The Letters of Horace Walpole, Earl of Orford — Volume 3

Name: The Letters of Horace Walpole, Earl of Orford — Volume 3
Author: Walpole, Horace

Walpole, Horace

Authors, English -- 18th century -- Correspondence; Legislators -- Great Britain -- Correspondence; Nobility -- Great Britain -- Correspondence; Walpole, Horace, 1717-1797 -- Correspondence

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                      The Letters of Horace Walpole,
                              Earl of Orford:

              Including Numerous letters Now First Published
                      From The Original Manuscripts.


                             In Four Volumes.
                                 Vol. III.

                                1759-1769.


                           Contents Of Vol. III.

             [Those Letters now first collected are marked N.]


                                   1759.

1. To George Montagu, Esq. Nov. 17.-Lord Temple's resignation of
the privy-seal. Lady Carlisle's marriage with Sir William
Musgrave.--25

2. To the Right Hon. William Pitt, Nov. 19.-Congratulations on
the
lustre of his administration--[N.] 26

3. To Sir Horace Mann, Nov. 30.-Sir Edward Hawke's victory over
Conflans. Lord Kinnoul's mission to Portugal--27

4. To the same, Dec. 13.-Regretting his own ignorance of
mathematics and common figures. Victory of Prince Henry--28

5. To George Montagu, Esq. Dec. 23.-Tumults in Ireland. Story of
Lord Lyttelton and Mr. Shelley--30

6. To the Rev. Henry Zouch, Dec. 23.-"Life of Lord Clarendon."
"Lucan"--31


                                   1760.

7. To George Montagu, Esq. Jan. 7.-Visit to Princess Emily.
Commotions in Ireland--32


8. To the Right Hon. Lady Hervey, Jan. 12.-Apologizing for an
unintentional offence--34

9. To George Montagu, Esq. Jan. 14.-Severity of the weather.
Military preparations. Prince Edward's party. Edwards's "History
of
Birds"--35

10. To Sir Horace Mann, Jan. 26.-Severity of the winter. Death of
Lady Besborough. Ward's drops--36

11. To George Montagu, Esq. Jan. 28.-Death of Lady Besborough.
Lord
Ferrers's murder of his steward. Visit to the Magdalen. Dr.
Dodd--
37

12. To Sir David Dalrymple. Feb. 3.-Macpherson's fragments or
Erse
poetry. Mary Queen of Scots. Dyer's "Fleece." Pepys's collection
of
ballads. Faction--[N.] 40

13. To Sir Horace Mann, Feb. 3.-Caserta. Character of Mr. Thomas
Pitt. Death of the Duchess of Bolton. Lord George Sackville's
court-martial. Lord Charles Hay. Lord Ferrers's murder of his
steward. Dutch mud-quake--41

14. To the Rev. Henry Zouch, Feb. 4.-"Anecdotes of Painting."
Character of Dr. Hurd. Warburton's "Shakspeare." Edwards's
"Canons
of Criticism"--44

15. To Sir Horace Mann, Feb. 28.-M. Thurot's expedition. Siege of
Carrickfergus. Lord Ferrers--45

16. To the same, March 4.-M. Thurot's expedition. Duke of
Bedford's
Irish administration. General Flobert and Mr. Mallet. Ward's
drops--48

17. To the same, March 26.-Lord George Sackville's
court-martial--
49

18. To George Montagu, Esq. March 27.-Lord George Sackville's
court-martial. Miss Chudleigh's public breakfast--50

19. To Sir David Dalrymple, April 4.-Erse Poetry; Gray's queries
concerning Macpherson. Home's "Siege of Aquileia." "Tristram
Shandy"--[N.] 51

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