Life And Letters Of John Gay (1685-1732) eBook

This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 197 pages of information about Life And Letters Of John Gay (1685-1732).

Life And Letters Of John Gay (1685-1732) eBook

This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 197 pages of information about Life And Letters Of John Gay (1685-1732).
  lives with the Duke and Duchess of Queensberry, 110;
  in failing health, 133;
  “Acis and Galatea,” 134;
  “Achilles,” 134, 141, 142;
  “The Distrest Wife,” 134, 142, 143;
  “The Rehearsal at Goatham,” 135, 143;
  “Fables” (second series), 135, 144;
  death, 138;
  buried in Westminster Abbey, 139;
  his monument, 140;
  his epitaph written by Pope, 141;
  posthumous works, 141-144;
  his friends’ devotion, 145-147;
  letters quoted:  to Arbuthnot, 31;
    to Caryll, 37, 38;
    to Parnell, 38;
    to Pope, 42, 93, 106, 137;
    to the Countess of Suffolk, 48, 59, 61, 66, 111, 117, 120, 121,
      124, 129;
    to Swift, 9, 29, 55, 57, 58, 69, 70, 72, 74, 78, 87, 92, 93, 107,
      113, 115, 116, 127, 130, 132, 133, 135, 138;
    to Tonson, 53. 
  Chronological List of the Correspondence of John Gay, 156. 
  References to his writings will be found under the respective titles. 
  Katherine (sister of the poet), 1, 117
  Richard, 1
  Richard (uncle of the poet), 2
  Thomas (uncle of the poet), 2
  William (father of the poet), 1
  Mrs. William, i.e., Hanmer, Miss (q.v.)
Gaye, John, 1
  Richard, 1
George I., 30, 33, 70
  II., 36, 100, 103
Gore, Mr., 140
Grafton, Duke of, 95, 97-99, 101
Grattan Flood, W.H., Mus.  D.: 
  “Notes on the Sources of the Tunes of ‘The Beggar’s Opera’” 150
Griffin (actor), 38
Gumley, Anne Maria, 46

Hall (actor), 80, 142
Hamilton, Duchess of, 46, 47
Hanmer, Miss (mother of the poet), 1, 2
  Rev. Jonathan (grandfather of the poet), 1
  Rev. John (uncle of the poet), 2, 3, 4
Harcourt, Lord, 48
“Hare and Many Friends, The,” quoted, 70
Harley, Thomas, 28
Hawkins, Sir John, 85
Henley, Anthony, 12
Herbert, Lord, 118, 120
  Miss, 118
Herring, Dr. (Archbishop of Canterbury), 84
Hervey, Lady, 101
  Miss, 47
“High German Doctor, The,” 38
Hill, Aaron, 3, 9;
  letter to Savage, quoted, 18
  Henry, 10
Hippisley (actor), 80
Hollins, Dr., 109
Horneck, Philip, 38
Howard, The Hon. Mrs., see Suffolk, Countess of
Howe, Miss, 48

Irvine, Lady Anne, letter to Lord Carlisle, quoted, 142

Jennings, Mary, 59
Johnson (actor), 42
  Samuel, his “Lives of the Poets,” quoted, 18, 21, 28, 42, 47,
    52, 65, 85

Kent, William, 50
King, Dr. William, 11, 12

“Ladies’ Petition to the Honourable the House of Commons,” 5
Laguerre (actor), 142
Lepell, Miss, 46, 47, 49
“Letter from a Lady in the City to a Lady in the Country, A,” 43
“Letter to a Lady, A” 34; quoted,34-35
“Letter to a Young Lady,” 5; quoted, 6
“Letter to John Gay, concerning his late Farce,
    entitled a Comedy,” 44
Leveridge (actor), 142
Lewis, Erasmus, 14, 22, 29, 51, 58
Lincoln, Earl of, 57
Lintott, Bernard, 14, 39, 43, 50, 53, 54
Louisa, Princess, 70
Luck, Rev. Robert, 3

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