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LETTER II.—Alexander Pope to Edward Blount.-Humor of Wycherley in his last Ill-
ness-His Marriage, and dying Injunction to his Young Wife,
page 118
LETTER III.—Alexander Pope to Dr. Swift.-Account of Lord Bolingbroke's Life in the
Country-His active Habits and simple. Diet-His Message to Swift-Forthcoming
Publication of the Dunciad,
120
LETTER IV.-Dr. Swift to Lord Bolingbroke.-Advice to write History-His own Tem-
per and Amusements, 121
LETTER V.-Lord Bolingbroke to Dr. Swift.-The Philosophy for Old Age lies in the
Regulation of the Passions-Lady Bolingbroke-Postscript from Pope as to his
Mother,
124
LETTER VI.—Alexander Pope to Mr. Gay.—Congratulations on his Recovery-Reflec-
tions on Mr. Congreve's Death,
127
LETTER VII.-Bishop of Rochester (Dr. Atterbury) to Mr. Pope.-Written from the
Tower-Message to Dr. Arbuthnot-Unaltered Regard for his Friends,
128
LETTER VIII.—-Alexander Pope to the Bishop of Rochester.-In Answer-Protestations
of Sympathy, Affection, and grateful Recollection,
129
LETTER IX.-The Bishop of Rochester to Alexander Pope.-Written from Paris-In-
quiry as to his Pursuits-Feelings of an Exile, 131
LETTER X.-Mrs. Penruddock to her Husband.-Feelings on the Eve of his Execution,
in bidding him Adieu,
134
LETTER XI.—Mr. Penruddock to his Wife.-Written in Reply to the preceding letter, 135
LETTER XII.—Lady M. W. Montagu to the Abbé.-Crossing the Channel in a Storm--
Amusing Account of a Lady trying to conceal Lace from the Custom-house Officers-
Happiness of those who have no Wish to leave Home,
136
LETTER XIII.-Alexander Pope to Lady M. W. Montagu.-Two Rustic Lovers struck
by Lightning-Two Epitaphs by Mr. Pope, 138
LETTER XIV.—Lady M. W. Montagu to Mr. Pope.-In Reply-Ridicules the Sentiment
of Mr. Pope-An Epitaph of her own,
141
LETTER XV.-Lord Chesterfield to Dr. Monsey.-Playful Allusions to the Faculty-His
own Disease incurable-It is "Time,"
143
LETTERS XVI., XVII., XVIII., XIX.—Correspondence between Mrs. Piozzi and Dr.
Johnson.-Announcement of her Marriage by Mrs. Piozzi-Vehement Reproaches of
Dr. Johnson-Vindication of Mrs. Piozzi-Mournful Adieu of Dr. Johnson. Note.-
Rogers's Estimate of Mr. Piozzi, .
144-147
LETTER XX.-Mr. Gray to Dr. Wharton.-Amusements in Town-Reflections on Riches
-Aristotle's Writings, 148
LETTER XXI.-William Cowper to John Johnson.-Playful Acknowledgment of the
Present of a Bustard,
150
LETTER XXII.-Ignatius Sancho to Mr. Sterne.-Sancho, once a Slave, requests Mr.
Sterne to write on Slavery in the West Indies,
151
LETTER XXIII-Mr. Sterne to Ignatius Sancho.-In Reply-Humanity knows no
Shades of Color-Promise to Write,
page 153
154
LETTER XXIV.—Robert Burns to Mrs. Dunlop. Description of his Wife,
LETTER XXV.-Robert Burns to Francis Grose.-Amusing Legends of Alloway
Kirk, 155
LETTER XXVI.—Dr. Franklin to Francis Hopkinson.—Advice to an Editor on the
Conduct of his Journal,
159
LETTER XXVII.—Dr. Franklin to Mrs. Hewson.-Loss of Friends-Peace-Retrospect
of Life, .
160
LETTER XXVIII.-Dr. Franklin to Mrs. Mecom." Only my Way of telling a Story." 161
LETTER XXIX.-Dr. Franklin to David Hartley.-Adieu on Leaving Europe,
LETTER XXX.—Mrs. Leadbetter to Rev. George Crabbe.-Renewal of Old Acquaintance
-Inquiries whether his Characters were drawn from Life,
LETTER XXXI.—Rev. George Crabbe to Mrs. Leadbetter.—Gratification at the Receipt
of her Letter-Response to her Inquiries-"None but Female Friends," 165
LETTER XXXII.-Hannah More to Mr. Harford.-Description of a Drought-Effect
produced by "Manners of the Great,”
162
163
168
LETTER XXXIII.-Miss Berry to Joanna Baillie.-Visit to Cambridge-Little Use
which Men make of their Great Opportunities, 170
LETTER XXXIV.-Lady Dufferin to Miss Berry.-A Lady's Experience at the "Old
Bailey "-Uncomfortableness of having One's Clothes in Common,
LETTER XXXV.-Hannah More to Mr. Wilberforce.-Infirmities of Age-Barley Wood
"no Hermitage,"
171
174
176
LETTER XXXVI.-Sir W. W. Pepys to Hannah More.-Felicity in Metaphor-Dampness
in Churches-Third Marriage-Letters,
LETTER XXXVII.-George Washington to Dr. John Cochran.-Bill of Camp Fare for
the Benefit of two Ladies invited to dine with Him, 180
LETTER XXXVIII.-George Washington to Lieut.-Gen. Burgoyne.-Letter of Courtesy,
in Reply to one of Gen. Burgoyne's, on the Eve of the Latter's Departure for Eu-
rope,
181
LETTER XXXIX.—Lady Asgill to Count De Vergennes.-Appeal for the Intercession of
the French Minister on Behalf of her Son, then an Object of Retaliation in the
United States, 182
LETTER XL.-Count De Vergennes to General Washington.-Request in Response to the
preceding Letter for the Release of Young Asgill, 183
LETTER XLI.-S. T. Coleridge to Joseph Cottle.-Description of Miss Wordsworth, a Sis-
ter of the Poet,
185
LETTER XLII.-Robert Southey to his Daughters.-Description of the Ceremony of con-
ferring the Degree of Doctor of Laws at Oxford,
· 196
LETTER XLIII.-Sir Walter Scott to Mrs. Walter Scott.-Domestic News-Bores-How
one was put to Flight,
page 189
LETTER XLIV.—Charles Lamb to Bernard Barton.—Whimsical Description of a Bad
Cold. Note.-Reminiscences of Lamb at the India House,
193
LETTER XLV.-Charles Lamb to Mrs. Haslett-Travelling with "a well-informed Man ;"
an eccentric Barrister, 196
LETTER XLVI.-Charles Lamb to Mr. Moxon.-Effect produced by a Present of a Watch
from Mr. Moxon to his Betrothed,
LETTER XLVII.-Rev. Sydney Smith to Mrs.
20° of Fahrenheit."
198
-"No Affection beyond 78°, or below
199
LETTER XLVIII.-Rev. Sydney Smith to Lady Dufferin.-Gout, and Dufferins-Value
of Easy-Chairs, ;
200
LETTER XLIX.-Rev. Sydney Smith to Charles Dickens.-An Invitation to Dinner ac-
cepted,
201
LETTER L.-Rev. Sydney Smith to Lord Mahon.—An Invitation to Dinner de-
clined,
LETTER LI.—Rev. Sydney Smith to Lord Murray.-Calculation to show that a Hundred
Persons had been starved by his Voracity,
202
LETTER LII.-Lady Blessington to Walter Savage Landor.-Reflections on the Loss of
a Friend,
203
LETTER LIII.— Walter Savage Landor to Lady Blessington.-Danger of finding Resem-
blances-Arabian Nights-"No Evils in the World but Sin and Bile.". 204
LETTER LIV.-Walter Savage Landor to Lady Blessington.-A mere Touch of Rheu-
matism-Determination not to write after Seventy, 206
LETTER LV.-Robert Southey to Grosvenor C. Bedford.-Answer to the Question,
"Why the Devil rides on Horseback"-The Writer no longer like Scotch Fir, "able
to grow anywhere,”
207
SKETCHES OF NATURE, ART, AND TRAVEL IN LETTERS.
LETTER I.—Daniel Webster to Mrs. Page.-Descriptions of the Morning. Note.-Appre-
ciation of the Beauty of the Morning in other Letters,
211
LETTER II.-Dr. James Alexander to Dr. Hall.-Visit to Oxford-General Appearance-
Comparison with Cambridge-Its Spirit behind the Age,
214
LETTER III.-Thomas Gray to Mr. Nicholls.-Southampton-Netteley Abbey-Descrip-
tion of Sunrise on the Ocean. Note.-Extract from Jeremy Taylor as to Sunrise, 217
LETTER IV.-Horace Walpole to Richard West.-Amusements at Paris-Burial of the
Governor of the City-Meanness running through the French Love of Show-Public
Buildings,
page 219
LETTER V.-Thomas Campbell to Dr. Beattie-Visit to the Louvre in 1814, with Mrs.
Siddons-Description of the Apollo Belvidere. Note.-Picture of Mrs. Siddons, 222
LETTER VI.-Thomas Gray to Mr. West.--Turin-The Grande Chartreuse-Cretins, 225
LETTER VII.—William Wordsworth to the Earl of Lonsdale.—Tour in Switzerland-
Avalanches-Hill of the Angels,
227
LETTER VIII.-Lady Morgan to Lady Clarke.-Hospitality of the Milanese-Beauty
of the Lake of Como-Her Life at the Villa Fontana-Society-Thunder-Storms, 230
LETTER IX.-Charles Dickens to Lady Blessington.-Milan-Amphitheatre of Verona-
His Travelling Purse, 237
241
LETTER X. Lord Byron to Mr. Murray.-Milan-Travelling in Italy-Correspondence
between Lucretia Borgia and Cardinal Bembo-Anecdote of Beccaria,
LETTER XI.-Lord Dudley to the Bishop of Llandaff-Rome-Exaggerated Estimate
of the Value of its Ancient Remains-Comparison with the Remains of Grecian Ar-
chitecture-St. Peter's--Filth and Shabbiness of Rome-Neglect of Works of Art-
Improvements of the French-Learning in Rome,
244
LETTER XII.—Percy B. Shelley to T. L. P.-Pompeii and its Remains-The Theatre,
Streets, Houses, Temples, Forum, Prospects,
253
LETTER XIII.-Robert Southey to Lieut. Southey.-A Bull-Fight at Lisbon-Cruelty and
Cowardice of the Sport-Monument to Fielding-Lisbon, 259
LETTER XIV.-Washington Irving to Mrs. Paris.-Rides in the Neighborhood of Mad-
rid--The Prado, or great Promenade of the City,
265
LETTER XV.-Lady M. W. Montagu to the Countess of Bute.-Constantinople-The
Seraglio-St. Sophia-Mosque of the Sultan Solyman-The Hippodrome-The Ex-
changes-Slaves in Turkey-Dervises,
267
LETTER XVI.-E. D. Clarke to the Rev. William Otter.-Jerusalem--Difference be-
tween Asia and Europe as to the Permanence of Customs-Repetition of Scripture
Scenes to this Day-Probable Sepulchre of our Saviour-The Druses-Worship of the
Golden Calf-Antiquities of Jerusalem-Galilee-Mount Tabor-Nazareth-General
Appearance of the Country,
274
LETTER XVII.-Bishop Heber to Hon. C. W. W. Wynne.-First Impressions of India-
Accuracy of Descriptions in "Kehama " and the "Ancient Mariner "-Calcutta, and
the surrounding Country-Indifference of the Mussulmans to Use of the Bible in the
Native Schools,. 285
LETTER XVIII.-Bishop Heber to Hon. C. W. W. Wynne.-Visit to a wealthy Brahmin
-His House, Furniture, and Grounds-Style of Conversation-Dr. Franklin-Dress
and Amusements of the Children,
293
BOOK THE FOURTH.
PUBLIC HISTORY, ILLUSTRATED BY LETTERS.
LETTER I.—Queen Anne Boleyn to Henry VIII.-Protestations of Affection and Fidel-
ity, and Prayer for a fair and lawful Trial. Note.-As to Authenticity and probable
Authorship of this Letter,
page 299
LETTER II.-Dr. Sharpe to the Duke of Buckingham.-Purposes of the Spaniards, in
their projected Invasion of England-Speech of Queen Elizabeth to her Army at
Tilbury Fort Note.-Commemoration of this Speech by Sir James Mackintosh, 302
LETTER III.— Oliver Cromwell to Sir Arthur Hesselrig.—Feelings on the Eve of the
Battle of Dunbar. Note.-Cromwell's War-Cry in that Battle, 305
LETTER IV.-Sir Samuel Pepys to Lady Carteret.-The Great Plague in London-Touch-
ing Incidents,
306
LETTER V.--From
to John Ellis.-Trial of the Seven Bishops-Questions raised-
Public Joy at the Result,
LETTER VI.—Horace Walpole to Sir Horace Mann.-Scotch Rebellion in 1745-Progress
of the Chevalier-Anecdotes,,
309
311
LETTER VII.-Horace Walpole to Sir Horace Mann.-Trial of the Rebel Lords-Con-
duct of the Lord Chancellor-Behavior of the Prisoners-Insolence of Murray (af-
terwards Lord Mansfield)--Sentence, 314
LETTER VIII.—Horace Walpole to Sir Horace Mann.-Execution of the Rebel Lords-
Gallant Bearing of Balmerino-Lady Townshend's Fears of "Rebel Pie," . 321
LETTER IX.-Hon. Philip Yorke to Horace Walpole.-Battle of Fontenoy-French only
not beat-Behavior of the Dutch Regiments-Of the Duke of Cumberland-Lord
Chesterfield's Speech on leaving Holland-Advice to write Memoirs of his Times, 325
LETTER X.-William Strahan to David Hume.-Wilkes and the Middlesex Elections.
Wilkes's Demagogueism-Meanness of some of the Nobility in Illuminating for Fear
of the Mob-Conduct of Lord Mansfield-Lord Bute. Note.-Illegality of general
Warrants established, 329
LETTER XI.-Lord Camden to the Duke of Grafton.-Circumstances attending the
Death of Lord Chatham. Note.-Copley's Historical Painting, 334
LETTER XII.-Rev. Dr. Mayhew to Hon. James Otis, Jr.-Importance of Communica-
tion between the Colonies-Suggestion to send circular congratulatory Letters on the
Repeal of the Stamp Act, 337
LETTER XIII.-Lord Howe to Dr. Franklin.-His Wish to promote an Accommodation
between the King and the Colonies,
339
LETTER XIV.-Dr. Franklin to Lord Howe.-Peace impossible on other Terms than In
dependence His Desire to preserve from breaking, "that noble Porcelain Vase-tho
British Empire,"
340