taken, if you imagine, I can half relish fuch Cates alone: however, I return you Thanks.

You gave me no Account how far the Bath Waters, &c. were judged expedient for you. A charitable Action called you up to Town; and you, in the Benevolence of your Heart, prefume, that this accounts for the Neglect of every Advantage that concerned yourself. Pray let me know whether the Bath was proper for you at the fame Time inform me, whe ther you were able to ferve Mrs. H. I fhall be forry for you, as well as her, if you fhould miss the Gratification you would derive from the Succefs of fuch an Endeavour.

Were I rich, I would erect a Temple to Simplicity and Grece; or, as the latter Word would be equivocal, to Simplicity and Elegance. I am glad to hear that Mr. W has undertaken to deify the former; as he will produce better Grounds for fuch a Confecration than was ever done by Pagans, or by Papifts, on any fuch Occafion. By the Way, I take that Goddefs to be a remarkable Friend to Eafe and Indolence. There is another well-deferving Perfonage,

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fonage, Delicacy, whose Cause has been strangely deferted, by either Mr. MELMOTH, or Dr. LANCASTER.

Will it make better for me, or worse, to fay, I've not yet written to Mr. GRAVES? But I will pofitively write, within this Week, if it cost me a Dose of Salts to clear my Brain. As to what he fays about my printing immediately, he may be right, and I am fure he is friendly but more of this in a little Time.

Since the Receipt of your last Letter, Mr. PERCY and his Wife came and spent a good Part of the Week here; and be, also, would needs write a Description of the Leafowes. During the latter Part of his Circuit, my Friend JAGO and I accompanied him; and what was produced on that Occafion, you will go near to know in a little Time. Mean while I am more and more convinced, that no Description of this Place can make any Figure in Print, unless some Strilures upon Gardening, and other Embellishments be fuperadded.

Mr.

Mr. JAGO has been with me twice, having written a Poem in blank Verfe, which he leaves here for my Revifal. 'Tis a descriptive Poem, called Edge-Hill, and admits an Account of the Battle fought there, together with many legendary Tales and Episodes.

About a Week ago, I paid a Vifit of two or three Days, which I had long promised, to Lord FOLEY. His Table, for a Conftancy, is the moft magnificent of any I ever faw eighteen or twenty elegant Difhes; a continual Succeffion of Company; his Behaviour, perfectly hofpitable, and his Converfation really entertaining. I moft readily own myself to have been under a Mistake, with Regard to his companionable Character. My Reception was as agreeable as it could poffibly be. As to the reft, he has a most admirable House and Furniture; but without any Room or Utenfil that would ftand the Teft of modern Criticifm. The Views around him, wild and great; and the Park capable of being rendered fine; twice as ftriking as it is at prefent, if he would fell fome Oaks, under the Value of a Crown, and fome Hawthorns, under

the Value of a Half-penny: but 'tis poffible, at his Time of Life, &c. nothing of this Sort will be undertaken. The two Things at present remarkable are, his Lodge and his Chapel. The Portico of the former, (defigned by FLEETCROFT) affords three different and striking Profpects. The Chapel is fo very superb and elegant, that Mrs. GATAKER has nothing to do but fend you and me thither, to say our Prayers in it. In reality, it is perfect Luxury; as I truly thought it, last Sunday Se'en-night; bis Pew is a Room with an handsome Fire-place; the Ceiling carved, painted in Compartments, and the Remainder enriched with gilt StuccoOrnaments; the Walls enriched in the fame Manner; the best painted Windows I ever faw: the Monument to his Father, Mother, and Brothers, coft, he faid, 2000l. the middle Aisle rendered comfortable by Iron Stoves, in the Shape of Urns; the Organ perfectly neat, and good, in Proportion to its Size: and to this Chapel you are led through a Gallery of Paintings feventy Feet long-And what would you more? You'll fay, a good Sermon-I really think his Parfon is able to preach one.

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And now I come, laftly, to speak of your Letter I received on Monday. What an uncommon Man you are! to take fo much Thought for those, who never took any for themselves!--I have enquired after Mr. WEDDERBURNE, and it seems he is a very clever and a very rifing Lawyer; to whom I am the more obliged for mentioning me, as I fear I have not the Honour of being the least known to him,

Pray write to me as foon as poffible, and I will make you Amends (if Writing will make Amends) for the fcandalous Omiffions of which I have been guilty. I have fomewhat to tell you of Lord L-'s ufual great Kindness, when the Lords D- and W- were laft at Hagley; but I have not Time, and must conclude, my deareft, worthieft Friend!