To George Montagu, Esq. March 17.-Changes in the King's

household

To the same, March 19.-Ministerial resignations and changes.

Militia disturbances. Lord Hardwicke's verses to Lord Lyttel-

ton. Death of Lady Gower

To the same, March 21.-Speaker Onslow's retirement

To the same, March 25.-Feelings and reflections occasioned by

a visit to Houghton. Electioneering at Lynn. Aunt Ham-

mond

To the Hon. H. S. Conway, April 10.-Prospect of peace. Death

of Sir Harry Bellendine

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To Sir David Dalrymple, April 14.-Macpherson's "Fingal.” [N.] 134

To the Countess of Suffolk, April 15.-Election arrangements. [N.]

To George Montagu, Esq. April 16.-Anacreontic upon Sir Harry

Bellendine

To the same, April 28.-Lady Suffolk. Account of a fire near

Sackville-street

To the same, May 5.-Death of Sir William Williams. Gray and

Mason at Strawberry Hill. Conversation with Hogarth

To the same, May 14.-Jemmy Lumley's battle with Mrs. Mac-

kenzy. Party at Bedford-house. Anecdotes

To the Countess of Ailesbury, June 13.-Thanks for a snuff-box.

New opera. Murphy's "All in the Wrong." Lines on the

Duchess of Grafton

144

To George Montagu, Esq. June 18.-Mr. Bentley's play of "The

Wishes, or Harlequin's Mouth Opened"

147

To the same, July 5.

149

To the Earl of Strafford, July 5.- - Anecdote of Whitfield and

Lady Huntingdon

To the Hon. H. S. Conway, July 14.-Apologies for not having

written. Approaching marriage of the King

To George Montagu, Esq. July 16.-The King's approaching

marriage. The Queen's household

154

To the Countess of Ailesbury, July 20.-Thanks for a present of

some china. Congratulations on Mr. Conway's escape at the

battle of Kirkdenckirk

To the Earl of Strafford, July 22.-Battle of Kirkdenckirk

To George Montagu, Esq. July 22.-The King's marriage. Vic-

tories. Single-speech Hamilton. "Young Mr. Burke "

To the Hon. H. S. Conway, July 23.-Congratulations on the suc-

cesses of the army. Taking of Pondicherry

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167

To George Montagu, Esq. July 28.-First night of Mr. Bentley's

play. Singular instance of modesty

To the Hon. H. S. Conway, Aug. 5.-Tomb of the Earl of Pem-

broke. Wolfe's monument. Rapacity of the chapter of West-

minster

To George Montagu, Esq. Aug. 20.-Offer of a seat at the corona-

tion. The Queen's arrival

To the Earl of Strafford, Aug. 21.-Arrival of the Queen. Tripo-

line ambassador. Disputes about rank and precedence

To the Hon. H. S. Conway, Sept. 9.-Arrival of the Queen. Her

person and manners

To George Montagu, Esq. Sept. 24.-Description of the coronation

To the Hon. H. S. Conway, Sept. 25.-Delays in the treaty of

peace. The coronation

To the Countess of Ailesbury, Sept. 27.-Pedigrees. The corona-
tion. The treaty broken off

To George Montagu, Esq. Oct. 8.-Resignation of Mr. Pitt

To the same, Oct. 10.-Mr. Pitt's pension and peerage

To the Countess of Ailesbury, Oct. 10.-Mr. Pitt's resignation,

pension, and peerage

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171

174

177

180

181

182

To the Hon. H. S. Conway, Oct. 12.—Mr. Pitt's pension and peer-

age. Ministerial changes

184

To George Montagu, Esq. Oct. 24.-City address to Mr. Pitt.

Glover's "Medea."

To the Hon. H. S. Conway, Oct. 26.-Civic agitations. London
address to Mr. Pitt. Differences in the cabinet. State of par-
ties

To George Montagu, Esq. Nov. 7. Sir John Cust's nose. Cari-
cature of Hogarth

To the same, Nov. 28.-Private ball at court. Marriages. Politi-
cal changes

To the Countess of Ailesbury, Nov. 28.-Politics. Opera. Bur-
lettas. Private ball at court. Pamphlets on Mr. Pitt. Gray's
"Thyrsis, when we parted.”

To Sir David Dalrymple, Nov. 30.-The best picture of an age

found in genuine letters. One from Anne of Denmark to the

Marquis of Buckingham. Hume's " History." "Hau Kiou

[N.]

gal." Doubts of its authenticity. "Cymbeline."

195

To Sir David Dalrymple, Dec. 21.-Complaints of printers. Diffi-

culties of literature. [N.]

197

Effects

To George Montagu, Esq. Dec. 23.-Irish revivification.
of age. Mistakes of life. Tricks of his printer. Mrs. Dunch's
auction. Losings at loo. Death of Lady Pomfret. Bon-mot of
M. de Choiseul. Lines on Lady Mary Coke's having St. An-
thony's fire in her cheek

To the same, Dec. 30.-Indifference to politics. Progress of

Anecdotes of Painting." Death of Jemmy Pelham

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To the same, Jan. 26.—Upbraidings for not writing

202

To the same, Feb. 2.-Arrival of Lady Mary Wortley Montagu.

Her dress and personal appearance. Mr. Macnaughton's murder

of Miss Knox. Visit to the Cock-lane Ghost

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205

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206

207

208

To the same, Feb. 6.-Effects of Hamilton's eloquence.
To the Rev. Mr. Cole, Feb. 7.-Anecdotes of polite literature
To the Rev. Henry Zouch, Feb. 13.-Lamentations on the tedi-
ousness of engravers, and tricks of printers .

To the Earl of Bute, Feb. 15.-On the Earl's suggesting to him a
work similar to Montfaucon's "Monumens de la Monarchie
Française." [N.]

To George Montagu, Esq. Feb. 22.-Violent storm. Elopement
of Lord Pembroke and Kitty Hunter

To Dr. Ducarel, Feb. 24.-English Montfaucon. Medals. Errors
in Vertue and others

To George Montagu, Esq. Feb. 25.-Lely's picture of Madame
Grammont. Harris's "Hibernica." The recent elopement
To the Countess of Ailesbury, March 5.- Prospect of peace.
Court dresses .

To George Montagu, Esq. March 9.-Epitaph for Lord Cutts
To the Rev. Henry Zouch, March 20.-" Anecdotes of Painting."
Advice to antiquaries. Bishop of Imola. Resemblance between
Tiberius and Charles the Second. Caution on the care of his
eye-sight

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To George Montagu, Esq. March 22. Capture of Martinico.

Fatal accident at a concert at Rome

To the same, April 29.-Death of Lady Charlotte Johnstone.

Efficacy of James's powders. New batch of peers

To the same, May 14.-Attack of the gout. Visit to Audley Inn

To the Rev. Mr. Cole, May 20. -"Anecdotes of Painting."

Knavery of his printer.

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To George Montagu, Esq. May 25.-Duke of Newcastle's resigna-
tion. Ministerial changes

To the same, June 1.-Lord Melcomb. Lady Mary Wortley
Montagu. The Cherokee Indian chiefs. Anecdotes and bon-

mots

To the same, June 8.-Account of Lady Northumberland's festino.
Bon-mots. Death of Lord Anson .

To the Rev. Mr. Cole, July 29.—Invitation to Strawberry Hill
To the Countess of Ailesbury, July 31.-Congratulation on the
taking of the Castle of Waldeck

To the Earl of Strafford, Aug. 5.—Revolution in Russia. Taking
of the Castle of Waldeck

To the Rev. Mr. Cole, Aug. 5.

To George Montagu, Esq. Aug. 10.-Great drought. Revolution
in Russia. Count Biren

To the Rev. Mr. Cole, Aug. 19.-Object in publishing the “Anec-

dotes of Painting"

To the Hon. H. S. Conway, Sept. 9.-Prospect of peace.
ening of the Prince of Wales. Fire at Strawberry Hill.
North Briton"

To George Montagu, Esq. Sept. 24.-Prospect of peace

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227

228

229

230

232

234

Christ-

"The

To the Hon. H. S. Conway, Sept. 28.-Negociations for peace.

Capture of the Havannah

To the Right Hon. Lady Hervey, Oct. 1.-Congratulations on her

son's safe return from the Havannah

239

241

To the Hon. H. S. Conway, Oct. 4.-Love of fame. Capture of
the Havannah. State of public feeling

To George Montagu, Esq. Oct. 14.-Ministerial changes

To the Hon. H. S. Conway, Oct. 29.-Change of the ministry.
State of the opposition. Anticipation of the history of the
present age

To George Montagu, Esq. Nov. 4.-The Duke of Devonshire's

name erased out of the council-book

249

To the Rev. Mr. Cole, Nov. 13.

249

To George Montagu, Esq. Dec. 20.-His illness. Political squab-
bles. A scene at Princess Emily's loo. Mr. Pitt

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To the Hon. H. S. Conway, Feb. 28.-Restoration to health. De-

termination to retire from public life. Wilkes and "The North

Briton." Riots at Drury-lane Theatre. George Selwyn and

Lord Dacre's footman

To George Montagu, Esq. March 29.-Wilkes and "The North

Briton." Dedication to "The Fall of Mortimer." Lord and

Lady Pembroke's reconciliation. A song made in a post-

To the same, April 6.-Illness of Lord Waldegrave. And of Mr.

Thomas Pitt. Mr. Bentley's epistle to Lord Melcomb. Lines

by Lady Temple on Lady Mary Coke. Opposition to the Cider-

tax

253

255

257

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260

To the same, April 8.-Death of Lord Waldegrave. Lord Bute's
resignation. New ministry. Quarrel among the Opposition
To the same, April 14.-Lady Waldegrave. Botched-up admi-
nistration. Grants and reversions

To the same, April 22.-Lady Waldegrave. The new adminis-

tration. Lord Pulteney's extravagance. Sir Robert Brown's

parsimony. Lord Bath's vault in Westminster-abbey.

Holland. Charles Townshend

Lord

To the Hon. H. S. Conway, May 1.-Severity of the weather.
Committal of Wilkes to the Tower

To Sir David Dalrymple, May 2.-Political revolutions. Mr.

Grenville. [N.]

262

265

To the Hon. H. S. Conway, May 6.-Prerogative. Wilkes's re-
lease from the Tower. Dreadful fire at Lady Molesworth's.
Lady M. W. Montagu's Letters

To the Rev. Mr. Cole, May 16.

To George Montagu, Esq. May 17.-Fête at Strawberry Hill.
Madame de Boufflers. Madame Dusson. Miss Pelham's en-
tertainment at Esher. Mrs. Anne Pitt

To the Hon. H. S. Conway, May 21.-French and English viva-
city compared. Miss Chudleigh's fête

To the same, May 25.-Masquerade at the Duke of Richmond's
To George Montagu, Esq. May 30.-Visit to Kimbolton. Hin-
chinbrook

To the same, June 16.

To the same,

July 1.-Improvements at Strawberry Hill

To Sir David Dalrymple, July 1.-Mr. Grenville. [N.]
To the Rev. Mr. Cole, July 1.