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of America. Tickell's "Cassette
Verte." Dr. Franklin. "Opposition Mornings." Story of Mrs. Ellis and
her great O--225
174. To the same, June 16.-Sailing of the Brest fleet. Probability of a
war with Spain. Dispute with America. State of Ireland. F`ete at the
Pantheon--227
175. To the Hon. George Hardinge, July 4.-Thanks for drawings of
Grignan. Letters of Madame de S`evign`e, and of her daughter.
Character of Coulanges--229
176. To the Countess of Ailesbury, July 10.-Conjectures on the
political state of the country. Washington and Clinton. Difficulty of
conquering America--230

177. To the Rev. Mr. Cole, July 12.-Value of the pictures at
Houghton--231
178. To the same, Aug. 12.-Thanks for offer of painted glass. "History
of Alien Priories"--232
179. To the Countess of Ailesbury, Aug. 13.-Situation of General
Conway in Jersey. Constancy of Fortune. Folly of pursuing the war
with America--233
180. To the Hon. H. S. Conway, Sept. 12.-Alarms for the General's
situation at Jersey. Battle between Byron and D'Estaing. Mrs. Damer.
Eruption of Vesuvius--234
181. To the Rev. Mr. Cole, Nov. 16.-Mr. Tyson's Journal. Old Gate at
Whitehall. Nichols's "Alien Priories." Rudder's "History of
Gloucestershire." Removal of old friends--235
182. To the same, Dec. 27.-Earl-bishops. Lord Bristol. Rudder's
"History of Gloucestershire"--236

1780.
183. To the Rev. Mr. Cole, Jan. 5.-Congratulations on his providential
escape. Count-bishops. Old painting found in Westminster-abbey.
Tomb of Ann of Cleve. Reburial of the crown, robes, and sceptre of
Edward the First. Sale of the Houghton pictures--237
184. To Robert Jephson, Esq., Jan. 25.-His opinion of Mr. Jephson's
"Count of Narbonne;" and advice on casting the parts- -[N.] 238
185. To the same, Jan. 27.-Tragedy of the "Count of Narbonne."
Warburton's panegyric on the "Castle of Otranto." Miss Aikin's
"Fragment." "Old English Baron"--[N.] 240
186. To the Rev. Mr. Cole, Feb. 5.-New volume of the "Biographia
Britannica." Characters of Dr. Birch, Dr. Blackwell, and Dr. John

Brown. Dr. Kippis's threat. Cardinal Beaton. Dr. Bentley. Mr. Hollis.
Barry the painter--242
187. To the same, Feb. 27.-Rodney's victory. Home prospects. Party
divisions. History of Leicester. Cit`e des dames. Christiana of Pisa--242
188. To the same, March 6.-Thanks for his portrait in glass. History of
Leicester. Dean Mills and Mr. Masters. Pine-apples. Charles the
Second's gardener--245
189. To the same, March 13.-Atkyns's Gloucestershire. Hutchinson's
Northumberland. Romantic Correspondence of Hackman and Miss Ray.
Sir Herbert Croft's,,Love and Madness." Chatterton. "The Young
Villain." Lord Chatham. Lady Craven's "Miniature Picture"--246
190. To the same, March 30.-Projected reform of the House of
Commons. Annual parliaments--248
191. To the same, May 11.-Death of Mr. Tyson, and of his old friend
George Montagu. His character--248
192. To the same, May 19.-Character of Joseph Spence--249
193. To the same, May 30.-Altar-doors from St. Edmundsbury. Annibal
Caracci and Shakspeare--250
194. To Mrs. Abington, June 11.-Invitation to Strawberry Hill-- [N.]
251
195. To the Earl of Strafford, June 12.-Lord George Gordon and the
Riots of London. Persecutions under the cloak of religion. Highway
robberies. Ambition the most detestable of passions-- 251
196. To the Rev. Mr. Cole, June 15.-London riots. Black Wednesday.
Lord George Gordon in the Tower. Electioneering rioting in
Cambridgeshire. Mr. Banks and the Otaheitans--253
197. To the same, July 4.-Wishes his having written the Life of Baker
to be kept a secret--254

198. To the Earl of Strafford, Sept. 9.-Folly of election contests.
Dissatisfaction in the fleet--255
199. To the Rev. Mr. Cole, Sept. 27.-Electioneering agitations. Death
of Madame du Deffand--256
200. To the same, Oct. 3.-"Life of Mr. Baker." Dr. James Brown- -256
201. To the same, Nov. 11.-Mr. Gough's "Topography." Introduction of
ananas. Rose, the gardener of Charles the Second. Folly of
antiquaries--257
202. To the same, Nov. 24.-Mr. Gough's "Topography." Character of
Mr. Pennant. Dean Milles. Judge Barrington. Dulness and folly of
Grose's Dissertations. Rejoices in having done with the professions of
author and printer, and determines to be comfortably lazy--259
203. To the same, Nov. 30.-In answer to a request for a copy of his
Anecdotes for the University Library at Cambridge. Character of Mr.
Gough--260
204. To Sir David Dalrymple, Dec. 11.-Thanks for communications for
his Anecdotes of Painters. Hogarth. Colonel Charteris. Archbishop
Blackbourne and Mrs. Conwys. Poetry of Richardson and Hogarth.
Lord Chesterfield's story of Jervas. Origin of Oil Painting--261
205. To the Rev. Mr. Cole, Dec. 19.-Friendship between Gray and
Mason. Views of Strawberry Hill--263

1781.
206. To Sir David Dalrymple, Jan. 1.-Thanks for his favourable opinion
of his father. His reasons for not writing his Life. Dr. Kippis and his
"Biographia Britannica." Lord Barrington and the Hamburgh lottery.
Character of King William. Folly of reburying the crown and robes of'
Edward the First. "Dr. Johnson's notions of sacrilege--[N.) 264

207. To the Hon. H. S. Conway, Jan. 3.-On the General's speech for
quieting the troubles in America. Melancholy state of the country--266
208. To the Rev. Mr. Cole,