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To George Montagu, Esq. Feb. 4.-Madame Roland. Marriages.
Duc and Duchesse de Choiseul

To the same, Feb. 23.-French Parliaments

To the Rev. Mr. Cole, Feb. 28.-Pretended letter to Rousseau.

A French horse-race

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To George Montagu, Esq. March 3.-Preparations for leaving

Paris. Defeat of George Grenville. Repeal of the American

Stamp-act. Lit de justice. Remonstrances of the Parliaments. 136

To the Right Hon. Lady Hervey, March 10.-Watchings and re-
vellings. A supper at the Maréchale de Luxembourg's. Fune-
ral sermon on the Dauphin. The Abbé Coyer's pamphlet on
Preaching

To George Montagu, Esq. March 12. - Colman and Garrick.
Mrs. Clive

To the same, March 21.-Madame Roland. A French woman's
first visit to Paris contrasted with his own. The Princess of
Talmond's pug-dogs. A commission

To the same, April 3.-Visit to Livry. The Abbé de Malherbe.

Madame de Sévigné's sacred pavilion. Old trees

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To the Hon. H. S. Conway, April 6.-Insurrection at Madrid on

the attempt of the Court to introduce the French dress in Spain 143

To the same, April 8.-Further particulars of the insurrection at

Madrid. Change in the French ministry. Lettres de cachet.

Insurrections at Bourdeaux and Toulouse

To the Rev. Mr. Cole, May 10.-Return to England

To the same, May 13.-Apology for accidentally opening one of his

letters

To George Montagu, Esq. May 25.-Ministerial appointments.
Duke of Richmond. Lord North. Death of Lord Grandison.
Lady Townshend turned Roman Catholic. Mrs. Clive's bon-

mot

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To the same, June 20. Anstey's New Bath Guide. Swift's

Correspondence, and Journal to Stella. Bon-mot of George

Selwyn. Pun of the King of France

To the Right Hon. Lady Hervey, June 28.—Madame du Deffand's
present of a snuff-box, with a portrait of Madame de Sévigné.
Translation of a tale from the "Dictionnaire d'Anecdotes"
To George Montagu, Esq. July 10.- Expected change in the
ministry. The King's letter to Mr. Pitt

To the same, July 21.-Change of the ministry. Ode on the occa-

To David Hume, Esq. July 26.-Quarrel between David Hume

and Rousseau

157

To the Rev. Mr. Cole, Sept. 18.-Contradicting a newspaper re-

port of his illness

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To George Montagu, Esq. Sept. 18

To the Hon. H. S. Conway, Oct. 2.-Journey to Bath. Great dis-

like of the place. The new buildings. Lord Chatham

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To George Montagu, Esq. Oct. 5.-Recovery. Tired to death of

Bath. Lord Chatham. Watering places

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To John Chute, Esq. Oct. 10.-Visit to Wesley's meeting. Hymns

to ballad tunes. Style of Wesley's preaching. Countess of

Buchan. Lord Chatham

To George Montagu, Esq. Oct. 18.-Reasons for leaving Bath.
Inefficacy of the waters. "Good hours."
To the Hon. H. S. Conway, Oct. 18.-Lord Chatham wishes him
to second the Address on the King's Speech. Life at Bath.
Motives for leaving the place. Old age. Dread of ridicule

To George Montagu, Esq. Oct. 22.-Satisfaction at his return to

Strawberry Hill. Visit to Bristol. Its buildings. Abbey church

of Bath. Batheaston

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To Sir David Dalrymple, (Lord Hailes,) Nov. 5.-Thanks for his
"Memorials and Letters." Folly of burying in oblivion the
faults and crimes of princes. [N.]

To David Hume, Esq. Nov. 6.-On his quarrel with Rousseau.
Folly of literary squabbles

To the same, Nov. 11.-The same subject. Omissions by D'Alem-
bert in a published letter of Walpole's. Picture of modern
philosophers

To George Montagu, Esq. Dec. 12.-Politics. Ministerial nego-
ciations. Deaths and marriages. Caleb Whitefoord's Cross-
readings from the
newspapers

To the same, Dec. 16.-Thanks for a present of venison

To George Montagu, Esq. Jan. 13.-Death of his servant Louis.

Quarrel of Hume and Rousseau. High tide

To Dr. Ducarel, April 25.-Thanks for his "Anglo-Norman An-

tiquities"

To the Earl of Strafford, July 28.-Death and character of Lady

Suffolk

To George Montagu, Esq. July 31.-State of the ministry. In-
tended trip to Paris. Death of Lady Suffolk. Lord Lyttelton's

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Henry the Second." Lean people. Mrs. Clive

To the same, Aug. 7.-Motives for re-visiting Paris

To the Hon. H. S. Conway, Sept. 9.-Death and character of
Charles Townshend. State of the ministry. Lord Chatham.
Dinner at the Duc de Choiseul's. [N.]

To the Rev. Mr. Cole, Oct. 24.-Return to England

To George Montagu, Esq. Nov. 1.-General Conway's refusal of

the appointment of secretary of state. Old Pulteney

To the Rev. Mr. Cole, Dec. 19.-Intended retirement from Parlia-

ment. State of his health. Roman Catholic religion.

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To Sir David Dalrymple, Jan. 17. - Advice on sending a young

artist to Italy. "Historic Doubts." Coronation Roll of Richard

the Third. [N.]

To the Rev. Mr. Cole, Feb. 1.

"Historic Doubts'

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To Sir David Dalrymple, Feb. 2. On sending him his "His-

toric Doubts." Rapid sale of the first impression. [N.]

To Mr. Gray, Feb. 18.-New edition of Gray's Poems. On his

own writings. King of Prussia. Lord Clarendon's "History."

66 Historic Doubts." Disculpation of Richard the Third.

"Turned of fifty." Garrick's prologues and epilogues. Bos-

well's" Corsica." General Paoli

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To the same, Feb. 26." Historic Doubts." Guthrie's answer

thereto. Thanks for notes on the " Noble Authors"

To George Montagu, Esq. March 12. Reflections on his retire-

ment from Parliament. Guthrie's answer to the "Historic

Doubts." Sterne's "Sentimental Journey." Gray's "Odes". 195

To the same, April 15.- Wit as temporary as dress and manners.

Fate of George Selwyn's bon-mots. Completion of his tragedy

of "The Mysterious Mother." Mrs. Pritchard. Garrick. Pre-

sident Henault's tragedy of " Cornélie"

To the Rev. Mr. Cole, April 16.- Rous's rolls of the Earls of

Warwick. Projects a History of the Streets of London. St.

Foix's Rues de Paris. The Methodists. Whitfield's funeral ser-

mon on Gibson the forger

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To the same, June 6.-History of Ely cathedral. Cardinal Lewis

de Luxembourg. Cardinal Morton. Painted glass

To George Montagu, Esq. June 15. - Inclemency of the weather.

English summers. Description of the climate by our poets.

Hot-house of St. Stephen's chapel. Indifference to parties. The

country going to ruin

To the Hon. H. S. Conway, June 16.-Wilkes and liberty. Minis-

terial changes. Conduct of the Duke of Grafton. Distressed

state of the country. Lord Chatham. Foote's "Devil upon

Two Sticks." Subject of "The Mysterious Mother." [N.]

To Monsieur de Voltaire, June 21. On his soliciting a copy of

the 66
Historic Doubts." Reply to Voltaire's criticisms on Shak-

speare

To the Earl of Strafford, June 25.—Wilkes and Number 45. The
King of Denmark. Lady Rockingham and the Methodists.
Pope Joan Huntingdon. Brentford election

To Monsieur de Voltaire, July 27.— Reply to Voltaire's vindica-

tion of his criticism on Shakspeare. Story of M. de Jumonville.

"Historic Doubts"

To the Hon. H. S. Conway, Aug. 9.-Lord Botetourt. New
Archbishop of Canterbury. King of Denmark. Augustus
Hervey's divorce from the Chudleigh. Gray appointed pro-
fessor of modern history. Efficacy of ice-water

His suite

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To George Montagu, Esq. Aug. 13.-Arrival of the King of Den-
mark. His person and manners.
To the Earl of Strafford, Aug. 16. Personal description of the
King of Denmark. His cold reception at Court. His first fa-
vourite, Count Holke. His prime minister, Count Bernsdorff
To the Hon. H. S. Conway, Aug. 25.—Disturbances in America.
Coffee-house politicians. King of Denmark. Lady Bel Stan-
hope. [N.]

To the Rev. Mr. Cole, Aug. 30.-Thanks for some prints and no-
tices. Improvements at Strawberry. Mr. Granger's "Cata-
logue of English Heads." Dr. Robertson's writings. Scotch
puffing

To the Earl of Strafford, Oct. 10.—Health and sickness. Quiet
of his present illness contrasted with the inquiries after him
when his friends were coming into power

To George Montagu, Esq. Nov. 10.-Benefits from bootikins and
water-drinking. Elections

To the same, Nov. 15.-Separation of old friends in old age. Mo-
roseness of retirement. Evils of solitude. Death of the Duke
of Newcastle, and of Lady Hervey

To the same, Dec. 1.—Arlington-street. Reconciliation between

Lord Chatham, Earl Temple, and Mr. George Grenville. Wilkes

and the House of Commons

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To George Montagu, Esq. March 26.-City riot. Brentford elec-

tion. Wilkes and Luttrell. Marriages

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Mid-

To the same, April 15.-Temperance the best physician.
mode of preserving the teeth. Advice on wine drinking.
dlesex election. Wilkes and the House of Commons
To the same, May 11.-Grand festino at Strawberry. Ridotto al
fresco at Vauxhall

To the Rev. Mr. Cole, May 27.-Granger's Catalogue of Prints

and Lives down to the Revolution. Intended visit to Paris.

Gough's British Topography

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To the Rev. Mr. Cole, June 14.- Proposed painted window for
Ely cathedral. Bishop Mawson. Granger's dedication. Shen-
stone's Letters. His unhappy passion for fame. The Leasowes.
Intrusions on domestic privacy

To the same, June 26.-Intended visit to Ely. English summers.
Advice to quit Marsh-land. Joscelin de Louvain
To the Earl of Strafford, July 3.-Disinterestedness and length of
their friendship. Three years' absence of summer. Emptiness
of London. City politics. Angling. Methuselah

To the Hon. H. S. Conway, July 7.-—Lord Chatham at the King's
levee

To the Rev. Mr. Cole, July 15.-Return from Ely. East window
of the cathedral. Bishop Luda's tomb

To the same, Aug. 12.—Thanks for some prints. Advice respect-

ing a History of Gothic Architecture. Tyson's "History of

Fashions and Dresses"

To George Montagu, Esq. Aug. 18.-Calais. Complaint of his
friend's long silence. Journey to Paris

To John Chute, Esq. Aug. 30.-Journey to Paris. Lord Dacre
and Dr. Pomme. Account of Madame du Deffand. Madame
du Barry. French theatre. Hamlet. The Dumenil. Vol-
taire's tragedy of "Les Guèbres"

To George Montagu, Esq. Sept. 7.-Character of Madame du
Deffand. Uncertainty of life. A five-and-thirty years' friend-
ship. Visit to the Abbess of Panthemont
To the Earl of Strafford, Sept. 8.-Affected admiration of the
French government. Lettres de cachet. Students in legislature.
French treatment of trees

To George Montagu, Esq. Sept. 17.-Visit to Versailles. Madame
du Barry. The Dauphin. Count de Provence. Count d'Artois.
The King. Visit to St. Cyr. Madame de Maintenon. Ma-
dame de Cambise. Trait of Madame de Mailly

To the same, Oct. 13.-Return to England. Congratulations on
his friend's being appointed Lord North's private secretary
To the same, Oct. 16.-Return to Strawberry. His tragedy of
"The Mysterious Mother." Bad taste of the public. Garrick's
prologues and epilogues. French chalk and dirt contrasted with
English neatness and greenth

To the Hon. H. S. Conway, Nov. 14.-Lord Temple's dinner with
the Lord Mayor. Tottering position of the Duc de Choiseul.
"Trip to the Jubilee." Literature and politics of the day.
Milton's prose writings. Heroes and orators

To George Montagu, Esq. Dec. 14.-Condolence on the death of

Mrs. Trevor. Loss of friends and connections. Cumberland's

comedy of "The Brothers." Alderman Backwell

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