CONTENTS To George Montagu, Esq. Feb. 19.-Congratulations on his health To the Rev. Mr. Cole, Feb. 28.-Planting and gardening. Pub- lication of "The Castle of Otranto" To the same, March 9.— Origin of "The Castle of Otranto." Caution to his friend respecting his MSS. Consequences of the Droit d'Aubaine. Dr. Percy's Reliques of Ancient English To Monsieur Élie de Beaumont, March 18.-" The Castle of To the Earl of Hertford, March 26.-Count de Guerchy's pre- tended conspiracy to murder M. D'Eon. The King's illness. Count de Caraman. "Siege of Calais." Duc de Choiseul's reply to Mademoiselle Clairon. French admiration of Garrick. Quin in Falstaff. Old Johnson. Mrs. Porter. Cibber and O'Brien. Mrs. Clive. Garrick's chief characters. The wolf of the Gevau- To George Montagu, Esq. April 5.- -"Siege of Calais." Bon-mots. Quin and Bishop Warburton. Prerogative. Preferments To the Earl of Hertford, April 7.-The King's rapid recovery. Fire at Gunnersbury. Count Schouvaloff. Count de Caraman. To the Earl of Hertford, April 18.-The King's recovery. Pro- To Sir David Dalrymple, April 21.-" The Castle of Otranto." To the same, May 20.-The King forbids the Parliament to be Ministerial resignations. Humiliations of the Crown. Riots. Attack on Bedford-house. General spirit of mutiny and PAGE To the same, June 10.-A party at Strawberry. General Schou- To the Right Hon. Lady Hervey, June 11.-Apology for not writ To the Hon. H. S. Conway, July 3.- Progress of his illness. To the Countess of Suffolk, July 3.-State of his health. Lady To the same, July 9.-The new ministry. Conduct of Charles To George Montagu, Esq. July 11.-Change of the ministry. The To the same, July 28.-Reflections on loss of youth. Entrance 53 into old age through the gate of infirmity. A month's confine- To George Montagu, Esq. Aug. 23.-Death of Lady Barbara Mon- To the same, Aug. 31.-Dropping off and separation of friends. Pleasant anticipations from his visit to Paris. Revival of old ideas. Stupifying effects of Richardson's novels on the French To the Earl of Strafford, Sept. 3.-Motives of his journey to Paris. Death of the Emperor of Germany. "My last sally into the To the Right Hon. Lady Hervey, Sept. 3.-Thanks for letters of To the Rev. Mr. Cole, Sept. 5.-Inviting him to visit Paris To the Hon. H. S. Conway, Sept. 11.-Journey to Amiens. Meet- ing with Lady Mary Coke. Boulogne. Duchess of Douglas. A droll way of being chief mourner. A French absurdity. To the Right Hon. Lady Hervey, Sept. 14.-Salutary effects of his journey. French gravity. Parisian dirt. French Opera. Italian comedy. Chantilly. Illness of the Dauphin. Mr. David Hume the mode at Paris. Mesdames de Monaco, d'Egmont, and de Brionne. Nymphs of the theatres To the Rev. Mr. Cole, Sept. 18.-Advice respecting his journey to To George Montagu, Esq. Sept. 22.-Ingratitude. Amusements. French society. Mode of living. Music. Stage. Le Kain. The Dumenil. Grandval. Italian comedy. Harlequin. Free- thinking. Conversation. Their savans. Admiration of Rich- ardson and Hume. Dress and equipages. Parliaments and To the Right Hon. Lady Hervey, Oct. 3.-Hôtel de Carnavalet. Madame Geoffrin. His own defects the sole cause of his not enjoying Paris. Duc de Nivernois. Colonel Drumgold. Du- chesse de Cossé. Presentations at Versailles. The King and Queen. The Mesdames. The Dauphin and Dauphiness. Wild beast of the Gevaudan. Mr. Hans Stanley . To John Chute, Esq. Oct. 3.-French manners. Their authors. Style of conversation. English and French manners contrasted. Presentation at Versailles. Duc de Berri. Count de Provence. 77 To the Hon. H. S. Conway, Oct. 6.-French society. A supper at Madame du Deffand's. President Henault. Walpole's blunders against French grammar. Sir James Macdonald's mimicry of Mr. David Hume. Mr. Elliot's imitation of Mr. Pitt. Presentation to the Royal Family. Dinner at the Duc de Praslin's with the corps diplomatique. Visit to the State Paper Office. M. de Marigny's pictures. Madame de Bentheim. Duc de Duras. To the Right Hon. Lady Hervey, Oct. 13.-Attack of the gout. Cupid and Death. Allan Ramsay the painter. Madame Geof- To George Montagu, Esq. Oct. 16.-Illness at Paris. Visit from - To Thomas Brand, Esq. Oct. 19.-Laughing out of fashion at To the Hon. H. S. Conway, Oct. 28.—Probable death of the Dau- To Mr. Gray, Nov. 19.-State of his health. Infallible specific To the Right Hon. Lady Hervey, Nov. 21.-Recovery from a fit "Le nouveau Richelieu." Indifference to politics. Squabbles about the French Parliaments. Bigotry. Logogriphe To George Montagu, Esq. Nov. 21.-A simile. Sameness of life To the Right Hon. Lady Hervey, Nov. 28.-Thanks for her in- To the Hon. H. S. Conway, Nov. 29.-Tea-drinking. Dissuades PAGE |