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[ Kitty Fisher—more correctly, Fischer, her father being a German—an even more famous courtesan, who enjoyed the distinction of having been twice painted by Sir Joshua Reynolds—ED.]
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[ The blind poetess, and inmate of Dr. Johnson's house.—ED.]
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[ Michael Lort, D.D., Fellow of Trinity College, Cambridge, and subsequently Greek Professor. He was born in 1725, and died in 1799.—ED.]
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[ “I wished the man a dinner and sat still.”—Pope.]
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[ The Miss Palmers were the nieces of Sir Joshua Reynolds. Mary, the elder, married, in 1792, the Earl of Inchiquin, afterwards created Marquis of Thomond; the younger, Theophila (“Offy”), married Robert Lovell Gwatkin, Esq. One of Sir Joshua's most charming pictures (“Simplicity”) was painted, in 1788, from Offy's little daughter. Lady Ladd was the sister of Mr. Thrale.—ED.]