CONTENTS.
1736-1764.
1. TO MONTAGU, May 2, 1736.Marriage of the Princess of WalesVery lively
2. TO THE SAME, May 6, 1736.Fondness for Old StoriesReminiscences of Eton, etc.
3. TO THE SAME, March 20, 1737.Wish to TravelSuperiority of French Manners to English in their manner to Ladies
4. TO WEST, April 21, 1739.Theatres at ParisSt. DenisFondness of the French for Show, and for GamblingSingular SignsThe Army the only Profession for Men of Gentle BirthSplendour of the Public Buildings
5. TO THE SAME, 1739.Magnificence of VersaillesThe Chartreux Relics
6. TO THE SAME, February 27, 1740.The CarnivalThe Florentines Civil, Good-natured, and Fond of the EnglishA Curious Challenge
7. TO THE SAME, June 14, 1740.HerculaneumSearch should be made for other Submerged CitiesQuotations from Statius
8. TO CONWAY, July 5, 1740.Danger of MalariaRoman Catholic Relics"Admiral Hosier's Ghost"Contest for the Popedom
9. TO THE SAME, July 9, 1740
10. TO WEST, Oct. 2, 1740.A Florentine WeddingAddison's Descriptions are Borrowed from BooksA Song of Bondelmonti's, with a Latin Version by Gray, and an English One by the Writer
11. TO MANN, Jan. 22, 1742.Debate on Pulteney's Motion for a Committee on Papers Relating to the WarSpeeches of Pulteney, Pitt, Sir R. Walpole, Sir W. George, etc.Smallness of the Ministerial Majority
12. TO THE SAME, May 26, 1742.Ranelagh Gardens OpenedGarrick, "A Wine-merchant turned Player"Defeat of the Indemnity Bill
13. TO THE SAME, Dec. 9, 1742.Debate on Disbanding the Hanoverian TroopsFirst Speech of Murray (afterwards Earl of Mansfield)Bon Mot of Lord Chesterfield
14. TO THE SAME, Feb. 24, 1743.King TheodoreHandel Introduces Oratorios
15. TO THE SAME, July 4, 1743.Battle of DettingenDeath of Lord Wilmington
16. TO THE SAME, Sept. 7, 1743.French Actors at ClifdenA new Roman Catholic MiracleLady Mary Wortley
17. TO THE SAME, March 29, 1745.Death of his FatherMatthews and Lestock in the MediterraneanThomson's "Tancred and Sigismunda"Akenside's OdesConundrums in Fashion
18. TO THE SAME, May 11, 1745.Battle of FontenoyThe Ballad of the Prince of Wales
19. TO MONTAGU, August 1, 1745.M. De GrignanLivy's PatavinityThe Marchal De BelleisleWhiston Prophecies the Destruction of the WorldThe Duke of Newcastle
20. TO MANN, Sept. 6, 1745.Invasion of Scotland by the Young PretenderForces are said to be Preparing in France to join him
21. TO THE SAME, Sept. 20, 1745.This and the following Letters give a Lively Account of the Progress of the Rebellion till the Retreat from Derby, after which no particular interest attaches to it
22. TO THE SAME, Sept. 27, 1745.Defeat of Cope
23. TO THE SAME, Oct. 21, 1745.General Wade is Marching to ScotlandViolent Proclamation of the Pretender
24. TO THE SAME, Nov. 22, 1745.Gallant Resistance of CarlisleMr. Pitt attacks the Ministry
25. TO THE SAME, Dec. 9, 1745.The Rebel Army has Retreated from DerbyExpectation of a French Invasion
26. TO THE SAME, April 25, 1746.Battle of Culloden
27. TO THE SAME, Aug. 1, 1746.Trial of the Rebel Lords Balmerino and Kilmarnock
28. TO THE SAME, Oct. 14, 1746.The Battle of Rancoux
29. TO CONWAY, Oct. 24, 1746.On Conway's VersesNo Scotch_man_ is capable of such Delicacy of Thought, though a Scotchwoman may beAkenside's, Armstrong's, and Glover's Poems
30. TO THE SAME, June 8, 1747.He has bought Strawberry Hill
31. TO THE SAME, Aug. 29, 1748.His Mode of LifePlantingProphecies of New Methods and New Discoveries in a Future Generation
32. TO MANN, May 3, 1749.Rejoicings for the PeaceMasquerade at RanelaghMeeting of the Prince's Party and the JacobitesPrevalence of Drinking and GamblingWhitefield
33. TO THE SAME, March 11, 1750.Earthquake in LondonGeneral PanicMarriage of Casimir, King of Poland
34. TO THE SAME, April 2, 1750.General PanicSherlock's Pastoral
LetterPredictions of more EarthquakesA General Flight from
LondonEpigrams by Chute and Walpole himselfFrench Translation of
Milton
35. TO THE SAME, April 1, 1751.Death of Walpole's Brother, and of the Prince of WalesSpeech of the young PrinceSingular Sermon on His Death
36. TO THE SAME, June 18, 1751.Changes in the Ministry and HouseholdThe Miss GunningsExtravagance in LondonLord Harcourt, Governor of the Prince of Wales
37. TO THE SAME, June 12, 1753.Description of Strawberry HillBill to Prevent Clandestine Marriages
38. TO MONTAGU, May 19, 1756.No News from France but what is SmuggledThe King's Delight at the Vote for the Hanover TroopsBon Mot of Lord Denbigh
39. TO THE SAME, Oct. 17, 1756.Victory of the King of Prussia at LowositzSingular RaceQuarrel of the Pretender with the Pope
40. TO THE SAME, Nov. 4, 1756.Ministerial NegotiationsLoss of MinorcaDisaster in North America
41. TO THE EARL OF STRAFFORD, July 4, 1757.The King of Prussia's VictoriesVoltaire's "Universal History"
42. TO ZOUCH, August 3, 1758.His own "Royal and Noble Authors"
43. TO THE SAME, Oct. 21, 1758.His "Royal and Noble Authors"Lord ClarendonSir R. Walpole and Lord BolingbrokeThe Duke of Leeds
44. TO MANN, Oct. 24, 1758.Walpole's Monument to Sir Horace's BrotherAttempted Assassination of the King of PortugalCourtesy of the Duc D'Aiguillon to his English Prisoners
45. TO ZOUCH, Dec. 9, 1758.A New Edition of LucanComparison of "Pharsalea"Criticism on the Poet, with the AeneidHelvetius's Work, "De L'Esprit"
46. TO CONWAY, Jan. 19, 1759.State of the House of Commons
47. TO DALRYMPLE, Feb. 25, 1759.Robertson's "History of Scotland"Comparison of Ramsay and Reynolds as Portrait-PaintersSir David's "History of the Gowrie Conspiracy"
48. TO THE SAME, July 11, 1759.Writers of History: Goodall, Hume, RobertsonQueen Christina
49. TO CONWAY, Aug. 14, 1759.The Battle of MindenLord G. Sackville
50. TO MANN, Sept. 13, 1759.Admiral Boscawen's VictoryDefeat of the King of PrussiaLord G. Sackville
51. TO MONTAGU, Oct. 21, 1759.A Year of Triumphs
52. TO THE SAME, Nov. 8, 1759.French BankruptcyFrench Epigram
53. TO THE SAME, Jan. 7, 1760.He lives amongst RoyaltyCommotions in Ireland
54. TO THE SAME, Jan. 14, 1760.Severity of the WeatherScarcity in GermanyA Party at Prince Edward'sCharles Townsend's Comments on La Fontaine
55. TO MANN, Feb. 28, 1760.Capture of Carrickfergus
56. TO DALRYMPLE, April 4, 1760.The Ballad of "Hardyknute"Mr. Home's "Siege of Aquileia""Tristram Shandy"Bishop Warburton's Praise of it
