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Churchill's Influence on Minor Eighteenth Century Satirists
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 02 December 2020
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Between the years 1761 and 1764, Charles Churchill was the leading figure in English controversial literature; his poems occasioned multitudes of replies, many of them anonymous, most of them of third-rate literary merit. Had these replies come from distinguished writers, it is probable that Churchill would not today be an almost unknown figure in the history of English literature.
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1 The list of satires included in this paper does not pretend to be exhaustive; it is offered for publication as a contribution to the Bibliography of Eighteenth-Century Satire. In the body of the paper I have mentioned chiefly works published after Churchill's death; in the Bibliography at the end of the paper I have included not only these but also many satires published during the poet's lifetime. To save repetition I have given the complete titles only in the Bibliography.
2 Probably Sir Thomas Clarke, master of the rolls, who died in November, 1764.
3 The Gentleman's Magazine for November, 1764, p. 540.
4 Scots' Magazine for 1765, pp. 153-154. (In the Poetical Works of James Beattie, the title is, “On the Report of a Monument to be Erected in Westminster Abby to the Memory of a late Author.” It substituted the name “Bufo” for Churchill.
5 London Magazine for 1764, pp. 588-589.
6 The Monthly Review, XXXI, 398.
7 Ibid., XXXII, 234.
8 Ibid., p. 150.
9 Ibid., p. 153.
10 The Critical Review, XIX, p. 151.
11 The Critical Review, XIX, p. 151.
12 Ibid., p. 71.
13 Ibid., p. 70.
14 Ibid., p. 72.
15 A Short Essay on Charles Churchill. Written in 1764. With Notes and Alterations in 1774. To a Friend. London, 1775, pp. 1 and 6.
16 The Critical Review, XX, p. 129.
17 Ibid., p. 315.
18 Ibid., p. 470.
19 The York Museum, or Churchill Regenerate, And return'd from the Shades. . . . . . Introduction, by Mr. C. Churchill, assigning Reasons for his retiring from, and Return to, the Literary World; with a short Account of his Travels. Printed 1766.
20 The Monthly Review, XXXIV, p. 165.
21 Ibid., pp. 404-405.
22 Ibid., XXXV, p. 79.
23 Ibid., pp. 388-390.
24 Ibid., p. 388.
25 Ibid., XXXVI, p. 79.
26 The Monthly Review, XXXVI, 162.
27 Ibid.
28 Ibid., p. 163.
29 Ibid., p. 239.
30 Ibid., XXXVII, 75.
31 Ibid., p. 148.
32 Ibid., XLV, 508.
33 Ibid., XLVI, 538.
34 Ibid., XLVII, 151.
36 Ibid., p. 240.
38 The Monthly Review, XLVIII, 160.
37 Ibid., XLIX, 65.
38 Ibid., p. 230.
39 Ibid., LV, 482.
40 Ibid., LVI, 155.
41 Ibid., p. 156.
42 Ibid., p. 235.
43 Ibid., p. 314.
44 Ibid., LXI, 109.
45 Ibid., LVIII, 306.
46 Ibid., p. 74.
47 Ibid., p. 305.
48 Ibid., LIX, 72.
49 The Monthly Review, LXIV, 232.
50 Ibid., XLIX, 230.
51 Ibid., XXXVI, 78.
52 Ibid., XLVII, 150-151.
53 Ibid., XLIX, 230.
55 Ibid., LH, 457.
55 Ibid., LXIV, 153.
56 The Monthly Review, LXVI, 73.
Note: The author expresses his appreciation of the kindness of Professor Raymond D. Havens who allowed him to compare this list with that compiled by Professor Robert C. Whitford.