169, was of the
opinion that 'the sudden affluence occasioned by trade, forced
open all the sluices of luxury, and overflowed the land with
every species of profligacy and corruption.' ('Humphry Clinker',
1771, ii. 192.--Letter of Mr. Bramble to Dr. Lewis.)
l. 1. -----
"'Sweet' AUBURN". Forster, 'Life', 1871, ii. 206, says
that Goldsmith obtained this name from Bennet Langton. There is
an Aldbourn or Auburn in Wiltshire, not far from Marlborough,
which Prior thinks may have furnished the suggestion.
l. 6. -----
"Seats of my youth". This alone would imply that
Goldsmith had in mind the environment of his Irish home.
l. 12. -----
"The decent church that topp'd the neighbouring hill".
This corresponds with the church of Kilkenny West as seen from
the house at Lissoy.
l. 13. -----
"The hawthorn bush". The Rev. Annesley Strean, Henry
Goldsmith's successor at Kilkenny West, well remembered the
hawthorn bush in front of the village ale-house.
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