland Burges, Sir James, warmly commended by Cumberland, 475. As-
sociated with him, in the composition of the Exodiad, ib., 564, 565.
Assistance expected from, in this Life of Cumberland, 566. His poem of
Richard Cœur de Lion, written with more rapidity than Pope translated
Homer, 583. His reputation as an author considered, 583, 584. Cum-
berland's posthumous papers bequeathed to him, Mr. Sharpe, and Mr.
Rogers, 598.

Blank verse, remarks on, 57.

Box Lobby Challenge, a play by Cumberland, notice of, 547. A humorous
epilogue written for, by George Colman, 547.