THE LETTERS OF HORACE WALPOLE, EARL OF ORFORD: INCLUDING NUMEROUS LETTERS NOW FIRST PUBLISHED IN FOUR VOLUMES. VOL. III. 1759-1769. PHILADELPHIA: LEA AND BLANCHARD. CONTENTS OF VOL. III. 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 Sir Horace Mann, Nov. 30.-Sir Edward Hawke's victory over Conflans. To the same, Dec. 13.-Regretting his own ignorance of mathematics and common figures. Victory of Prince Henry 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 George Montagu, Esq. Jan. 7.-Visit to Princess Emily. Commotions in To the Right Hon. Lady Hervey, Jan. 12.-Apologizing for an unintentional 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 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. To Sir Horace Mann, Feb. 3.-Caserta. Character of Mr. Thomas Pitt. 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- 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.] 51 To George Montagu, Esq. April 19.-Lord George Sackville's sentence. To Sir Horace Mann, April 20.-Lord George Sackville's sentence. Trial of To George Montagu, Esq. May 6.-Execution of Lord Ferrers 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. 88 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, Aug. 28.-Duke of Cumberland's illness To George Montagu, Esq, Sept. 1.-Account of his tour to the north. Which- 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 To Sir Horace Mann, Oct. 5.-Capture of Montreal. Projected expedition. 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 To Sir Horace Mann, Oct. 28.-Death of George the Second. Capitulation |