The
author was supposed to be Barnaby Harrington of Queen's College, Oxford.
But Joseph Haslewood, whose edition (1818) is the best, attributed it to
Richard Brathwait (circ. 1588-1673). The title of the second edition
(1716) runs as follows: 'Drunken Barnaby's Four Journeys to the North of
England. In Latin and English Verse. Wittily and merrily (tho' near one
hundred years ago) composed; found among some old musty books, that had
a long time lain by in a corner; and now at last made publick. To which
is added, Bessy Bell'.
"Drunken Barnaby" was also the burden of an old ballad quoted by
Haslewood:
"Barnaby, Barnaby, thou'st been drinking,
I can tell by thy nose, and thy eyes winking;
Drunk at Richmond, drunk at Dover,
Drunk at Newcastle, drunk all over.
Hey, Barnaby! tak't for a warning,
Be no more drunk, nor dry in a morning!"]
[Footnote 9:
"A Persian's Heav'n is easily made--
'Tis but black eyes and lemonade."]
[Footnote 10: Pope's 'Imitations of Horace', Satire I. line 6.]
[Footnote 11: With Lady Frances Wedderburn Webster.]
[Footnote 12: The review of Madame de Stael's 'Germany' was by
Mackintosh.]
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323.--To John Murray.
August 26, 1813.
Dear Sir,--I have looked over and corrected one proof, but not so
carefully (God knows if you can read it through, but I can't) as to
preclude your eye from discovering some _o_mission of mine or
_com_mission of y'e Printer.
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