These were aggravated in the same manner that they served his, and appeared worse.
Had it been published it would have made Addison appear ridiculous, which he could bear as little as any man.

I therefore prevailed upon Gay not to print it, and have the manuscript now by me."[11] In Spence's Anecdotes there is another passage bearing on the same matter: "A fortnight before Addison's death, [12] Lord Warwick [13] came to Gay and pressed him in a very particular manner 'to go and see Mr.Addison,' which he had not done for a great while.

Gay went, and found Addison in a very weak way.

He received him in the kindest manner and told him, 'that he had desired this visit to beg his pardon, that he had injured him greatly, but that if he lived he should find that he would make it up to him.' Gay, on his going to Hanover, had great reason to hope for some good preferment; but all his views came to nothing.

It is not impossible but that Mr.Addison might prevent them, from his thinking Gay too well with some of the great men of the former Ministry.