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Edward Jerningham : Prologue to The Siege of Berwick

Horace Walpole to Mary Berry, 23 November 1793, on meeting Edward Jerningham ('the Charming Man') at a gathering at the home of their friend Anne Damer the previous evening: 'I congratulated the Charming highly on the success of his tragedy ["The Siege of Berwick", which opened 13 November at Covent Garden], and on his prologue, which I had seen in the papers and like'.

Century: 1700-1799     Reader/Listener/Group: Horace Walpole      Print: Newspaper

  

Jerningham : 'Poems on Various Subjects' or 'Fugitive Poetical Pieces' or poems separately published.

'Besides their own Family we met Mr Jerningham, the Poet. I have lately been reading his poems,- if [italics] his [close italics] they may be called, for he never writes 3 lines following of which one is not borrowed,-he has not a thought, a phrase, an [italics] epithet [close italics] that is not palpably stolen!- He seems a mighty delicate Gentleman, - he looks to be [italics] painted, [close italics] & is all daintification, in manner, speech and Dress.'

Century: 1700-1799     Reader/Listener/Group: Frances Burney      Print: Book

 

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