Picturesque views and description of cities, towns, castles, mansions, and other objects of interesting feature, in Shropshire, from original designs, taken expressly for this work, by MrFrederick Calvert, engraved on steel by MrTRadclyffe, with historical and topographical illustrations . and Mr. Xightingale says that thistown contends with Shiffnal for having given him birth : from Xewport school he enteredChristchurch, Oxford, but from Nobles Continuation of Grangers Biographical Historyit does not appear that he remained long there, for, taking the advantage of a remittancefrom an indulgen
Picturesque views and description of cities, towns, castles, mansions, and other objects of interesting feature, in Shropshire, from original designs, taken expressly for this work, by MrFrederick Calvert, engraved on steel by MrTRadclyffe, with historical and topographical illustrations . and Mr. Xightingale says that thistown contends with Shiffnal for having given him birth : from Xewport school he enteredChristchurch, Oxford, but from Nobles Continuation of Grangers Biographical Historyit does not appear that he remained long there, for, taking the advantage of a remittancefrom an indulgent father, and trusting that his wit would help out his learning, he dashedoff for the capital, and entered into all its gaieties. Having drained the cup of pleasure tothe dregs,and dissipated the last Carolus in his purse, he retired to Kingston-upon-Thames,and, trusting to his proficiency in the ancient and modern languages, opened a drudgery of the employment soon disgusted him : he returned to London and to hisformer way of life, chawing notes on Parnassus to discharge his tavern reckonings, andwasting his rich fund of wit and humour in low abuse and frivolous satire. Admiredand shunned, laughed at and despised, he passed the latter part of his life in ; OF SHROPSHIRE. 115 It is said that Lord Dorset, pitying his misfortunes, invited him to a Christinas dinner,where Tom, to his grateful surprise, found a bank-note of £50. laid under his plate. He died in extreme poverty, in the year 1704, and was interred near the remains otMrs. Behn, (an authoress of great levity, with whom he had been intimate) in the cloistersof Westminster Abbey. Her works, like those of Brown, have in the present enlightened,refined, and improved age, been forgotten, although it is truly remarked that the writingsof Tom Brown, which exhibit the authors mind, are replete with wit and humour,seasoned with learning, but are degraded by indelicacy. The neighbourhood of Newport i
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