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The Letters of Horace Walpole.Volume 1.by Horace Walpole.PREFACE.The letters of Horace Walpole, Earl of Orford, as. .h.i.therto published, have consisted of,- 1. The letters contained in the quarto edition of his works, published in the year 1798.2. His l
- 143 With all his faults and arbitrary behaviour, one must wors.h.i.+p his spirit and eloquence: where one esteems but a single royalist, one need not fear being too partial. When I visited his tomb in the church (which is remarkably neat and pretty, and enric
- 142 (700) Thomas Belasyse, fourth Viscount and first Earl of Fauconberg. He died in 1774.-D.330 Letter 188 To George Montagu, Esq.June 18.The two drawings of the Vine and Strawberry, which you desired, are done. and packed up in a box; tell me how I must send
- 141 323 Letter 184 To Sir Horace Mann.Arlington Street, May 27, 1756.Your brother is determined to go to Bristol in ten days: our summer, which n.o.body but the almanack has the confidence to say is not winter, is so cold that he does not advance at all. If h
- 140 Since I began this, I receive yours of April 2d, full of uneasiness for your brother's quicksilver and its effects. I did not mention it to you, because, though it put him back, his physicians were persuaded that he would not suffer, and he has not.
- 139 (661) Dr. Douglas, afterwards Bishop of Salisbury, an intimate friend of Lord Bath. He had detected sundry errors in Bower's Lives of the Popes.-D.312 Letter 175 To The Hon. H. S. Conway.Arlington Street, March 4, 1756.Dear Harry, I have received so
- 138 303 Letter 170 To The Hon. H. S. Conway.Arlington Street, Jan. 24, 1756.Oh sir, I shall take care how I ever ask favours of you again!It was with great reluctance that I brought myself to ask this: you took no notice of my request; and I flattered myself
- 137 648) Lord Edgec.u.mbe.(649) Second daughter of Charles second Duke of Marlborough.-E.298 Letter 166 To Sir Horace Mann.Arlington Street, Dec. 12, 1755.I am glad, my dear Sir, that you have not wasted many alarms on the invasion; it does not seem to have b
- 136 Never was poor invulnerable Immortality so soon brought to shame! Alack! I have had the gout! would fain have persuaded myself that it was a sprain: and, then, that it was only the gout come to look for Mr. Chute at Strawberry Hill: but none of my evasion
- 135 You know, my dear Sir, that I do not love to have you taken unprepared: the last visit I announced to you was of the Lord Dacre of the South and of the Lady Baroness, his spouse: the next company you may expect will be composed of the Prince of Soubise an
- 134 In the mean time I am going to Bath, not for my health, you know I never am ill, but for my amus.e.m.e.nt. I never was there, and at present there are several of my acquaintance. The French academy have chosen my Lord Chesterfield, and he has written them
- 133 (597) General Hawley, who behaved with great cruelty and brutality in the Scotch rebellion, which did not however Prevent his being beaten by the rebels,-D.(598) The story of this unfortunate young lady is told by Goldsmith, in his amusing Life of Beau Na
- 132 (586) Arthur Young, in his "Six Weeks' Tour," gives the following description of Wanstead: "It is one of the n.o.blest houses in England. The magnificence of having four state bed- chambers, with complete apartments to them, and the ba
- 131 (571) Mr. Walpole had invited Mr. muntz from Jersey, and he lived for some time at Strawberry Hill.(572) Youngest son of Thomas, elder brother of the Earl of St.Albans. He was created Baron Dover in 1685, and died without issue in 1708.-E.(573) One of Cha
- 130 248 Letter 130 To Richard Bentley, Esq.Arlington Street, April 24, 1755.I don't doubt but you will conclude that this letter, written so soon after my last, comes to notify a great sea-victory, or defeat; or that the French are landed in Ireland, and
- 129 (552) Who shot himself at Kippax Park.-E.(553) At Fonthill, in Wilts.h.i.+re. The loss was computed at thirty thousand pounds.-E.241 letter 125 To Richard Bentley, Esq.Arlington Street, March 6, 1755.My dear sir, I have to thank you for two letters and a
- 128 233 Letter 120 To George Montagu, Esq.Arlington Street, Jan. 7, 1755.I imagined by your letter the Colonel was in town, and was shocked at not having been to wait on him; upon inquiry, I find he is not; and now, can conceive how he came to tell you, that
- 127 The cutting and s.h.i.+ppage would be articles of some little consequence! Who should be supervisor? You, who are so good a manager, so attentive, so diligent, so expeditious, and so accurate? Don't you think our quarry would turn to account?Another
- 126 Mr. Chute is much yours: I am going with him in a day or two to his Vine, where I shall try to draw him into amusing himself a little with building and planting; hitherto he has done nothing with his estate-but good.You will have observed what precaution
- 125 213 Letter 106 To Sir Horace Mann.Strawberry Hill, July 5, 1754.I believe you never receive a letter from me at this season of the year, without wis.h.i.+ng for winter, that I might have something to tell you. Warm weather in England disperses all the wor
- 124 My dear Sir, Unless you will be exact in dating your letters, you will occasion me much confusion. Since the undated one which I mentioned in my last, I have received another as unregistered, with the fragment of the rock, telling me of one which had set
- 123 T'other replied, "Art thou the much more famous Delaval?"But to leave politics and change of ministries, and to come to something of real consequence, I must apply you to my library ceiling, of which I send you some rudiments. I propose to
- 122 I shall tell you a new instance of the Sortes Walpolianae: I lately bought an old volume of pamphlets; I found at the end a history of the Dukes of Lorrain, and with that an account of a series of their medals, of which, says the author, there are but two
- 121 (433) One of the pretenders to the throne of Persia, who gained many victories about this time.(434) When Mr. Walpole was at Florence he saw a fine picture by Vasari of the Great d.u.c.h.ess Bianca Capello, in the palace of the Marchese Vitelli, whose fam
- 120 Don't you suspect, that I have not only forgot the pleasure I had at Greatworth and Wroxton,(420) but the commissions you gave me too? It looks a little ungrateful not to have vented a word of thanks; but I stayed to write till I could send you the t
- 119 Before I finish, I must describe to you the manner in which I overtook Monsieur le Duc de Mirepoix t'other day, who lives at Lord Dunkeron's house at Turnham-green. It was seven o'clock in the evening of one of the hottest and most dusty da
- 118 "Dear Sir, Wrote you a supernumerary letter on Sat.u.r.day, but as I find you have s.h.i.+fted your quarters since I heard from 'YOU, imagine it may not have reached you yet. If you want to know what made me so a.s.siduous, it was to tell you Si
- 117 (371) "The debate was long and heavy; the Duke of Bedford's performance moderate enough: he divided the House, but it was not told, for there went below the bar with him the Earl of Harcourt, Lord Townshend, the Bishop of Worcester, and Lord Tal
- 116 it is too ridiculous!The preceptor is as much in suspense as the governor. The Whigs clamour so much against Johnson, that they are regarded,- -at least for a time. Keene,(361) Bishop of Chester, and brother of your brother minister, has been talked of. H
- 115 145 Letter 65 To George Montagu, Esq.Strawberry Hill, Aug. 28, 1752.Will you never have done jigging at Northampton with that old harlotry Major Compton? Peggy Trevor told me, she had sent you a mandate to go thither. Shall I tell you how I found Peggy, t
- 114 (327) She was a Miss Strafford. The perusal of Cr'ebillon's works inspired her with such a pa.s.sion for the author, that she ran away from her friends, went to Paris, married him, and nursed and attended him with exemplary tenderness and affect
- 113 You will be pleased with a story of Lord Bury, that is come from Scotland: he is quartered at Inverness: the magistrates invited him to an entertainment with fire-works, which they intended to give on the morrow for the Duke's birthday. He thanked th
- 112 Mr. Conway has been arrived this fortnight, or a week sooner than we expected him: but my Lady Ailesbury forgives it! He is full of your praises, so you have not sowed your goodness in unthankful ground. By a letter I have just received from you he finds
- 111 P. S. I have tipped Mr. Conway's direction with French, in case it should be necessary to send it after him.(288) lord Bolingbroke died on the 15th.-E.(289) The late Prince of Wales: it alludes to a line in The Mourning Bride."120 Letter 52 To G
- 110 I am charmed with your behaviour to the Count on the affair of the Leghorn allegiance; I don't wonder he is willing to transport you to Genoa! Your priest's epigram is strong; I suppose he had a dispensation for making a false quant.i.ty in secu
- 109 Our charming Mr. Bentley is doing Gray as much more honour as he deserves than Spencer. He is drawing vignettes for his Odes; what a valuable MS. I shall have! Warburton publishes his edition of Pope next week, with the famous piece of prose on Lord Herve
- 108 I find I must send away my letter this week, and reserve the history of the Regency for another post. The bill was to have been brought into the House of lords to-day, but Sherlock, the Bishop of London, has raised difficulties against the limitation of t
- 107 (221) Edward Wortley Montague, whose singular adventures and eccentricities are so well known. In 1747, he was chosen member for the county of Huntingdon; but in his senatorial capacity he did not distinguish himself. His expenses greatly exceeding his in
- 106 86 Letter 33 To Sir Horace Mann.Arlington Street, Dec. 19, 1750.Well! you may be easy; your friends have been to see me at last, but it has so happened that we have never once met, nor have I even seen their persons. They live at Newcastle-house; and thou
- 105 You must not pretend to be concerned at having missed one here, when I had repeatedly begged you, to let me know what day you would call; and even after you had learnt that I was to come the next day, you paraded by my house with all your matrimonial stre
- 104 I had just sent my letter to the [email protected]'s office the other day, when I received yours: it would have prevented my reproving you for not mentioning the quarrel between the Pope and the Venetians; and I should have had time to tell you that
- 103 Stosch has grievously offended me; but that he will little regard, as I can be of no use to him: he has sold or given his charming intaglio of the Gladiator to Lord Duncannon. I must reprove you a little who sent it; you know how much I pressed you to buy
- 102 WHO IS THIS?Her face has beauty, we must all confess, But beauty on the brink of ugliness: Her mouth's a rabbit feeding on a rose; With eyes-ten times too good for such a nose!Her blooming cheeks-what paint could ever draw 'em?That Paint, for wh
- 101 We reproach Spain, and yet do not even pretend the nonsense of butchering these poor creatures for the good of their souls!I have just received your long letter of February 13th, and am pleased that I had writ this volume to return it. I don't know h
- 100 48 letter 18 To Sir Horace Mann.Arlington Street, Jan. 10, 1750.I don't at all know what to say to you, for not having writ to you since the middle of November: I only know that nothing has happened, and so I have omitted telling you nothing. I have
- 99 (74) A seat of the Duke of Norfolk in Nottinghams.h.i.+re.(75) A seat of Sir Charles Wyndham, who succeeded to the t.i.tle of Earl of Egremont on the death of his uncle Algernon, Duke of Somerset.(76) Second wife of Edward, Duke of Somerset, Protector in
- 98 (60) Francis Ayscough, Dean of Bristol, tutor to Prince George.-E.36 Letter 9 To George Montagu, Esq.Strawberry Hill, July 20th, 1749.I am returned to my Strawberry, and find it in such beauty, that I shall be impatient till I see you and your sisters her
- 97 (40) Garrick's; marriage with Mademoiselle Eva Maria Violette took place four days after the date of this letter.-E.(41) Sir Walter Scott suggests, that this blind man was probably Fielding's brother.-E.(42) "Allen, the friend of Pope,"
- 96 The Letters of Horace Walpole.Volume 2.by Horace Walpole.1749 13 Letter 1 To Sir Horace Mann.Strawberry Hill, March 4, 1749.I have been so shut up in the House of Commons for this last fortnight or three weeks, that I have not had time to write you a line
- 95 Strawberry Hill, Dec. 26, 1748.Did you ever know a more absolute country-gentleman? Here am I come down to what you call keep my Christmas! indeed it is not in all the forms; I have stuck no laurel and holly in my windows, I eat no turkey and chine, I hav
- 94 568 Letter 264 To George Montagu, Esq.Strawberry Hill, Oct. 20, 1748.You are very formal to send me a ceremonious letter of thanks; you see I am less punctilious, for having nothing to tell you, I did not answer your letter. I have been in the empty town
- 93 If I happen to be less punctual in my correspondence than I intend to be, you must conclude I am writing my book, which being designed for a panegyric, will cost me a great deal of trouble. The dedication, with your leave, shall be addressed to your son t
- 92 If I could let myself wish to see you in England, it would be to see you here: the little improvements I am making have really turned Strawberry Hill into a charming villa: Mr.Chute, I hope, will tell you how pleasant it is; I mean literally tell you, for
- 91 Here I am with the poor Chutehed,(1434) who has put on a shoe but to-day for the first time. He sits at the receipt of custom, and one pa.s.ses most part, of the day here; the other part I have the misfortune to pa.s.s en Pigwiggin. The ceremony of dining
- 90 (1411) Henry fourth son of the Earl of Dartmouth, was made secretary of the treasury by Sir Robert Walpole; and was afterwards surveyor of the roads, a lord of the admiralty, a lord of the treasury, treasurer of the navy, and chancellor of the exchequer.
- 89 (1396) William, Viscount Pulteney, only son of Lord Bath. He died in his father's lifetime.-D.(1397) Holkham.(1398) Shakspeare, Henry IV.-,, "Cast many a northern look to see his father bring up his powers."539 Letter 244 To Sir Horace Mann
- 88 Lord Sandwich had a letter in his pocket all the while, and kept it there, which said the Duke was well.We flourish at sea, have taken great part of the Domingo fleet, and I suppose shall have more lords. The Countess touched twelve thousand for Sir Jacob
- 87 (1369) ,,b Solomon Dayrolles, Esq. There are many letters addressed to him in Lord Chesterfield's Miscellaneous Correspondence.-D.528 Letter 235 To Sir Horace Mann Arlington Street, June 5, 1747.Don't be more frightened at hearing the Parliament
- 86 (1350) Lord Charles Scott, second son of Francis, Duke of Buccleuch . He died at Oxford during the year 1747.-D.(1351) An innkeeper in Piccadilly, who had been beaten by them, gave information against them for treasonable practices, and a committee of the
- 85 Arlington Street, Jan. 27, 1747.The Prince has formally declared a new Opposition which is never to subside till he is King (s'entendent that he does not carry his point sooner.) He began it pretty handsomely the other day with 143 to 184, which has
- 84 Here I AM come hither, per saldare; but though the country is excellently convenient, from the idleness of it, for beginning a letter, yet it is not at all commode for finis.h.i.+ng one: the same ingredients that fill a basket by the carrier, will not fil
- 83 You will immediately conclude, out of good breeding, that it is mine, and that it is charming. I shall be much obliged to you for the first thought, but desire you will retain only the second; for it is Mr. Gray's, and not your humble servant's.
- 82 'Pitied by gentle minds, Kilmarnock died: The brave, Balmerino, are on thy side.'"--E.(1277) Isabel, d.u.c.h.ess of Manchester, married to Edward Hussey, Esq.-E.501 Letter 217 To sir Horace Mann.Windsor, Aug. 21, 1746.You will perceive by m
- 81 The Duke gave his ball last night to Peggy Banks at Vauxhall.It was to pique my Lady Rochford, in return for the Prince of Hesse. I saw the company get into their barges at Whitehall Stairs, as I was going myself, and just then pa.s.sed by two city compan
- 80 P. S. Since I finished my letter, we hear that the French and Spaniards have escaped from Placentia, not without some connivance of your hero-king.(1233) Mons is taken.(1232) James Stuart, called " The Old Pretender."-D.(1233) The King of Sardin
- 79 Instead of thinking of her child's distress, she kept me half an hour with a thousand histories of Lady Caroline Fitzroy and Major Johnstone, and the new Paymaster's(1222) m'enage, and twenty other things, nothing to me, nor to her, if only
- 78 479 Letter 202 To George Montagu, Esq.Arlington Street, May 22, 1746.Dear George, After all your goodness to me, don't be angry that I am glad I am got into brave old London again: though my cats don't purr like Goldwin, yet one of them has as g
- 77 I inclose a letter for Stosch, which was left here with a sc.r.a.p of paper, with these words; "Mr. Natter is desired to send the letters for Baron de Stosch, in Florence, by Mr. H.W." I don't know who Mr. Natter(1186) is, nor who makes him
- 76 Horace Walpole, Historiographer to the high and mighty Lord John, Earl Granville.(1166) Henry Herbert, ninth Earl of Pembroke, an intelligent lover of the arts, and an amateur architect of considerable merit. Walpole says of him, in his account of Sculpto
- 75 The Prince has dismissed Hume Campbell(1158) who was his solicitor, for attacking Lord Tweedale(1159) on the Scotch affairs: the latter has resigned the seals of secretary of state for Scotland to-day. I conclude, when the holidays are over, and the rebel
- 74 (1135) Afterwards the well-known d.u.c.h.ess of Kingston.-D.(1136) Charles Douglas, third Duke of Queensberry, and second Duke of Dover: died 1778.-D.(1137) Mary Blount, d.u.c.h.ess of Norfolk, the wife of Duke Edward. She and her Husband were suspected o
- 73 447 Letter 185 To Sir Horace Mann.Arlington Street, Nov. 4, 1745.It is just a fortnight since I wrote to you last: in all that time the rebellion has made no progress, nor produced any incidents worth mentioning. They have entrenched themselves very stron
- 72 I have so trained myself to expect this ruin, that I see it approach without an emotion. I shall suffer with fools, without having any malice to our enemies, who act sensibly from principle and from interest. Ruling parties seldom have caution or common s
- 71 (1099) John Campbell, fourth Earl of Loudon; a general in the army. He died in 1782.-D.(1100) The eldest son of Mackenzie, Earl of Seaforth-D (1101) William Maule, Earl of Panmure, in Ireland, so created in 1743, in consequence of the forfeiture of the Sc
- 70 You may judge of our situation by the conversation of Marshal Belleisle: he has said for some time, that he saw we were so little capable of making any defence that he would engage, with five thousand scullions of the French army, to conquer England--yet,
- 69 Here is already a third great battle this summer! But Flanders is gone! The Dutch have given up all that could hinder the French from overrunning them, upon condition that the French should not overrun them. Indeed, I cannot be so exasperated at the Dutch
- 68 1051) Eldest son of John, Earl of Buckinghams.h.i.+re, (The Hon.John Hobart, afterwards second Earl of Buckinghams.h.i.+re, and lord Lieutenant of Ireland.-D.) 419 Letter 167 To Sir Horace Mann.Arlington Street, June 24, 1745.I have been a fortnight in th
- 67 Adieu! I am in a great hurry.(1037) Since called the battle of Fontenoy. (The Marshal de Saxe commanded the French army, and both Louis XV. and his son the Dauphin were present in the action. The Duke of c.u.mberland commanded the British forces.-D.) (103
- 66 (1026) Sir John Eyles, Bart. an alderman of the city of London, and at one time member of parliament for the same. He died March 11, 1745.-D.(1027) Charles Noel Somerset, fourth Duke of Beaufort, succeeded his elder brother Henry in the dukedom, February
- 65 Yorke's MS. Parliamentary Journal.-E.(1010) Charles Vii. Elector of Bavaria.(1011) Maximilian Joseph. He died in 1777.-E.(1012) Sir William Maynard. (He married the daughter of Sir Cecil Bisshopp, and died in 1772.](1013) Afterwards Sir Henry Oxenden
- 64 (991) Lord Vere Beauclerc, third son of the first Duke of St.Albans, afterwards created Lord Vere, of Hanworth. He entered early into a maritime life, and distinguished himself in several commands, He died in 1781.-E.(992) The King was much displeased tha
- 63 (979) Only son of Algernon, Earl of Hertford, afterwards the last Duke of Somerset of that branch. [lord Beauchamp was seized with the smallpox at Bologna, and, after an illness of four days, died on the 11th of September; on which day he had completed hi
- 62 (969) Lord Stair.-D.387 Letter 147 To Sir Horace Mann.Houghton, Sept. 1, 1744.I wish you joy of your victory at Velletri!(970) I call it yours, for you are the great spring of all that war. I intend to publish your life, with an Appendix, that shall conta
- 61 Lord Middles.e.x is going to be married to Miss Boyle,(955) Lady Shannon's daughter; she has thirty thousand pounds, and may have as much more, if her mother, who is a plain widow, don't happen to Nugentize.(956) The girl is low and ugly, but a
- 60 The doctors differ that direct the state.Craterus, wild as Thompson, rules and raves, A slave himself yet proud of making slaves; Fondly believing that his mighty parts Can guide all councils and command all hearts; Give shape and colour to discordant thi
- 59 London, May 29, 1744.Since I wrote I have received two from you of May 6th and 19th. I am extremely sorry you get mine so late. I have desired your brother to complain to Mr. Preverau: I get yours pretty regularly.I have this morning had a letter from Mr.
- 58 "Stare upon the strange man's face, As one she ne'er had known!"(916) I wonder I forgot to tell you that Doddington had owned a match of seventeen years' standing with Mrs. Behan, to whom the one you mention is sister.I have this
- 57 (900) "February 13. Talking upon this subject with Horace Walpole, he told me confidentially, that Admiral Matthews intercepted, last summer, a felucca in her pa.s.sage from Toulon to Genoa, on board of which were found several papers of great conseq
- 56 I have paid your brother the bill I received from you, and give you a thousand thanks for all the trouble you have had; most particularly from the plague of hams,(889) from which you have saved me. Heavens! how blank"I should have looked at unpacking
- 55 (870) Lady Anne Lennox, sister of the Duke of Richmond, and wife of William Anne van Keppel, Earl of Albemarle: she had been lady of the bedchamber to the Queen; and this year conducted Princess Louisa to Altona, to be married to the Prince Royal of Denma
- 54 You know I always thought the Tesi comique, pendant que 'ca devroit, 'etre tragique. I am happy that my sovereign lady expressed my opinion so well-by the way, is De Sade still with you? Is he still in p.a.w.n by the proxy of his clothes? has th
- 53 Indeed, my dear Sir, you certainly did not use to be stupid, and till you give me more substantial proof that you are so, I shall not believe it. As for your temperate diet and milk bringing about such a metamorphosis, I hold it impossible. I have such la
- 52 333 Letter 113 To Sir Horace Mann.Houghton, July 11, 1743.The Pembroke is arrived! Your brother slipped a slice of paper into a letter which he sent me from you the other day, with those pleasant words, "The Pembroke is arrived." I am going to r
- 51 328 letter 110 To Sir Horace Mann.Houghton, June 20, 1743.I have painted the Raphael to my lord almost as fine as Raphael himself could; but he will not think of it-. he will not give a thousand guineas for what he never saw. I wish I could persuade him.
- 50 One heard of nothing but their good discipline and quiet disposition. When the day came for their going to the water side, an hundred and nine of them mutinied, and marched away in a body. They did not care to go where it would not be equivocal for what K
- 49 The Prince is to come to town every Sunday fortnight to hold drawing-rooms; the Princesses stay all the summer at St.James's-would I did! but I go in three weeks to Norfolk; the only place that could make me wish to live at St. James's. My Lord
- 48 (788) Sister of Philip, second Earl Stanhope.(789) Catherine, d.u.c.h.ess of Buckingham, natural daughter of King James II. by the Countess of Dorchester. She was so proud of her birth, that she would never go to Versailles, because they would not give he
- 47 (773) Lord Gower.(774) Edward Bligh, second Earl of Darnley, in Ireland, and Lord of the Bedchamber to Frederic Prince of Wales.-D.309 Letter 97 To Sir Horace Mann.Feb. 13, 1743.Ceretesi tells me that Madame Galli is dead: I have had two letters from you
- 46 (751) Charles Philip of Neubourg, , Elector Palatine. He died December 31, 1742. He was succeeded by Charles Theodore, Prince of Sulzbach, descended from a younger branch of the house of Neubourg, and who, in his old age, became Elector of Bavaria.-D.(752
- 45 298 Letter 90 To Sir Horace Mann.Arlington Street, Dec. 2, 1742., You will wonder that it is above a fortnight Since I wrote to you; but I have had an inflammation in one of my eyes, and durst not meddle with a pen. I have had two letters from you of Nov.
- 44 (723) It was certainly written by Lord Hervey.(724) Lady Yarmouth.(725) Sir Charles Wager's nephew, and Secretary to the Admiralty.(726) Countess Dowager of Deloraine, governess to the young Princesses.293 Letter 87 To Sir Horace Mann.Houghton, Oct.