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think OF 1t as the resort OF greatness the cradle and
grave OF departed Intellect, and pay homage to it in
sulen smile food of tears A palace,
church, or theatre, we can conttive to pass with
some degree Of Indifference; bur a garret, place
where Goldsmith hourished and Chatierion died,
we cannot ever presume TO enter without first pay
ing tribute OF difference to the presiding deity of
the place. How venerable does il appear, at least
1t 1t is genuine garet, with its angular projections,
like the fractures in poor Goldsmnh's face, its tat
tered and thread bare walls like Johnson's wig and
lis numberess loop holes Of relreal' for the north
wind to peep through, and cool the poets magina-
ton. The very orornness of its situation insp pifes
elevated ideas IN proportion TO its altitude it seems
isolated from the world, and adapted solely to The
intermediate connexon that genius holds with hea-
ven.
1t was in lonely garres, FAR removed from all
connexlor with mortality, that Oway conceived
and planned his affecting tragedy of Venice Preser-
we'd = and il was in garret that he ate the stolen
roll, which ultimately terminated in his death. Ii
was in garrett that poor Butler inded his infinite.
BILE Hudibras, and convulsed the king and the court
with laughter, while he himself writhed in the gnaw-
ing pangs of starvation. Some one has thus aptly
alluded TO the Gil iicumstancc
"Wben Butler, needy wretch, was yet alive,
No generous patron would dinner give;
See him resolved to clay and turned to dust
Presented with monumental bust;
The poets Fate is here in emblem shown
He asked for bread and lie received stone.'
A gentleman found Dryden in his old age exposed
10 the attacks OF poverty, and pning in garrett an
obsc ure corner in London You weep for my situ-
ation' exclaimed the venerable poet on seeing him.
. but never mind my young friend, the pang will
over soon.'' He died few days afterwards. Poor
Chatertop, " the sleepess boy that pershed in his
pride,'' overcome by the pressure Of poverty, and
sung to the quick by the heartless neglect OF big
otted aristocta at, commenced his Immortality in a
garret at Shoredltch.For Two days previous TO his
death he had eaten nothing his andady, plying
his desolae condi,ion invited him TO sup with her.
he spurned The invitation with contempt. and put
an end 10 his existence by poison. Crowds inflicted
eegies on his memory, the length and breadth OF
which filled volumes, while the subject OF these
doleful tributes lies buried in common wol X house
in Shoe.lane, uDnoticed by epitaph or euogy. When
nobleman happened by chance to call upon John
son, he found this great author by profession in
state of the most Responding hopelessness; thing
which an antiquary might per haps discover to have
once been table, stationed IN the middle of the
garrett few unfinished papers and manuscripts
were scattered about the uncarpeted floor in every
direction, and the unfortunate OF these curis
ostes had neither pen ink, paper credit, 10
tinuc his ucubratons 1t was about this time, when
threatened to be turned out OF his literary pg-stys,
that he applied to Richardson, the celebrated now
elst, for assistance, who Instantly sent him five
pounds a sum which relieved him from misery
and dungeon. Poor Goldsmith was cucc seated
in a garret, where the " Deserted Village" was
written, in familiar conversation with friend when
his pride considerably annoyed by the abrupt
entrance Of the little girl of the house, with Pray
Mr. Goldsmith can you lend Mrs. pot full Of
Goals !''-1hc mortified poet was obliged to return
an answer in the negative, and endure the friendly
but sarcastic coincidence of his companion, In a
garrer, either in Old Baily in Greenarbo Court,
the exquisite i" Citizen of the Word," and equally
celebrated "Vicar of Wakefield were written.
OF the last mentioned work, the following ludcrous
anecdote is not, We believe, generally known.
While Goldsmith was completing the closing
pages Of his novel, he reused from his oecupa-
tion by the unexpected appearance Of The landlady,
to whom he was considerably in arrears, with
huge bill for the last weeks lodgings. Ihe poer
was thunderstruck with surprise and CONSERVATION
he was unable to answer her demands, either thea
or in future; at length The lady changed the nature
of his embarrassment, by offering remit the liqui
dation of the debt, provided he would accept her as
his true and lawful spouse. His friend DR.. Johnson
CHANGED by great good luck to come IN of The time,
end by advancing him sufficient sum to defray
the expenses OF his establishment consisting Of only
himself and dirty shirt, relieved him from his
matrimonial shackes.
A literary friend called to pay Fielding
visit, and found him in miserable garre, without
either furniture convenience, seated on gin tub
turned up for a table, with common trull by his
side, and half empted glass of brandy, and water
in his hand. This was the idea Of consummaa
happHess entertained by the immortal author Of!
Tom Jonesn
The French poet Bossy and bis family, being
unable to procure subsistence by their literary exe
tions, came TO the somewhat novel expedient of ans
ucipating the period of their starvation. They
blocked up the door oil their garre. with the mise
rable remnants of their furniture, and, locked 10
each others arms with their little children by theS
sde cocy awaited the period of their final releases
from the thraldom of existence. In the last hours