The Letters of Horace Walpole - Volume IV | Page 4

to her great merits as an actress--[N.) 140
96. To the Hon. H. S. Conway, Sept. 8.-On Lady Ailesbury being
overturned in her carriage. Madame du Deffand. Lady Barrymore.
Madame de Marchais Madame de Viri. French opinion of our dispute
with America--140
97. To the Hon. H. S. Conway, Oct. 6.-Illness of Madame du Deffand.
Economy and reformation of the bon-ton at Paris. Horse-race on the
Plain de Sablon. French politics, and probable changes--142
98. To the Rev. Mr. Cole, Dec. 10.-English version of Gray's Latin
Odes--144
99. To the Countess of Ailesbury, Dec. 11.-Trial of the Duchess of
Kingston. Le Texier's French readings--145
100. To the Rev. Mr. Cole, Dec. 14.-Society of Antiquarians. Opening
of Edward the First's tomb. Prints from pictures at Houghton--146
101. To Thomas Astle, Esq. Dec. 19.-On the attainder of George Duke
of Clarence, found in the Tower--147

1776.

102. To the Rev. Mr. Cole, Jan. 26.-Subject of the Painting at the Rose
Tavern in Fleet-street. Attainder of George Duke of Clarence--148
103. To Edward Gibbon, Esq. February.-Thanks for the first volume of
the "Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire"--[N.] 149
104. To the same, Feb. 14.-Panegyric on the first volume of the
"Decline and Fall"--[N.) 150
105. To the Rev. Mr. Cole, March 1.-On the old painting at the Rose
Tavern in Fleet-street. Antiquarian accuracy--151
106. To Dr. Gem, April 4.-French politics. Resistance of the Parliament
to the reformations of Messieurs de Malesherbes and Turgot.
Extraordinary speeches of the Avocat-G`en`eral. Our dispute with
America--151
107. To the Rev. Mr. Cole, April 16.-Death of the Rev. Mr. Granger.
Trial of Duchess of Kingston--153
108. To the same, June 1.-Mr. Granger's prints and papers purchased by
Lord Mountstuart--154
(109) To the same, June 11.-Vexations and disappointments of the
gout--155
110. To the Hon. H. S. Conway, June 30.-Gallery and beauty-room at
Strawberry. Lady Diana Beauclerk. His own talents and pursuits.
Picture of his mind--156
111. To the' Rev. Mr. Cole, July 23.-Thanks for the present of a vase.
Condolence on the ill state of his health--157
112. To the same, July 24.-Effects of General Conway's illness on his
own mind. Outliving one's friends. Mr. Penticross--158
113. To the same, Aug. 19.-Inquiries after Dr. Kenrick Prescot. Death
of Mr. Damer--159

114. To the same, Sept. 9.-Alterations at Strawberry. Lord
Carmarthen--160
115. To the Hon. H. S. Conway, Oct. 31.-Folly and madness of the
dispute with America. Opening of Parliament. Prospect of a war with
France. Reasons for his retirement--(N.] 161
116. To the Earl of Strafford, Nov-. 2.-retirement. Effects of our
climate. Unhappy dispute with America. Prospect of war with
France--162
117. To the Rev. Mr. Cole, Dec. 9.-Sir John Hawkins's "History of
Music"--163

1777.
118. To the Rev. Mr. Cole, Feb. 20.-Purchase of the shutters of the altar
at St. Edmondsbury--163
119. To the same, February 27.-Requesting the loan of some of his
manuscripts. Dr. Dodd--165
120. To the same, May 22.-Continuance of his nephew's mental illness.
Love of Cambridge. Inclination to a sequestered life. Charles the
Fifth--166
121. To the Rev. Mr. Cole, June 19.-Macpherson's success with Ossian
the ruin of Chatterton. Rowley's pretended poems. Chatterton's
death--167
122. To the Hon. H. S. Conway, July 10.-M. d'Agincourt's "Histoire de
l'Art par les Monumens." The "Hayssians." Madame de Blot. M.
Schomberg. Madame Necker's character of Walpole-- 168
123. To Robert Jephson, Esq. July 13.-Advice respecting the
representation of his tragedy. Success of Sheridan's School for
Scandal--[N.] 169

124. To the Rev. Mr. Cole, Aug. 31.-True wisdom. Illness of the Duke
of Gloucester. Monasteries. Recluse life. "In six weeks my clock will
strike sixty!"--171
125. To the same, Sept. 16.-Thanks for the loan of manuscripts.
Nonsense. Sincerity the foundation of long friendship. Sir Joshua
Reynolds's portrait of Soame Jenyns. Duke of Gloucester's
recovery--172
126. To the Hon. H. S. Conway, Sept. 16.-Description of a machine
called the Delineator. His "unlearnability"--173
127. To the Rev. Mr. Cole, Sept. 22.-Suggesting a life of Thomas
Baker, author of "Reflections on Learning." Burnet's History.
Christiana, Queen of Sweden. Calvin--173
128. To Robert Jephson, Esq. Oct. 1.-"The Law of Lombardy"-- [N.]
175
129. To the Hon. H. S. Conway, Oct. 5.-Apologies for not meeting him
at Goodwood. Disinclination to move from home. "Threescore to-day
State of his health and spirits. His idea of old age--176
130. To Robert Jephson. Esq. Oct. 17.-Criticism on ,The Law of
Lombardy"--[N.] 177
131. To the Rev. Mr. Cole, Oct. 19.-Burnet's History. Duke Lauderdale.
Sir John Dalrymple and Macpherson's Histories. Friendship. Efficacy
of the bootikins--179

1778.
132. To the Rev. Mr. Cole, March 31.-Politics. Life of Mr. Baker--181
133. To the same, April 23.-Life of Baker. Pennant's "Welsh Tour."
Warton's "History of English Poetry." Lord Hardwicke's State Papers."
Aspect of the times--181

134. To the same, May 21.-Restoration of Popery. Lord Chatham's
interment. Intercourse with Chatterton. Detection