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WAS a native of Ireland; he had a paternal eflate in the county of
Cavan, and enjoyed the pofl: of Barrack-Maftet of Mullingar, in the
county of Weft-Meath.
During the Rebellion in 1745, he publifhed cc The Farmer s Letters' in
Ireland, written in imitation of Swift’s <c Drapiers Letters,” which gained
him great reputation.
He was the author of Gufta'vus Vafa, a tragedy of much merit; firfl: re-
hearfed at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, in 1738 ; but, on account of fome
patriotic paflages in it, prohibited by the then Lord Chamberlain : in confe-
quence of which it was publifhed by fubfcription, and produced to Mr.
Brooke above a thoufand pounds. Having undergone fome alterations,
it was afterwards a died at Dublin, under the title of The Patriot.
The Earl of Weft mor eland, a tragedy; founded on the firfl: Danifh invafion
of this ifland : afted with applaufe at Dublin in the Years 1741 and 1754,
under the different titles of The Betrayer of his Country and Injured Honour.
"Jack, the Giant fueller, a fatirical opera, performed at Dublin in 1748 5
interdicted by government after the firfl: night : altered, and reproduced on
the Irifh ftage in 1754.
The Earl of EJfex, a tragedy, afled at Dublin in 1752 5 and at the
Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, in 1761, with confiderable fuccefs.
<c The reprefentative of the Earl [The father of our modern Congreve]
during the run of the piece, being in converfation with Dr. Johnfon, was
loud in the praife of Mr. Brooke’s fentiments and poetry. The Doctor, who
had neither read nor feen. the work recommended, defired to be furnifhed
with fomejpecimen of its excellence. On this Mr. Sheridan repeated the tag
at the end of the firfl: adt, concluding with this line :
To rule o’er freemen, Jhould thenfelves be free.
Cavan, and enjoyed the pofl: of Barrack-Maftet of Mullingar, in the
county of Weft-Meath.
During the Rebellion in 1745, he publifhed cc The Farmer s Letters' in
Ireland, written in imitation of Swift’s <c Drapiers Letters,” which gained
him great reputation.
He was the author of Gufta'vus Vafa, a tragedy of much merit; firfl: re-
hearfed at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, in 1738 ; but, on account of fome
patriotic paflages in it, prohibited by the then Lord Chamberlain : in confe-
quence of which it was publifhed by fubfcription, and produced to Mr.
Brooke above a thoufand pounds. Having undergone fome alterations,
it was afterwards a died at Dublin, under the title of The Patriot.
The Earl of Weft mor eland, a tragedy; founded on the firfl: Danifh invafion
of this ifland : afted with applaufe at Dublin in the Years 1741 and 1754,
under the different titles of The Betrayer of his Country and Injured Honour.
"Jack, the Giant fueller, a fatirical opera, performed at Dublin in 1748 5
interdicted by government after the firfl: night : altered, and reproduced on
the Irifh ftage in 1754.
The Earl of EJfex, a tragedy, afled at Dublin in 1752 5 and at the
Theatre Royal, Drury Lane, in 1761, with confiderable fuccefs.
<c The reprefentative of the Earl [The father of our modern Congreve]
during the run of the piece, being in converfation with Dr. Johnfon, was
loud in the praife of Mr. Brooke’s fentiments and poetry. The Doctor, who
had neither read nor feen. the work recommended, defired to be furnifhed
with fomejpecimen of its excellence. On this Mr. Sheridan repeated the tag
at the end of the firfl: adt, concluding with this line :
To rule o’er freemen, Jhould thenfelves be free.