[318] This interesting relic was bequeathed to Dr. Johnson, and is now in the possession of his family. It was presented to Cowper by Lady Hesketh.
[319] Private correspondence.
[320] The person here alluded to is Dr. Cyril Jackson, dean of Christ Church, Oxford, a man of profound acquirements and of great classical taste. He was formerly preceptor to the Prince of Wales, afterwards George IV.
[321] Dr. Kerr was an eminent physician, in great practice, and resident at Northampton.
[322] Private correspondence.
[323] Mr. Bagot had recently sustained the loss of his wife.
[324] Private correspondence.
[325] Mrs. Unwin's daughter.
[326] See Johnson's Life of Pope. The original manuscript copy of Pope's translation is deposited in the British Museum.