Smith, James and Horace

authors of the famous parodies "The Rejected Addre es," born at London: James, in busine as a solicitor, and Horace, a wealthy stockbroker; both were occasional contributors to the periodical pre before the public offer of a prize for the best poetical addre to be spoken at the re-opening of Drury Lane Theatre prompted them to i ue a series of "Rejected Addre es," parodying the popular writers of the day—Words worth, Southey, Cole ridge, Scott, Byron, .; intensely clever, these parodies have never been surpa ed in their kind; Horace was also a busy writer of novels now forgotten, and also published two vols. of poetry; James subsequently wrote a number of Charles Mathews' "Entertainments" (James, 1775-1839; Horace, 1779-1849).