Note 77 — F R A N K L I N (continued 3)
Reading edition
Dr. James Foster (1697-1753):—
"Let modest Foster, if he will excel Ten metropolitans in preaching well."
—Pope (Epilogue to the Satires, I, 132).
"Those who had not heard Farinelli sing and Foster preach were not qualified to appear in genteel company," Hawkins. "History of Music."—Smyth.