The Letters of Horace Walpole: 1759-1769

CONTENTS OF VOL. III.

[Those Letters now first collected are marked N.]

To the same, Dec. 13.-Regretting his own ignorance of mathematics and
common figures. Victory of Prince Henry

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

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.]

"Lucan" 31

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."

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.

Besborough. Ward's drops

Death of Lady

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

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-

fergus. Lord Ferrers

To the same, March 4.-M. Thurot's expedition. Duke of Bedford's Irish
administration. General Flobert and Mr. Mallet. Ward's drops
To the same, March 26.-Lord George Sackville's court-martial
To George Montagu, Esq. March 27-Lord George Sackville's court-martial.
Miss Chudleigh's public breakfast

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

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

VOL. III.

To George Montagu, Esq. April 19.-Lord George Sackville's sentence.
Lord Ferrers's trial. Duel between the Duke of Bolton and Mr. Stewart

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."

of Painting"

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

"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

Clive

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

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

To Sir Horace Mann, June 20.-Siege of Quebec. The house of Fuentes..
Pope's house and garden

To Sir David Dalrymple, June 20.-Anthenticity of the Erse poems.
Lyttelton's "Dialogues of the Dead." Isaac Walton's "Complete Angler."
[N.]

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
To George Montagu, Esq. July 4.-Visit to Chaffont. Gray's taciturnity
To Sir Horace Mann, July 7.—Siege of Quebec raised

To George Montagu, Esq. July 19.-Visit to Oxford. Holbein's portraits.
Blenheim. Ditchley. Rousham

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

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

To the Countess of Ailesbury, Aug. 23.-Visit to Whichnovre. Advises her
ladyship to claim the flitch of bacon

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

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

Mad dogs. An adventure

To the Hon. H. S. Conway, Sept. 19

To the same, Sept. 30

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

Huntingtower

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 same, Oct. 25.-Death of George the Second

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

To George Montagu, Esq. Oct. 28.-The new court.

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

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

Anecdotes of Painting"

resignations

1761.

To the Rev. Henry Zouch, January 3.-State of the arts.
Hill's works. Architects

To George Montagu, Esq. Jan. 22.-A party at Northumberland-house. Ac-

count of a play performed at Holland-house -

Booksellers. Dr.

107

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To the same, Feb. 7.-Ball at Carlton-house. Death of Wortley Montagu.
Miss Ford's letter to Lord Jersey

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
usher of the black rod in Ireland. Prospect of Peace. Rumours of the
King's marriage. Lord Pembroke's "Treatise on Horsemanship"
To the Rev. Henry Zouch, March 7.-Voltaire's letter to Lord Lyttelton.
Colman's "Jealous Wife."
To George Montagu, Esq. March 17.-Changes in the King's household
"Tristram Shandy." Voltaire's "Tancred"
To the same, March 19.-Ministerial resignations and changes. Millitia dis-
turbances. Lord Hardwicke's verses to Lord Lyttelton.
Gower

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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

at Bedford-house. Anecdotes

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

Harlequin's mouth opened"

To the same, July 5.

To the Earl of Strafford, July 5.-Anecdote of Whitfield and Lady Hunting-

123

125

To the Hon. H. S. Conway, July 14.-Apologies for not having written. Ap-

proaching marriage of the King

To George Montagu, Esq. July 16.-The King's approaching marriage. The

Queen's household

131

To the Countess of Ailesbury, July 20.-Thanks for a present of some china.
Congratulations on Mr. Conway's escape at the battle of Kirkdenc kirk

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
army. Taking of Pondicherry

To George Montagu, Esq. July 23.-First night of Mr. Bentley's play. Singu
lar instance of modesty

viii

To the Hon. H. S. Conway, Aug. 5.-Tomb of the Earl of Pembroke. Wolfe's
monument. Rapacity of the chapter of Westminster

To George Montagu, Esq. Aug. 20.-offer of a seat at the coronation. The
Queen's arrival

To the Earl of Strafford, Aug. 21.-Arrival of the Queen. Tripoline ambassa-
dor. Disputes about rank and precedence

To the Hon. H. S. Conway, Sept. 9.—Arrival of the Queen. Her person and

manners

To George Montagu, Esq. Sept. 24.-Description of the coronation
To the Hon. H. S. Conway, Sept. 25. —Delays in the treaty of peace.
coronation

To the Countess of Ailesbury, Sept. 27.-Pedigrees. The coronation.

treaty broken off

To George Montagu, Esq. Oct. 8.—Resignation of Mr. Pitt

To the same, Oct. 10.-Mr. Pitt's pension and peerage

To the Countess of Ailesbury, Oct. 10.-Mr. Pitt's resignation, pension, and

peerage

To the Hon. H. S. Conway, Oct. 12.-Mr. Pitt's pension and peerage.
terial changes

To George Montagu, Esq. Oct. 24.-City address to Mr. Pitt.

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.

garth

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

parted"

To Sir David Dalrymple, Nov. 30.-The best picture of an age found in genuine
letters. One from Anne of Denmark to the Marquis of Buckingham.
Hume's "History." "Hau Kiou Choaan;" a Chinese history. [N.]

To George Montagu, Esq. Dec. 8.—Hume's “History." "Fingal." Doubts

of its authenticity. "Cymbeline"

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To Sir David Dalrymple, Dec. 21.-Complaints of printers. Difficulties of
literature. [N.]
To George Montagu, Esq. Dec. 23.-Irish revivification. Effects of age.
Mistakes of life. Tricks of his printer. Mrs. Dunch's auction. Losing
at loo. Death of Lady Pomfret. Bon-mot of M. de Choiseul. Lines on
Lady Mary Coke's having St. Anthony's fire in her cheek

To the same, Dec. 30.-Indifference to politics. Progress of "Anecdotes of
Painting." Death of Jemmy Pelham

1762.

To the same, Jan. 26.-Upbraiding for not writing

To the same, Feb. 2.-Arrival of Lady Mary Wortley Montagu. Her dress
and personal appearance. Mr. Macnaughton's murder of Miss Knox. Visit
to the Cock-lane Ghost

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-
gravers, and tricks of printers

To the Earl of Bute, Feb. 15.-On the Earl's suggesting to him a work simi-
lar to Montfaucon's "Monumens de la Monarchie Française." [N.]

To George Montagu, Esq. Feb. 22.-Violent storms. Elopement of Lord

Pembroke and Kitty Hunter

171

To Dr. Ducarel, Feb. 24.-English Montfaucon. Medals. Errors in Vertue

and others

To George Montagu, Esq. Feb. 25.-Lely's picture of Madame Grammont.
Harris's "Hibernica." The recent elopement

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Court dresses - 176

To the Countess of Ailesbury, March 5.-Prospect of Peace.
To George Montagu, Esq. March 9.-Epitaph for Lord Cutts
To the Rev. Henry Zouch, March 20.-" Anecdotes of Painting." Advice to
antiquaries. Bishop of Imola. Resemblance between Tiberius and Charles
the Second. Caution on the care of his eyesight
To George Montagu, Esq. March 22.-Capture of Martinico. Fatal accident
at a concert at Rome