81. TO MANN, Dec. 20, 1764.—Madame de Boufflers at Strawberry—

The French Opinion of the English Character-Richardson's

Novels-Madame de Beaumont

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82. TO THE EARL OF HERTFORD, Feb. 12, 1765.-Debate on

American Taxes-Petition of the Periwig-Makers-Female

Head-dresses-Lord Byron's Duel-Opening of Almack's-

No. 45

83. TO COLE, March 9, 1765.-His "Castle of Otranto "-Bishop

Percy's Collection of Old Ballads

84. TO THE EARL OF HERTFORD, March 26, 1765.-Illness of the

King-French and English Actors and Actresses: Clairon,

Garrick, Quin, Mrs. Clive

85. TO MANN, May 25, 1765.-Riots of Weavers-Ministerial

Changes-Factious Conduct of Mr. Pitt

86. TO MONTAGU, July 28, 1765.-Prospects of Old Age when

joined to Gout

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87. TO LADY HERVEY, Sept. 14, 1765.-Has reached Paris-The

French Opera-Illness of the Dauphin-Popularity of Mr.

Hume

sept.

88. TO MONTAGU, Sept. 22, 1765.-Is Making New Friends in

Paris-Decay of the French Stage-Le Kain—Dumenil—

New French inclination for Philosophy and Free-Thinking—

General Admiration of Hume's History and Richardson's

Novels

22

25

89. TO CHUTE, Oct. 3, 1765.—His Presentation at Court-Illness of

the Dauphin-Description of his Three Sons.

28

90. TO CONWAY, Jan. 12, 1766.—Supper Parties at Paris-Walpole

Writes a Letter from Le Roi de Prusse à Monsieur Rousseau 32

91. TO GRAY, Jan. 25, 1766.—A Constant Round of Amusements—

A Gallery of Female Portraits—Madame Geoffrin-Madame

du Deffand-Madame de Mirepoix-Madame de Boufflers-

Madame de Rochfort-The Maréchale de Luxemburg-The

Duchesse de Choiseul-An old French Dandy-M. de

Maurepas-Popularity of his Letter to Rousseau

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LEAGE

92. TO MANN, Feb. 29, 1766.—Situation of Affairs in England-

Cardinal York-Death of Stanilaus Leczinski, Ex-King of

Poland

93. TO CONWAY, April 8. 1766.-Singular Riot in Madrid-Changes

in the French Ministry—Insurrections in the Provinces

94. TO MONTAGU, June 20, 1766.-The Bath Guide-Swift's

Correspondence

96. TO MANN, July 20, 1767.-Ministerial Difficulties-Return of

Lord Clive

46

52

55

58

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97. TO THE SAME, Sept. 27, 1767.-Death of Charles Townshend

and of the Duke of York-Whist the New Fashion in France 63

98. TO GRAY, Feb. 18, 1768.—Some New Poems of Gray-Walpole's

"Historic Doubts "-Boswell's "Corsica "

99. TO MANN, March 31, 1768.-Wilkes is returned M.P. for

Middlesex-Riots in London-Violence of the Mob.

100. TO MONTAGU, April 15, 1768.-Fleeting Fame of Witticisms—

"The Mysterious Mother"

101. TO MANN, June 9, 1768.-Case of Wilkes

102. TO MONTAGU, June 15, 1768.—The English Climate

103. TO VOLTAIRE, July 27, 1768.-Voltaire's Criticisms on Shake-

speare-Parnell's "Hermit "

70

104. TO THE Earl of Strafford, Aug. 16, 1768.—Arrival of the

King of Denmark-His Popularity with the Mob.

105. TO MANN, Jan. 31, 1769.—Wilkes's Election-The Comtesse de

Barri-The Duc de Choiseul's Indiscretion

106. TO MONTAGU, May 11, 1769.—A Garden Party at Strawberry—

A Ridotto at Vauxhall

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107. TO MANN, June 14, 1769.-Paoli-Ambassadorial Etiquette

108. TO CHUTE, Aug. 30, 1769.-His Return to Paris-Madame

Deffand-A Translation of "Hamlet"-Madame Dumenil-

Voltaire's "Mérope” and “Les Guèbres"

109. TO MONTAGu, Sept. 17, 1769.-The French Court-The Young

Princes-St. Cyr-Madame de Mailly.

106

109

115

110. TO MANN, Feb. 27, 1770.—A Masquerade-State of Russia

III. TO THE SAME, May 6, 1770.—Wilkes-Burke's Pamphlet-

Prediction of American Republics-Extravagance in England 119

112. TO MONTagu, May 6, 1770.—Masquerades in Fashion-A

Lady's Club

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113. TO MANN, June 15, 1770.—The Princess of Wales is gone to

Germany-Terrible Accident in Paris

114. TO THE SAME, Dec. 29, 1770.-Fall of the Duc de Choiseul's

Ministry.

115. TO THE SAME, Feb. 22, 1771.-Peace with Spain-Banishment of

the French Parliament-Mrs. Cornelys's Establishment-The

Queen of Denmark

116. TO THE SAME, April 26, 1771.-Quarrel of the House of

Commons with the City-Dissensions in the French Court

and Royal Family-Extravagance in England.

117. TO CONWAY, July 30, 1771.-Great Distress at the French

Court

118. TO CHUTE, August 5, 1771.-English Gardening in France-

Anglomanie-He is weary of Paris-Death of Gray .

119. TO COLE, Jan. 28, 1772.—Scantiness of the Relics of Gray-

Garrick's Prologues, &c.-Wilkes's Squint

120. TO MANN, April 9, 1772.-Marriage of the Pretender-The

Princess Louise, and her Protection of the Clergy-Fox's

Eloquence

121. TO COLE, Jan. 8, 1773.—An Answer to his "Historic Doubts'

His Edition of Grammont

122. TO MANN, July 10, 1774.-Popularity of Louis XVI.-Death

XVI._

of Lord Holland-Bruce's "Travels"

123. TO THE SAME, Oct. 6, 1774.-Discontent in America—Mr.

Grenville's Act for the Trial of Election Petitions-Highway

Robberies.

Wilke

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125

128

132

137

141

143

147

149

152

156

124. To the same, Oct. 22, 1774-The Pope's Death-Wilkes is

returned for Middlesex-A Quaker at Versailles

125. TO THE COUNTESS OF Ailesbury, Nov. 7, 1774.-Burke's

Election at Bristol-Resemblance of one House of Commons

to Another-Comfort of Old Age

126. TO MANN, Nov. 24, 1774.-Death of Lord Clive-Restoration

of the French Parliament-Prediction of Great Men to arise

in America-The King's Speech

127. TO CONWAY AND LADY AYLESBURY, Jan. 15, 1775.-Riots at

Boston-A Literary Coterie at Bath-Easton

128. TO GEM, April 4, 1776.-Opposition of the French Parliaments

to Turgot's Measures

172

129. TO CONWAY, June 20, 1776.-His Decorations at "Straw-

berry"-His Estimate of himself, and his Admiration of

Conway

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185

130. TO MANN, Dec. 1, 1776.-Anglomanie in Paris-Horse-Racing 183

131. TO COLE, June 19, 1777.-Ossian-Chatterton

132. TO MANN, Oct. 26, 1777.-Affairs in America The Czarina

and the Emperor of China

133. TO THE SAME, May 31, 1778.-Death of Lord Chatham-

Thurlow becomes Lord Chancellor

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134. TO COLE, June 3, 1778.-Exultation of France at our Disasters

in America-Franklin-Necker-Chatterton .

135. TO MANN, July 7, 1778.-Admiral Keppel's Success-Threats

of Invasion-Funeral of Lord Chatham

136. TO CONWAY, July 8, 1778.-Suggestion of Negotiations with

France-Partition of Poland

137. TO MANN, Oct. 8, 1778.-Unsuccessful Cruise of Keppel-

Character of Lord Chatham

138. TO THE SAME, March 22, 1779.-Capture of Pondicherry-

Changes in the Ministry- La Fayette in America

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197

201

205

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139. TO THE SAME, July 7, 1779.- Divisions in the Ministry—

Character of the Italians and of the French

140. TO THE SAME, Scpt. 16, 1779.-Eruption of Vesuvius-Death

of Lord Temple .

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141. TO THE SAME, Jan. 13, 1780.-Chances of War with Holland-

His Father's Policy-Pope-Character of Bolingbroke

142. TO THE SAME, Feb. 6, 1780.-Political Excitement-Lord G.

Gordon-Extraordinary Gambling Affairs in India

143. TO THE SAME, March 3, 1780.-Rodney's Victory-Walpole

inclines to Withdraw from Amusements

215

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221

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144. TO THE SAME, June 5, 1780.-The Gordon Riots
145. To DalryMPLE, Dec. 11, 1780.-Hogarth-Colonel Charteris-
Archbishop Blackburne-Jervas-Richardson's Poetry

146. To Mann, Dec. 31, 1780.—The Prince of Wales-Hurricane at

Barbadoes-A "Voice from St. Helena"

147. TO THE SAME, Sept. 7, 1781.-Naval Movements-Siege of

Gibraltar-Female Fashions

148. To the same, Nov. 29, 1781.—Capitulation of Lord Cornwallis

-Pitt and Fox

-149. TO COLE, April 13, 1782.-The Language proper for Inscriptions
in England-Fall of Lord North's Ministry-Bryant

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150. TO MANN, Sept. 8, 1782.—Highwaymen and Footpads
151. TO THE SAME, Dec. 2, 1783.-Fox's India Bill-Balloons

◄ 152. TO CONWAY, Oct. 15, 1784.-Balloons

LETTER

153. TO PINKERTON, June 22, 1785.-His Letters on Literature—

Disadvantage of Modern Writers-Comparison of Lady Mary

Wortley with Madame de Sévigné

154. TO THE SAME, June 26, 1785.-Criticism on various Authors:

Greek, Latin, French, and English-Humour of Addison,

and of Fielding-Waller-Milton-Boileau's “Lutrin"—"The

Rape of the Lock"-Madame de Sévigné

155. TO MANN, Aug. 26, 1785.-Ministerial Difficulties-The Affair

of the Necklace in Paris-Fluctuating Unpopularity of States-

men-Fallacies of History

156. TO THE SAME, Oct. 4, 1785.-Brevity of Modern Addresses-

The old Duchess of Marlborough

157. TO THE SAME, Oct. 30, 1785.-Lady Craven-Madame Piozzi-

"The Rolliad "-Herschel's Astronomical Discovery

158. TO MISS MORE, Oct. 14, 1787.-Mrs. Yearsley Madame

Piozzi-Gibbon-"Le Mariage de Figaro"

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264

272

278

282

159. TO THE SAME, July 12, 1788.-Gentlemen Writers-His own

Reasons for Writing when Young-Voltaire-“ Evelina "—

Miss Seward-Hayley.

160. TO MANN, Feb. 12, 1789.-Divisions in the Royal Family-The

Regency-The Irish Parliament

161. TO MISS BERRY, June 30, 1789.-"The Arabian Nights ”—The

Eneid-Boccalini-Orpheus and Eurydice

-162. To Conway, July 15, 1789.—Dismissal of Necker-Baron de

Breteuil-The Duc D'Orléans-Mirabeau

291

163. TO THE SAME, July 1, 1790.-Bruce's "Travels "-Violence of

the French Jacobins-Necker

164. To Miss BERRYS, June 8, 1791.-The Prince of Wales—

Growth of London and other Towns

165. TO THE SAME, Aug. 23, 1791.-Sir W. and Lady Hamilton-

A Boat-race-The Margravine of Anspach

166. TO THE SAME, Oɗ. 15, 1793.—Arrest of the Duchesse de Biron

-The Queen of France-Pythagoras.

167. To ConwaY, July 2, 1795.—Expectations of a Visit to Straw-

berry by the Queen

168. TO THE SAME, July 7, 1795.-Report of the Visit

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309

313