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e, Cumberland, Harry Dampier, Goodall, Hudderford, Knapp, MATHIAS, Mansell, Wrangham, Stephen Weston, and many others, chiefly Etonians. George Steevens, it is believed, fixed upon the real author at an early period: at least in the _St. James's Chronicle_, from Tuesday, May 1. to Thursday, May 3. 1798, we find-- "THE PURSUER OF LITERATURE PURSUED "_Hic niger est_. "With learned jargon and conceit, With tongue as prompt to lie as The veriest mountebank and cheat, Steps forth the black ----. "At first the world was all astounded, Some said it was _Elias_; But when the riddle was expounded, 'Twas little black ----. "This labour'd work would seem the job Of hundred-handed _Gyas_; But proves to issue from the nob Of little black ----. "Through learned shoals of garbled Greek We trace his favourite bias, But when the malice comes to speak, We recognise ----. "What strutting _Bantam_, weak but proud, E'er held his head so high as This pigmy idol of the crowd, The prancing pert ----. "[Greek: Touto to biblion], he'll swear, Is [Greek: plaeron taes sophias], But men of sense and taste declare 'Tis little black ----. "Oh! were this scribbler, for a time, Struck dumb like _Zacharias_, Who could regret the spiteful rhyme Of little black ----. "Small was his stature who in fight O'erthrew the great _Darius_ But small in genius as in height Is little black ----. "Say, could'st thou gain the butt of sack And salary that _Pye_ has, Would it not cheer thy visage black, Thou envious rogue ----. "When next accus'd deny it not! Do think of _Ananias_! Remember how _he_ went to pot, As thou may'st, friend ----. "BARACHIAS." I am, &c., your humble servant, H.E. * * * * * QUERIES. BARRYANA. The inquiries of "DRAMATICUS," and others in your number for Nov. 10., prompt me to say that should any of your correspondents happen to possess information answering the following queries, or any of them, I shall be thankful to share it. 1. What became of the natural child of Elizabeth Barry, the actress, who died 1713; and whether the Earl of Rochester, its father, was really Wilmot (as Galt assumes) or Hyde, on whom that title was conferred at Wilmot's death? The former mentions a natural daughter in his last will; but he names it "E
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