(published in 1780, after his death) may have helped Dallas in his allusion. He was the hero and the victim of the famous ghost story which Dr. Johnson was "willing to believe."

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[Footnote 3:]

The Critical Review

(3rd series, vol. xii. pp. 47-53) specially praises lines "On Leaving Newstead Abbey" and "Childish Recollections."

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[Footnote 4:]

In

Monthly Literary Recreations

(July, 1807, pp. 67-71), "Childish Recollections" and "The Tear" are particularly commended.