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rite mifcrefs, to the neglecl
of his ilate affairs and the
prejudice of his empire,
took off her head with his
own hand in their prefence,
s&5 an atonement for his
Huh.
Irene. Trag. by Samuel
Johnlon. A6bd at Drury-
Lane, 8vo. 1749. This is
the only dramatic piece
among all the writings of
this celebrated author. Ic
is founded on the fame ftory
with the foregoing ; the au-
thor, however, has taken
fome trifling liberties with
the hiftory, Irene being here
made to be ilrangled by
order of the Emperor, in-
ftead of dying by his own
hand. The unties of time,
place, and aclion are moil
rigidly kept up, the whole
coming within the time of
performance, and the fcene
which is a garden of the Se-
raglio, remaining unmoved
through the whole of the
play. The language of it
is, like all the reft of Dr.
Johnfon's writings, nervous
fentimental, and poetical.
Yet, notwithstanding thefe
perfections, alfifted by the
united powers of. Mr. Gar-
rick, Mr, Barry, Mrs. Prit-
chard, and Mrs. Gibber,
all together in one play, it
did not meet with the fuc-
cefs it merited, and might
juftly have expected.
Ireland Preferu'd'y or,
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The S'ege of Londonderry.
Tragi-Com. Written by a
gentleman, who was in the
town during the whole fiege.
Printed at Dublin, 8vo.
1738-9. This play was
w.itten by John Michel-
borne, one of the governors
of Londonderry during the
liege of it
Irijh Hojpitality ; or, Vir-
tue Rewarded. Com. by C.
Shadwell, i2mo. 1720.
This is one of live plays by
this author, which were
written for the latitude of
our filler iiland, and were
all performed in Dublin with
great applaufe.
The Irijh Fine Lady. F.
by Charles Macklin. AcV
ed at Covent-Garden one
night only, Nov. 28, 1767.
Wot printed.
The. Irijh Mafque at Curt.
By Ben Jonfon, fol. 1640.
The Injh Widow . Com „
of two a&s, by David Gar-
rick, E(q. A died at Drury-
Lane, 8vo. 1772. ■ . The in-
tention of this piece feems
to have been merely to in-
troduce Mrs. Barry to the
public in a new light, and.
was very fuccefsfully exe-
cuted.
The Iron Age. An Hif-
tory, in two parts, by Tho„
Hey wood, 4to. 1632. The
firft part includes from
the rape of Helen, to the
death of Ajax, Sec. The
fecond from the death of
Fenthefilea*