Samuel Jackson Pratt (1749-1814), actor, itinerant lecturer, poet of the Cruscan school, tragedian, and novelist, published a large number of volumes. His
Gleanings
in England, Holland, Wales, and Westphalia attained some reputation. His
Sympathy, a Poem
(1788) passed through several editions. His stage-name, as well as his
nom de plume
, was Courtney Melmoth. He was the discoverer and patron of the cobbler-poet, Blacket (see also
English Bards, and Scotch Reviewers
, line 319,
note