Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-09-04

Of sheridan, was also done In this city.
Quinn lived longer In Bath than any
other Of his profession. When the ia
nous comedian for the last time played
Falsinif and retired from the stage, la
1853, he came To Bath IN pass his re-
naming days because, us no said, no
did not know better place for an old
cock 10 roOst in He lived for thiie
teen years, and died, 10 his lodgings at
Chesterfield house, Pierep0nt street.;
and ia the north aisle Of the choir Of
Bath Abbey is a marble tablet with a
striking likeness OF the great comedian.
Underneath Is mask and a dagger rep
resenting comedy and tragedy and a
characteristic epitaph by Garriok, tho
closing lines OF which arc
Ia Nature'a happiest modld however cast
To this complexion thou must come at last.
In addition 10 Mrs. Siddons some Of
the famous women who made winsone
the society of Bath during this brillinnt
period were Queen Charlotte, wife %
George ILL.,, Mrs. Piozzi, the celebrated
companion Of Dr. johnson, Lady Miller,
Sarah Fielding aud Madame ID Arblhy.
Mrs. Piozzi was one OF tho most beau
tiful and accomplished women q eng
land. She first married rich brewer
named Thrnlo. The couple lived In
splendOr at bath, and DR. johnson was
tho lady's acknowledged Creates ad-
mirer Shortly after tho death OF Mr..
Thrale the sprightly widow, tired Of
the ponderous devotion Of Dr. johnson.
aud became the wife OF u music master
named Pi0zzf. A complete rupture
with johnson WIS the consequence; and
the famous photographer was ever af-
tor misanthr0pe regarding all woman
kind
After brilliant career In Italy, Mrs.
Pi0Lzl returned To Bath, where, IN 1870,
she celebrated her eighticth birthday
by one Of the most famous balls and
suppers ever given in England, whore
the sprlghtly female antique led OF the
dancing with her adopted son, Sir John
Salisbury, with astonishing elasti-
city, hut she died the next year.
Her Anecdotes of johnson" aud her
own Literary Remains" are among the
most piquant tidbits Of biographical
literature.
Lady Miller was a conspicuous figure
al Bath In these good old times. Wal
polo and Madame DArblay both
chnrmingly describe the "inir Of Par
nassus, a sort OF literary tournam mt
Instituted at her noted residence,
Bathoasion villa. A Roman vase,
dressed with laces coatly ribbons and
myrtle, received the poetry, which YVES
drawn 80 every festival By six judges
who read al the compositions and
announced the successful competitor.
The latter was crowned with myrtle
and permitted 10 sneel and kiss The fat
and lreckled hand Of Lady Miller, who
was coarse, plump looking dame
whose aim It WIS 20 appear a woman Of
fashion and a patrouess Of letters. IL
was Garricf who Slipped the following
ehusiou into the sacred urn.
'The Vase speaking;
For Heavens Sase bestow % me
a iitto Nit--an that would DO
Indoed an aet Of Chaniyi'
In the residence OF famous literary
mon Bath WIS imueniely fortunate.
Christopher Anstcy, the poet. lived
nearly an mis- hie h Bath William
BeekiOrd, al one time tho richest and
most luxurious man IN England, who
expended nearly million and a half
dollars on I'D fgted F0nthill Abbay
nloss, but whose enduring fame viii
rost on the authorship OF that most
wonderful Of all oriental takes,
ssVathok.7 was for many years a citizen
Of Bath, and built the palstial tower