CONTENTS OF VOL. III. [Those Letters now first collected are marked N.] To the same, Dec. 13.-Regretting his own ignorance of mathematics and To George Montagu, Esq. Nov. 17.-Lord Temple's resignation of the privy To the Right Hon. William Pitt, Nov. 19.-Congratulations on the lustre of 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." 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- To George Montagu, Esq. Jan. 28.-Death of Lady Besborough. Lord - To the Rev. Henry Zouch, Feb. 4.-" Anecdotes of Painting." Dr. Hurd. Warburton's "Shakspeare." Edwards's "Canons of Criticism" 44 To Sir Horace Mann, Feb. 28.-M. Thurot's expedition. Siege of Carrick- To the same, March 4.-M. Thurot's expedition. Duke of Bedford's Irish To Sir David Dalrymple, April 4-Erse poetry; Gray's queries concerning Macpherson. Home's "Siege of Aquileia." "Tristram Shandy" [N.] To George Montagu, Esq. April 19.-Lord George Sackville's sentence. To Sir Horace Mann, April 20.-Lord George Sackville's sentence. Trial of "Anecdotes To Sir Horace Mann, May 7.--Execution of Lord Ferrers. Lady Hunting- don. Death of Lord Charles Hay. King of Prussia's poems. General 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.' To the Earl of Strafford, June 7.-Description of Miss Chudleigh's ball. Death To Sir Horace Mann, June 20.-Siege of Quebec. The house of Fuentes.. To Sir David Dalrymple, June 20.-Anthenticity of the Erse poems. To the Hon. H. S. Conway, June 21.-Story of Sir Robert Walpole and his To George Montagu, Esq. July 19.-Visit to Oxford. Holbein's portraits. To Sir Horace Mann, Aug. 1.-Wolfe's tomb. Death of Lady Lincoln. Ar- To George Montagu, Esq. Aug. 12.--Reflections on his illness To the Countess of Ailesbury, Aug. 23.-Visit to Whichnovre. Advises her To George Montagu, Esq, Sept. 1.-Account of his tour to the north. Which- To the Hon. H. S. Conway, Sept. 19 To George Montagu, Esq. Oct. 2.-Marriage of his niece Charlotte to Lord 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. To the same, Oct. 25.-Death of George the Second To the Earl of Strafford, Oct. 26.-Death of George the Second 99 To the same, Nov. 13.-Personal conduct of the new King. Funeral of George the Second. King of Prussia's victory over Marshal Daun - To the same, Nov. 22.-Appointment of the King's household To the same, Nov. 24.-The King's first visit to the theatre. Seditious papers. "Anecdotes of Painting." Foote's "Minor." Voltaire's "Peter the Great" 104 To the Rev. Henry Zouch, Nov. 27.—“ Lucan.” To George Montagu, Esq. Dec. 11.-State of the ministry. Threatened resignations 1761. 66 To the Rev. Henry Zouch, January 3.-State of the arts. To the same, Feb. 7.-Ball at Carlton-house. Death of Wortley Montagu. To the Hon. H. S. Conway, Feb. 8.-Mr. Conway's speech on the Qualifica- tion-bill To George Montagu, Esq. March 7.-On Mr. Montagu's being appointed To the same, March 21.-Speaker Onslow's retirement To the same, March 25.-Feelings and reflections occasioned by a visit to Houghton. Electioneering at Lynn. Aunt Hammond To the Hon. H. S. Conway, April 10.-Prospect of peace. Death of Sir Harry To Sir David Dalrymple, April 14.-Macpherson's "Fingal." [N.] To the Countess of Suffolk, April 15.-Election arrangements. [N.] To George Montagu, Esq. April 16.-Anacreontic upon Sir Harry Bellendine 121 To the same, April 28.-Lady Suffolk. To the same, May 5.-Death of Sir William Williams. Gray and Mason at Account of a fire near Sackville-street 122 Strawberry Hill. Conversation with Hogarth To the same, May 14.-Jemmy Lumley's battle with Mrs. Mackenzy. Party To the Countess of Ailesbury, June 13.-Thanks for a snuff-box. New opera. Murphy's "All in the Wrong." Lines on the Duchess of Grafton - To George Montagu, Esq, June 18-Mr. Bentley's play of " The Wishes, or - 131 To the Countess of Ailesbury, July 20.-Thanks for a present of some china. To the Earl of Strafford, July 22-Battle of Kirkdenckirk To George Montagu, Esq. July 22.-The King's marriage. Victories. Single- To the Hon. H. S. Conway, July 23.-Congratulations on the success of the To George Montagu, Esq. July 23.-First night of Mr. Bentley's play. Singu To the Hon. H. S. Conway, Aug. 5.-Tomb of the Earl of Pembroke. Wolfe's To George Montagu, Esq. Aug. 20.-offer of a seat at the coronation. The To the Earl of Strafford, Aug. 21.-Arrival of the Queen. Tripoline ambassa- - To George Montagu, Esq. Sept. 24.-Description of the coronation - To the Countess of Ailesbury, Oct. 10.-Mr. Pitt's resignation, pension, and To the Hon. H. S. Conway, Oct. 12.-Mr. Pitt's pension and peerage. To the Hon. H. S. Conway, Oct. 26.-Civic agitations. Mr. Pitt. Differences in the cabinet. State of parties To George Montagu, Esq. Nov. 7.—Sir John Cust's nose. To the same, Nov. 28.-Private ball at court. Marriages. Political changes 159 To the Countess of Ailesbury, Nov. 28.-Politics. Opera. Burlettas. Pri- vate ball at court. Pamphlets on Mr. Pitt. Gray's "Thyrsis, when we To Sir David Dalrymple, Nov. 30.-The best picture of an age found in genuine To George Montagu, Esq. Dec. 8.—Hume's “History." "Fingal." Doubts To Sir David Dalrymple, Dec. 21.-Complaints of printers. Difficulties of - To the same, Dec. 30.-Indifference to politics. Progress of "Anecdotes of 1762. To the same, Jan. 26.-Upbraiding for not writing - To the same, Feb. 2.-Arrival of Lady Mary Wortley Montagu. Her dress To the same, Feb. 6.-Effects of Hamilton's eloquence To the Rev. Mr. Cole, Feb. 7.-Anecdotes of polite literature To the Rev. Henry Zouch, Feb. 13.-Lamentation on the tediousness of en- To the Earl of Bute, Feb. 15.-On the Earl's suggesting to him a work simi- To George Montagu, Esq. Feb. 22.-Violent storms. Elopement of Lord To George Montagu, Esq. Feb. 25.-Lely's picture of Madame Grammont. ix To the Countess of Ailesbury, March 5.-Prospect of Peace. To the Rev. Mr. Cole, Aug. 19.-Object in publishing the "Anecdotes of To the Hon. H. S. Conway, Sept. 9.-Prospect of peace. Christening of the To George Montagu, Esq. Sept. 24.-Prospect of peace To the Hon. H. S. Conway, Sept. 28.-Negotiations for peace. Capture of To the Right Hon. Lady Hervey, Oct. 1.-Congratulations on her son's safe To the Hon. H. S. Conway. Oct. 4.-Love of fame. Capture of the Havan- To the Hon. H. S. Conway, Feb. 28.-Restoration to health. Determination to retire from public life. Wilkes and "The North Briton." Riots at Drury-lane Theatre. George Selwyn and Lord Dacre's footman To George Montagu, Esq. March 29.--Wilkes and the "North Briton." De- dication to "The Fall of Mortimer." Lord and Lady Pembroke's reconci- |