Note 44 — No. 211. [Steele. From Saturday, Aug. 12, to Tuesday, Aug. 15, 1710.
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Possibly John Hughes, author of the "Siege of Damascus," who contributed to both Tatler and Spectator. He died in 1720, aged forty-seven. In the Theatre (No. 15) Steele said that Hughes's "head, hand, or heart was always employed in something worthy imitation."