Now then be sorry for Holcroft, whose new play, called "The Vindictive Man," was damned about a fortnight since.

I want you, you don't know how much; but if I had you here in my European garret, we should but talk over such stuff as I have written, soThose "Tales from Shakspeare" are near coming out, and Mary has begun a new work, Mr. Dawe is turned author; he has been in such a way lately,Dawe the painter, I mean,he sits and stands about at Holcroft's and says nothing, then sighs, and leans his head on his hand.

Holcroft had finished his life when I wrote to you, and Hazlitt has since finished his life,I do not mean his own life, but he has finished a life of Holcroft, which is going to press.

Rumor tells us that Miss Holcroft is married.

He married Louisa Mercier, daughter of Louis Sebastian Mercier, the French critic, and widow of Lamb's earlier friend, Thomas Holcroft.

William Godwin, perhaps alone among Lamb's friends, quite answers to the description of leader of novel philosophies and systems; but there had been also Thomas Holcroft and John Thelwall among the Lambs' acquaintance.

Sir Christopher in "Inkle and Yarico," by the younger Colman; Old Dornton in Holcroft's "Road to Ruin.

Holcroft, Thomas, 376.

[Harwood was Harwood Holcroft.

" Fanny was Fanny Holcroft, Mrs. Kenney's stepdaughter.

Fanny was Fanny Holcroft.

Fanny Holcroft is just come in, with her paternal severity of aspect.

Here should come a charming letter to Louisa Holcroft dated June, offering her a room at Enfield "pretty cheap, only two smiles a week.

B Badams, Carlyle's friend Mrs., née Louisa Holcroft.

Hissing, Lamb on Holcroft, Fanny Harwood Louisa Thomas Mrs. Thomas.

Thank you for Holcroft's "Life," which is extremely curious and interesting.

Mr. Holcroft (the author of the Road to Ruin) was one of the most violent and fiery-spirited of all that motley crew of persons, who attended the Sunday meetings at Wimbledon.

His opponent without manifesting the least emotion, replied, "Mr. Holcroft, when is it that I am to dine with you?

The Follies of a Day by T. Holcroft (1745-1809) is borrowed from Beaumarchais.

Holcroft, The Deserted Daughter (altered into The Steward).

[Walter Lacy] in the position of a light comedian was "Cheveril," in The Steward, altered from Holcroft's Deserted Daughter.

Holcroft, The Deaf and Dumb (1785).

The Times review of Joseph Cottle's Reminiscences of Coleridge and Southey, appeared Nov. 3. 1847; and on the following day, Mr. Thomas Holcroft complained by letter of a misrepresentation of his father by Mr. Cottle.

HOLCROFT, Thomas, Memoirs, 3 vols., London, 1816.

HOLCROFT, THOMAS, journalist and political novelist, born in London; began life as an actor; wrote "Road to Ruin"; was charged with treason, but acquitted; left "Memoirs" (1744-1809).