The Poetical Works of Addison; Gay's Fables; and Somerville's Chase. Джозеф Аддисон

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Among these "others" was Abraham Stanyan, plenipotentiary extraordinary at Neufchatel at the settlement of the rival claims of the Duke of Brandenberg, Holland, and France, to that principality. He was afterwards ambassador to France. He married a daughter of Dr Pritchett, Bishop of Gloucester. It is said, that, having on one occasion borrowed a sum of money from Addison, the latter observed him to be very subservient, agreeing with every opinion Mr A. expressed, till Addison, provoked, and guessing the cause, said, "Stanyan, either contradict me, or pay me my money." Our friend, Mr J. Stanyan Bigg, author of the very brilliant poem, "Night and the Soul," is a descendant of Abraham Stanyan.

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'Majesty:' King William.

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'Seneffe:' lost by William to the French in 1674.

Claverhouse fought with him at this battle.

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The four last lines of the second and third stanzas were added by Mr Tate.

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'Eridanus:' the Po.

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'Such as of late.' See Macaulay's 'Essay on Addison,' and the 'Life' in this volume, for an account of this extraordinary tempest.

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'Tallard,' or Tallart: an eminent French marshal, taken prisoner at Blenheim; he remained in England for seven years.

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A comedy written by Sir Richard Steel.

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A dramatic poem written by the Lord Lansdown.

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'Smith:' Edmund, commonly called 'Rag;' see Johnson's

'Poets.'

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'Lyæus:' Bacchus.