[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.

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