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The Letters of Horace Walpole.Volume 1.by Horace Walpole.PREFACE.The letters of Horace Walpole, Earl of Orford, as. .h.i.therto published, have consisted of,- 1. The letters contained in the quarto edition of his works, published in the year 1798.2. His l
- 43 October 9th.Well! I have waited till this morning, but have no letter from you; what can be the meaning of it? Sure, if you was ill, Mr.Chute would write to me! Your brother protests he never lets your letters lie at the office.Sa Majest'e Patapaniqu
- 42 Here is a little thing which I think has humour in it.A CATALOGUE OF NEW FRENCH BOOKS.1. Jean-sans-terre, on l'Empereur en pet-en-l'air; imprim'e 'a Frankfort.2. La France mourante d'une suppression d'hommes et d'argent:
- 41 (684) it was written by Hanbury Williams.(685) Sir Roger Newdigate, the fifth baronet of the family.He was elected member for Middles.e.x, upon the vacancy occasioned by Pultney's being created Earl of Bath. He belonged to the Tory or Jacobite party.
- 40 (666) Sir Thomas Robinson, minister at Vienna; be was made secretary of state in 1754. (And a peer, by the t.i.tle of Lord Grantham, in 1761.-D.) (667) John Carmichael, third Earl of Hyndford. He had been sent as envoy to the King of Prussia, during the f
- 39 A Receipt To Make A Lord.Occasioned by a late report of a promotion.(645) Take a man, who by nature's a true son of earth,'By rapine enriched, though a beggar by birth; In genius the lowest, ill-bred and obscene; In morals most Wicked, most nast
- 38 I heard the other day, that the Primate of Lorrain was dead of the smallpox. Will you make my compliments of condolence?though I dare say they are little afflicted: he -was a 'most worthless creature, and all his wit and parts, I believe little comfo
- 37 (606) These lines were written by Bramston, author of "The Art of Politics," and "The Man of Taste." [The Reverend James Bramston, vicar of Starling, Suss.e.x. Pope took the line in the Dunciad, "s.h.i.+ne in the dignity of F. R.
- 36 (589) William Henry Zulestein Na.s.sau, fourth Earl of Rochford.He filled many diplomatic situations, and was also at different times, groom of the stole and secretary of state.He died in 1781.-D.(590) Daughter of Edward Young, Esq. She had been maid of h
- 35 (579) Lewis Watson, second Earl of Rockingham. He married Catharine, second daughter and coheir of George Sondes, Earl of Feversham, and died in 1745.-D.251 Letter 65 To Richard West, Esq.London, May 4, 1742.Dear West, Your letter made me quite melancholy
- 34 The great pleasure I receive from your letters is a little abated by my continually finding that they have been opened. It is a mortification as it must restrain the freedom of our correspondence, and at a time when more than ever I must want to talk to y
- 33 (526) He had a place in the Ordnance.(527) Son of the late lord chancellor, and afterwards a judge.(528) Afterwards field.marshal.(529) Afterwards secretary of the treasury.(530) Afterwards solicitor to the Prince.(531) Had been a lord of the treasury.(53
- 32 I am now going to tell you what you, will not have expected-that a particular friend of yours opposed the motion, and it was the first time he ever spoke. To keep you not in suspense, though you must have guessed, it was 220.(515) As the speech was very f
- 31 (489) Mr. Glover. (Walpole always depreciates Glover; but his conduct, upon the occasion referred to in the text, displayed considerable ability.-D.) [His speech upon this occasion was afterwards published in a pamphlet, ent.i.tled, ,A short Account of th
- 30 Next week they commence their prosecutions, which they will introduce by voting a committee to inquire into all the offices: Sir William Yonge is to be added to the impeachments, but the chief whom they wish to punish is my uncle.(480) He is the more to b
- 29 (447) Mary, daughter of Edward Blount, Esq. and wife of Edward, ninth Duke of Norfolk.-D.(448) The Princess of Wales.-D.(449)General Charles Churchill.-D.(450) Philip Gibbons, Esq.-D.(451) Sir John Rushout, the fourth baronet of the family, had particular
- 28 (430) James Oswald, afterwards one of the commissioners of trade and plantations.(431) Robert, Lord Walpole, afterwards Earl of Orford. He was auditor of the Exchequer, and his house joined to the House of commons, to which he had a door: but it was soon
- 27 (412) Brother to Lord Chesterfield. This bon mot was occasioned by the numbers of Hamiltons which Lady Archibald Hamilton, the Prince's mistress, had placed at that court.(413) Nicholas Clagget, Bishop of St. David's, succeeded, on Weston's
- 26 (389) George Bubb Dodington had lately resigned his post of one of the lords of the treasury, and gone again into opposition. [In Walpole's copy of the celebrated Diary of this versatile politician, he had written a "Brief account of George Bubb
- 25 The d.u.c.h.ess of Buckingham, (375) who is more mad with pride than any merchant's wife in Bedlam, came the other night to the opera en princesse, literally in robes, red velvet and ermine. I must tell you a story of her: last week she sent for Cori
- 24 (337) the Right Hon. Sir William Yonge, Bart., secretary at war, to which office he had succeeded in May, 1735. Walpole, who tells us (Memoires, i. p. 20,) that " he was vain, extravagant, and trifling; simple out of the House, and too ready at a.s.s
- 23 I beg to know if you have never heard any thing from Parker about my statue: (313) it was to have been finished last june. What is the meaning he does not mention it? If it is done, I beg it may not stir from Rome till there is no more danger of Spaniards
- 22 (291) John Frederick, Esq. afterwards Sir John Frederick, Bart. by the death of his cousin, Sir Thomas. He was a commissioner of customs, and member of parliament for West Looe.-D.(292) Francis Seymour Conway, first Earl and Marquis of Hertford, amba.s.sa
- 21 The opera will not tell as well as the other two shows, for they were obliged to omit the part of Amorevoli, who has a fever. The audience was excessive, without the least disturbance, and almost as little applause; I cannot conceive why, for Monticelli *
- 20 Lady Pomfret I saw last night: Lady Sophia has been ill with a cold; her head is to be dressed French, and her body English, for which I am sorry; her figure is so fine in a robe: she is full as sorry as I am. Their trunks are not arrived yet, so they hav
- 19 ****I had written and sealed my letter, but have since received another from you, dated Sept. 24. I read Sir Robert your account of Corsica; he seems to like hearing any account sent this way-indeed, they seem to have more superficial relations in general
- 18 (223) This acquaintance proved of infinite service to Walpole, shortly after the date of this letter, when he was laid up with a quinsy at Reggio. Spence thus describes the circ.u.mstance: "About three or four in the morning I was surprised with a me
- 17 For our most religious and gracious- -Dii, talem terris avert.i.te pestem.For one that would be our most religious and gracious.Purpureus veluti c.u.m flos succisus aratro Languescit moriens, la.s.sove papavera collo Demis'ere caput, pluvia c.u.m for
- 16 (196) Pompei a was not then discovered.155 Letter 24 To The Hon. H. S. Conway.R'e di Cofano, vulg. Radicofani, July 5, 1740, N. S.You will wonder, my dear Hal, to find me on the road from Rome: why, intend I did to stay for a new popedom, but the old
- 15 I don't know whether you will receive this, or any other I write; but though I shall write often, you and Ashton must not wonder if none come to you; for though I am harmless in my nature, my name has some mystery in it.(186) Good night! I have no mo
- 14 "nec ferrea jura, insanumque forum, aut populi tabularia vidit.Sollicitant alii remis freta ceca, ruuntque In ferrum, penetrant aulas et limina regum.Hic pet.i.t excidiis urbem miseresque Penates, Ut gemma, bibat, et Sarrano indormiat ostro."Don
- 13 Rheims, July 20, 1739.Gray says, Indeed you ought to write to West.-Lord, child, so I would, if I knew what to write about. If I were in London and he at Rheims, I would send him volumes about peace and war, Spaniards, camps, and conventions; but d'y
- 12 127 Letter 6 To Richard West, Esq.King's College, Aug. 17, 1736.Dear West, Gray is at Burnham,(152) and, what is surprising, has not been at Eton. Could you live so near it without seeing it?That dear scene of our quadruple-alliance would furnish me
- 11 (136) George Montagu was the son of Brigadier-General Edward Montagu, and nephew to the Earl of Halifax. He was member of parliament for Northampton, usher of the black rod in Ireland during the lieutenancy of the Earl of Halifax, ranger of Salsey Forest,
- 10 I AM Of the opinion, from woful experience, that, from flattery and want of understanding, most princes are alike; and, therefore, it is to no purpose to argue against their pa.s.sions, but to defend ourselves, at all events, against them.[See P. 100. Rem
- 9 CHAPTER IX.Anecdotes of Sarah, d.u.c.h.ess of Marlborough-and of Catherine d.u.c.h.ess of Buckingham.I have done with royal personages: shall I add a codicil on some remarkable characters that I remember? As I am writing for young ladies, I have chiefly d
- 8 Mailborne, and one other person. To prevent all suspicion, her Majesty would frequently stand some minutes in her s.h.i.+ft talking to her ladies (114) and though labouring with so dangerous a complaint, she made it so invariable a rule never to refuse a
- 7 The Queen, impatient to destroy all hopes of change, took the earliest opportunity of declaring her own sentiments. The instance I shall cite will be a true picture of courtiers. Their Majesties had removed from Richmond to their temporary palace in Leice
- 6 Quarrel between George the First and his Son-Earl of Sunderland-Lord Stanhope-South Sea Scheme-Death of Craggs-Royal Reconcilement-Peerage Bill defeated-Project for seizing the Prince of Wales and conveying him to America-Duke of Newcastle-Royal Christeni
- 5 (59) Melusina Schulemberg, niece of the d.u.c.h.ess of Kendal, created Countess of Walsingham and -,afterwards married to the famous Philip Stanhope, Earl of Chesterfield.(60) The following is the account of this introduction given in "Walpoliana:&qu
- 4 (39) Chalmer's Biographical Dictionary, article Walpole.(40) "The Mysterious Mother" was printed in that year: but was never published till after the death of Walpole.(41) Lord Byron, Preface to Mtrino Faliero."(42) Lives of the Noveli
- 3 In speaking Of "The Castle of Otranto," it may be remarked as a singular coincidence in the life of Walpole, that as he had been the first person to lead the modern public to seek for their architecture in the Gothic style and age, so he also op
- 2 Walpole: This circ.u.mstance is alleged against them as an incident contrived to gain belief, as if they had been in danger of their lives. The argument is gratis dictum.-Works, vol. ii. p. 568.Junius: They are the trustees, not the owners of the estate.
- 1 The Letters of Horace Walpole.Volume 1.by Horace Walpole.PREFACE.The letters of Horace Walpole, Earl of Orford, as. .h.i.therto published, have consisted of,- 1. The letters contained in the quarto edition of his works, published in the year 1798.2. His l