William Godwin's Diary

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Theo. Cibber, çala (21  April  1824) Possibly:
Cibber, TheophilusThe lives of the poets of Great Britain and Ireland, to the time of Dean Swift. Compiled from ample materials scattered in a variety of books, and especially from the MS. notes of the late ingenious Mr. Coxeter and others. Coll. by Mr. Cibber. 1753
WG's sale catalog lists:
Cibber's Lives of the Poets, from Coxeter's Manuscripts, 5 vol. 1753 (item 135).
OR
Cibber, TheophilusThe lives and characters of the most eminent actors and actresses of Great Britain and Ireland, from Shakespear to the present time. Interspersed with a general history of the stage. By Mr. Theophilus Cibber. Part. 1. To which is prefixed, A familiar epistle from Mr. Theophilus Cibber to Mr. William Warburton. 1753
Besides the preceding works, Cibber also wrote An Apology (see WG's diary for 1824-04-12) and numerous plays and comic pieces.

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