[3] Raleigh, it will be recollected, became Spencer's patron,
upon the death of Sir Philip Sidney, whom he celebrates
under the title of "The Shepherd of the Ocean." Raleigh also
ensured Spencer the favour of Elizabeth, a pension of 50l.
per annum, and the distinction of her laureate.--ED.
Amongst the literary pilgrims whose veneration for Spencer has
prompted them to examine Kilcolman was the celebrated Edmund Burke;
nor should the imprudent and enthusiastic Trotter be forgotten; the
account given by him of his visits, in 1817, are very pleasing,
though highly tinged with that fanaticism to which he ultimately
became a victim.
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THE SELECTOR; AND LITERARY NOTICES OF NEW WORKS.
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CROTCHET CASTLE.
The author of _Headlong Hall_ has, under the above title,
produced as lively a little volume of humour and pleasantry as it
has lately been our good fortune to meet with. Every page, nay,
every line is a satire upon the extravagance and precocity of what
Vivian Grey calls our "artificial state;" and all the weak sides of
our age are mercilessly dealt with by the _coterie_ at Crotchet
Castle.
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