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Show 10 TH LIF OF General Burgoyne, who had seen ‘a great ‘dea Champe of military service; and, 'when Mars no longe ftral called him to the field, was willing to dedicat splendid his leisure hours to the' muses. He put int pla,Y of entertainment and 1S called, The Maid of the. Oaks. - 'The Genera General wa To hi making it taste for literature he added a plf_:asing eleganc TOANAE§T of 'manners. Garrick was glad of an oppors mnamnet th tunity to shew his respect for a writer of tha of night class the musi Garrick' ‘hand know t dramati be a polite scholar .-He attendedto the .conduct of the plot and, hy the touches of his-pen, gave new lif and spirit 'to .the dialegie. . The piece owe Jieans nece its - origi Bul‘goyne, i Th Ear ried to th t the followin of Derby General whos circumstance siste had bee was mars yoars ater lately joiné produced 3 in wedlodk with Lady Betty Hamilton; and; t celebrate his nuptials chose to ‘give al Fet Champetr may be p 4Ppeare |
