[160]. Mr. —— Mill. See post, note to p. 183.
The present Lord Chancellor. John Scott, Lord Eldon (1751–1838), who had no love for literature or art.
Madame Catalani. Angelica Catalani (1779–1849) the popular Italian singer. She made £10,000 in four months in London.
[161]. The late Chancellor (Erskine). Thomas Erskine, 1750–1823.
[162]. Et propter vitam vivendi perdere causas. Juvenal, VIII. 83.
[163]. Wisdom is justified of her children. S. Matthew, xi. 19.
Throw our bread upon the waters. Eccles., xi. 1.
When Goldsmith was talking one day. See Boswell’s Johnson (ed. G. B. Hill), II. 231.
Hervey’s Meditations. The Rev. James Hervey’s (1714–1758) Meditations and Contemplations were highly esteemed in their day.
[164]. Westall. Richard Westall (1765–1836).