[50] 'Islington:' the new river.
[51] 'Rolt:' a drudge to the booksellers, who plagiarised Akenside's
'Pleasures of Imagination,' and was a coadjutor with Christopher
Smart in the 'Universal Visitor.' See Boswell.
[52] 'Lun:' Mr John Rich, the manager of Covent Garden and Lincoln's
Inn Fields Theatre, called Lun for his performance of Harlequin; famous
for pantomimes.
[53] 'Clive:' Catherine Clive, a celebrated comic actress, of very diversified powers; 'a better romp' than Jonson 'ever saw in nature.'
[54] 'Pope:' a pleasing protégé of Mrs Clive.
[55] 'Vincent:' Mrs Vincent, a tolerable actress and a fine singer.
[56] 'Arne:' a fine musician, but no writer.
[57] 'Brent:' a female scholar of Arne's, very popular as Polly in the 'Beggars Opera.'
[58] 'Beard and Vincent:' famous singers.
[59] 'Yates:' Anna Maria Yates, the wife of Richard Yates, mentioned in
a preceding note.