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To Sheridan
"To Sheridan" or "To Richard Brinsley Sheridan" was written by Samuel Taylor Coleridge and published in the 29 January 1795 ''Morning Chronicle''. As the last poem running as part of the ''Sonnets on Eminent Characters'' series, it describes Coleridge's appreciation of Richard Brinsley Sheridan and his theatre talents. Coleridge, unlike most, preferred Sheridan's somber works over his comedies and emphasizes them within the poem. Coleridge also respects Sheridan's political actions.
==Background==
Coleridge's "To Richard Brinsley Sheridan, Esq." became the final poem in his ''Sonnets on Eminent Characters'' series when it was published in the 29 January 1795 ''Morning Chronicle''. It was revised somewhat and published again in Coleridge's 1796 collection of poems with a note about Hymettian Flowrets. It was reprinted again in 1803 without any changes. The poem was included in Coleridge's collections in 1828, 1829, and 1834, with the only change being the removal of the note.〔Mays 2001 pp. 167–168〕
Sheridan was a famous comic playwright, but Coleridge emphasized the sentimental aspects of Sheridan's writing. The connection that Coleridge felt in regards to the sadder works of Sheridan is what prompted him to dedicate a poem to the playwright and not to someone else, such as a political figure. Coleridge also had a personal connection to Sheridan through his friendship with William Smyth, the tutor to Thomas Sheridan, the playwright's son.〔Mays 2001 p. 168〕 Coleridge also knew of Sheridan as a political figure; Sheridan was a witness during the 1794 Treason Trials and also argued for the repeal of the Habeas Corpus Suspension Act.〔Patterson 2002 p. 241〕 A speech on the matter was printed in the January ''Morning Chronicle'' before Coleridge's sonnet was published.〔Barrell 2006 p. 52〕
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