THE

LETTERS

OF

HORACE WALPOLE,

EARL OF ORFORD:

INCLUDING

NUMEROUS LETTERS NOW FIRST PUBLISHED

FROM THE ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPTS.

IN FOUR VOLUMES.

VOL. III.

1759-1769.

PHILADELPHIA:

LEA AND BLANCHARD.

CONTENTS OF VOL. III.

[Those Letters now first collected are marked N.]

1759.

To George Montagu, Esq. Nov. 17.-Lord Temple's resignation of the privy

seal. Lady Carlisle's marriage with Sir William Musgrave

To the Right Hon. William Pitt, Nov. 19. Congratulations on the lustre of

his administration [N.]

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To Sir Horace Mann, Nov. 30. -Sir Edward Hawke's victory over Conflans.

Lord Kinnoul's mission to Portugal

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To the same, Dec. 13.-Regretting his own ignorance of mathematics and

common figures. Victory of Prince Henry

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To George Montagu, Esq. Dec. 23. -Tumults in Ireland. Marriages. Story

of Lord Lyttelton and Mr. Shelley -

To the Rev. Henry Zouch, Dec. 23.-" Life of Lord Clarendon." " Lucan" 31

1760.

To George Montagu, Esq. Jan. 7.- Visit to Princess Emily. Commotions in

Ireland

To the Right Hon. Lady Hervey, Jan. 12.-Apologizing for an unintentional

offence

To George Montagu, Esq. Jan. 14. -Severity of the weather. Military pre-

parations. Prince Edward's party. Edwards's "History of Birds"

To Sir Horace Mann, Jan. 20. -Severity of the winter. Death of Lady

Besborough. Ward's drops

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To George Montagu, Esq. Jan. 28.-Death of Lady Besborough. Lord

Ferrers's murder of his steward. Visit to the Magdalen. Dr. Dodd

To Sir David Dalrymple, Feb. 3.-Macpherson's fragments of Erse poetry.

Mary Queen of Scots. Dyer's "Fleece." Pepys's collection of ballads.

Faction [N.]

To Sir Horace Mann, Feb. 3.-Caserta. Character of Mr. Thomas Pitt.

Death of the Duchess of Bolton. Lord George Sackville's court-martial.

Lord Charles Hay. Lord Ferrers's murder of his steward. Dutch mud-

quake

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To the Rev. Henry Zouch, Feb. 4.-" Anecdotes of Painting." Character of

Dr. Hurd. Warburton's "Shakspeare." Edwards's "Canons of Criticism" 44

To Sir Horace Mann, Feb. 28.-M. Thurot's expedition. Siege of Carrick-

fergus. Lord Ferrers

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To the same, March 4.-M. Thurot's expedition. Duke of Bedford's Irish

administration. General Flobert and Mr. Mallet. Ward's drops -

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To the same, March 26.-Lord George Sackville's court-martial

49

To George Montagu, Esq. March 27.-Lord George Sackville's court-martial.

Miss Chudleigh's public breakfast

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To Sir David Dalrymple, April 4.-Erse poetry; Gray's queries concerning

Macpherson. Home's "Siege of Aquileia." "Tristram Shandy" [N.] 51

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To George Montagu, Esq. April 19.-Lord George Sackville's sentence.

Lord Ferrers's trial. Duel between the Duke of Bolton and Mr. Stewart 52

To Sir Horace Mann, April 20.-Lord George Sackville's sentence. Trial of

Lord Ferrers

To the Rev. Henry Zouch, May 3.-Lord Bath's "Rhapsody." "Anecdotes

of Painting"

To George Montagu, Esq. May 6.-Execution of Lord Ferrers

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To Sir Horace Mann, May 7.-Execution of Lord Ferrers. Lady Hunting-

don. Death of Lord Charles Hay. King of Prussia's poems. General

Clive

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To Sir David Dalrymple, May 15.-Erse poetry. Lord Lyttelton's "Dia-

logues of the Dead." King of Prussia's poems. [N.]

To Sir Horace Mann, May 24.-Lord Lyttelton's " Dialogues of the Dead."

Anecdotes of Lord Ferrers

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To the Earl of Strafford, June 7.- Description of Miss Chudleigh's ball. Death

of Lady Anson

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To Sir Horace Mann, June 20.-Siege of Quebec. The house of Fuentes..

Pope's house and garden

68

To Sir David Dalrymple, June 20.-Anthenticity of the Erse poems. Lord

Lyttelton's "Dialogues of the Dead." Isaac Walton's "Complete Angler."

[N.]

69

To the Hon. H. S. Conway, June 21.-Story of Sir Robert Walpole and his

man John. George Townshend's absurdities. "Tant mieux pour Elle."[N.] 70

To the same, June 28. -Siege of Quebec raised. Lady Stormont

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To George Montagu, Esq. July 4.- Visit to Chaffont. Gray's taciturnity

To the same, July 20

76

To Sir Horace Mann, Aug. 1.- Wolfe's tomb. Death of Lady Lincoln. Ar-

To George Montagu, Esq. Aug. 12.--Reflections on his illness

80

To the Countess of Ailesbury, Aug. 23. Visit to Whichnovre. Advises her

ladyship to claim the flitch of bacon

81

To Sir Horace Mann, Aug. 28. - Duke of Cumberland's illness

To George Montagu, Esq, Sept. 1.-Account of his tour to the north. Which-

novre. Litchfield cathedral. Sheffield. Chatsworth. Hardwicke. Bess

of Hardwicke. Newstead Abbey

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To the Earl of Strafford, Sept. 4. - Visit to Hardwicke. Newstead. Althorpe.

To George Montagu, Esq. Oct. 2.-Marriage of his niece Charlotte to Lord

Huntingtower

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To Sir Horace Mann, Oct. 5. - Capture of Montreal. Projected expedition.

Lord Dysart. His niece's marriage. Death of Lady Coventry

To George Montagu, Esq. Oct. 14.-Duke of York's visit to Strawberry Hill.

Intended expedition -

To the Earl of Strafford, Oct. 26.-Death of George the Second

To George Montagu, Esq. Oct. 28. -The new court. Manners of the young

King. Capture of Berlin

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To Sir Horace Mann, Oct. 28.-Death of George the Second. Capitulation

of Berlin. Political movements

To George Montagu, Esq. Oct. 31.-Conduct of the young King

To the same, Nov. 4.-Bequests of the late King. Court and ministerial

changes. George Townshend's challenge to Lord Albemarle

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