He is a fine cheſtnut, riſing 6 years old, 16 & half hands high, got by the famous Phœnomenon, whoſe Grandſire was the noted Eclipſe, Dam Recovery by Hyder Ally, Grandam Perdita by Herod, great Grandam by Sampſon, & out of the Laſs of the Mill.

Tilley, while at times highly critical of the preclassical writer, does pay him homage for his real achievements: The dramatic superiority of the uniliterary production over the tragedies of the sixteenth century appears in various ways.

The tribute of tears and applaudings; the tribute of sympathy and of thoughts too deep for applaudings — too deep for tears, have attested his sway.

A perfect curve of shin from bated knees to toes; More perfect still the muscles that enridge the thigh, The subtle skeins of blue that ward each folded eye, And open lips fatigued — at once her fears are fled;