AND

LETTERS

OF

MADAME D'ARBLAY,

AUTHOR OF EVELINA, CECILIA, &c.

EDITED BY HER NIECE.

66 THE SPIRIT WALKS OF EVERY DAY DECEASED."-YOUNG.

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BIBLIOTHEQUE CANTONAL

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CONTENTS.

PART I

1781.

Correspondence between Miss Burney and Mrs. Thrale-Good
Things-Mr. Crisp-The War-Admiral Byron—Origin of
our Affections-Merlin-His Mill to Grind Old Ladies Young
-Dr. Johnson-Bartolozzi-An Owhyhee Dress—Conver-
sazione Characters-Mrs. Montagu-Dinner at Mrs. Thrale's
-Lord Sheffield-Lord John Clinton-Two Beauties and a
Fright-Mrs. Carter-Webber's South Sea Drawings-Curious
Fans-The Duchess of Devonshire-Sir Joshua Reynolds—
A Dinner Party-A Character-Sudden Death of Mr. Thrale
-Correspondence between Mr. Crisp and Miss Burney-
The Three Warnings-Diary Resumed-Visitors-Miscon-
ceptions-A Dinner Party-A Quarrel-Perseverance and Ob-
stinacy-Reconciliation-Sale of Mr. Thrale's Brewery-Mr.
Barclay, the Rich Quaker-Dr. Johnson-Newspaper Scandal
-A Poor Artist-An Odd Adventure-Anecdote of Dr. John-
son-Sitting for One's Portrait-Visit to Streatham-A Subject
for Harry Bunbury-The Wits at War-Johnson's "Life of
Lord Lyttleton"-Singular Scene-Johnson in a Savage Fit-
A Peace-maker-Merlin, the Mechanician

PART II.
1781.

Streatham Diary continued-Dr. Johnson-The Rival Duchesses,
Rutland and Devonshire-Happiness and Misery-Nobody
dies of Grief-Fox-hunting Mania-Table-talk on Indecision-
Sherlock's Letters-Pride and Humility-A Discussion on

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Vanity-Delicate Distinctions -Vanity and Pride-Merlin,

the Mechanician- Hunting Idiots - Anecdote - Raillery-

Johnson's Lives-Pope and Martha Blount-An Amateur

Physician-Cure for Indigestion-An Act of Generosity-De-

spondency-The Inefficacy of Worldy Goods to give Happiness

-Sacchini-His Improvidence-His exquisite Singing-A

Tête-à-tête-Pride, or no Pride-Dr. Burney—Signs of Long

Life-Imaginary Evils-A Dinner Party-Montagu Burgoyne

-Dr. Johnson-His Generosity-The Amende honorable-

Mr. Pepys-A new Acquaintance-An Irish Member-A

Strange Mixture-A Caricature of a Caricature-Boswell-

A Character-Volubility-An Irish Rattle-Mr. Steward's

Mode of finding a Cicerone .

PART III.

1782.

Progress of "Cecilia" through the Press-Dr. Burney's Opinion

of it-The Author's Fears-Barry-Hoole A Rout-Dr.

Solander-Coxe, the traveller-Sir Sampson Gideon-Count

Zenobia-Lady Say and Sele-An Amateur Novelist-Lady

Hawke-Literary Gossip-Sir Gregory Page Turner. Cor-

respondence: Mrs. Thrale to Miss Burney-Mr. Crisp to

Miss Burney-His Opinion of "Cecilia"-Miss Burney to Mr.

Crisp Her Intentions in writing "Cecilia"-Literary Ladies

-Poetical description of them by Dr. Burney-General Paoli

-Mrs. Garrick-Literary Forgery-Conversazione at Mrs.

Thrale's-Miss Burney to Mrs. Phillips-Mrs. Garrick—The

Female Wits-Mr. Crisp to Miss Burney-Voltaire versus

Shakspeare Advice to a Young Author-Miss Burney to

Mr. Crisp-Alterations in "Cecilia"-Mrs. Thrale to Miss

Burney-Odd Reason for Marrying-Mrs. Thrale and "Ce-

cilia"-Miss Burney to Mr. Crisp-Diary Resumed-Edmund

Burke-Dinner at Sir Joshua Reynolds's—Lord Corke―The

Bishop of St. Asaph-Gibbon, the Historian-Person and

Manner of Burke-Lady Di. Beauclerk-Goldsmith's Blun-

dering-Letter from Edmund Burke to Miss Burney—Visit

to Chesington-Sitting for one's Portrait-Mr. Crisp to Miss

Burney-Criticism-Good Advice-Miss Burney to Mrs. Thrale

-Miss Burney to Mr. Crisp-General Paoli-Boswell—The

Irish Giant

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