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Letters of Horace Walpole by Horace Walpole Letters of Horace Walpole by Horace Walpole Produced by Ted Garvin, Linda Cantoni, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team. [Illustration] LETTERS OF HORACE WALPOLE SELECTED AND EDITED BY CHARLES DUKE YONGE, M.A. AUTHOR OF "THE HISTORY OF FRANCE UNDER THE BOURBONS," "A LIFE OF MARIE ANTOINETTE," ETC., ETC. page 1 / 351 WITH PORTRAITS AND ILLUSTRATIONS VOLUME II London T. FISHER UNWIN PATERNOSTER SQUARE NEW YORK: G.P. PUTNAM'S SONS MDCCCXC CONTENTS. 1764-1795. 81. TO MANN, _Dec._ 20, 1764.--Madame de Boufflers at Strawberry--The French Opinion of the English Character--Richardson's Novels--Madame de Beaumont page 2 / 351 82. TO THE EARL OF HERTFORD, _Feb._ 12, 1765.--Debate on American Taxes--Petition of the Periwig-Makers--Female Head-dresses--Lord Byron's Duel--Opening of Almack's--No. 45 83. TO COLE, _March_ 9, 1765.--His "Castle of Otranto"--Bishop Percy's Collection of Old Ballads 84. TO THE EARL OF HERTFORD, _March_ 26, 1765.--Illness of the King--French and English Actors and Actresses: Clairon, Garrick, Quin, Mrs. Clive 85. TO MANN, _May_ 25, 1765.--Riots of Weavers--Ministerial Changes--Factious Conduct of Mr. Pitt 86. TO MONTAGU, _July_ 28, 1765.--Prospects of Old Age when joined to Gout 87. TO LADY HERVEY, _Sept._ 14, 1765.--Has reached Paris--The French Opera--Illness of the Dauphin--Popularity of Mr. Hume 88. TO MONTAGU, _Sept._ 22, 1765.--Is Making New Friends in Paris--Decay of the French Stage--Le Kain--Dumenil--New French inclination for Philosophy and Free-Thinking--General Admiration of Hume's History and Richardson's Novels page 3 / 351 89. TO CHUTE, _Oct._ 3, 1765.--His Presentation at Court--Illness of the Dauphin--Description of his Three Sons 90. TO CONWAY, _Jan._ 12, 1766.--Supper Parties at Paris--Walpole Writes a Letter from Le Roi de Prusse a Monsieur Rousseau 91. TO GRAY, _Jan._ 25, 1766.--A Constant Round of Amusements--A Gallery of Female Portraits--Madame Geoffrin--Madame du Deffand--Madame de Mirepoix--Madame de Boufflers--Madame de Rochfort--The Marechale de Luxemburg--The Duchesse de Choiseul--An old French Dandy--M. de Maurepas--Popularity of his Letter to Rousseau 92. TO MANN, _Feb._ 29, 1766.--Situation of Affairs in England--Cardinal York--Death of Stanilaus Leczinski, Ex-King of Poland 93. TO CONWAY, _April_ 8, 1766.--Singular Riot in Madrid--Changes in the French Ministry--Insurrections in the Provinces 94. TO MONTAGU, _June 20_, 1766.--The Bath Guide--Swift's Correspondence 95. TO CHUTE, _Oct._ 10, 1766.--Bath--Wesley 96. TO MANN, _July_ 20, 1767.--Ministerial Difficulties--Return of Lord page 4 / 351 Clive 97. TO THE SAME, _Sept._ 27, 1767.--Death of Charles Townshend and of the Duke of York--Whist the New Fashion in France 98. TO GRAY, _Feb._ 18, 1768.--Some New Poems of Gray--Walpole's "Historic Doubts"--Boswell's "Corsica" 99. TO MANN, _March_ 31, 1768.--Wilkes is returned M.P. for Middlesex--Riots in London--Violence of the Mob 100. TO MONTAGU, _April_ 15, 1768.--Fleeting Fame of Witticisms--"The Mysterious Mother" 101. TO MANN, _June_ 9, 1768.--Case of Wilkes 102. TO MONTAGU, _June_ 15, 1768.--The English Climate 103. TO VOLTAIRE, _July_ 27, 1768.--Voltaire's Criticisms on Shakespeare--Parnell's "Hermit" 104. TO THE EARL OF STRAFFORD, _Aug._ 16, 1768.--Arrival of the King of Denmark--His Popularity with the Mob page 5 / 351 105. TO MANN, _Jan._ 31, 1769.--Wilkes's Election--The Comtesse de Barri--The Duc de Choiseul's Indiscretion 106. TO MONTAGU, _May_ 11, 1769.--A Garden Party at Strawberry--A Ridotto at Vauxhall 107. TO MANN, _June_ 14, 1769.--Paoli--Ambassadorial Etiquette 108. TO CHUTE, _Aug._ 30, 1765.--His Return to Paris--Madame Deffand--A Translation of "Hamlet"--Madame Dumenil--Voltaire's "Merope" and "Les Guebres" 109. TO MONTAGU, _Sept._ 17, 1769.--The French Court--The Young Princes--St. Cyr--Madame de Mailly 110. TO MANN, _Feb._ 27, 1770.--A Masquerade--State of Russia 111. TO THE SAME, _May_ 6, 1770.--Wilkes--Burke's Pamphlet--Prediction of American Republics--Extravagance in England 112. TO MONTAGU, _May_ 6, 1770.--Masquerades in Fashion--A Lady's Club 113. TO MANN, _June_ 15, 1770,--The Princess of Wales is gone to page 6 / 351 Germany--Terrible Accident in Paris 114. TO THE SAME, _Dec._ 29, 1770.--Fall of the Duc de Choiseul's Ministry 115. TO THE SAME, _Feb._ 22, 1771.--Peace with Spain--Banishment of the French Parliament--Mrs. Cornelys's Establishment--The Queen of Denmark 116. TO THE SAME, _April_ 26, 1771.--Quarrel of the House of Commons with the City--Dissensions in the French Court and Royal Family--Extravagance in England 117. TO CONWAY, _July_ 30, 1771.--Great Distress at the French Court 118. TO CHUTE, _August_ 5, 1771.--English Gardening in France--Anglomanie--He is weary of Paris--Death of Gray 119. TO COLE, _Jan._ 28, 1772.--Scantiness of the Relics of Gray--Garrick's Prologues, &c.--Wilkes's Squint 120. TO MANN, _April_ 9, 1772.--Marriage of the Pretender--The Princess Louise, and her Protection of the Clergy--Fox's Eloquence 121. TO COLE, _Jan._ 8, 1773.--An Answer to his "Historic Doubts"--His Edition of Grammont page 7 / 351 122. TO MANN, _July_10, 1774.--Popularity of Louis XVI.--Death of Lord Holland--Bruce's "Travels" 123. TO THE SAME, _Oct._ 6, 1774.--Discontent in America--Mr. Grenville's Act for the Trial of Election Petitions--Highway Robberies 124. TO THE SAME, _Oct._ 22, 1774.--The Pope's Death--Wilkes is returned for Middlesex--A Quaker at Versailles 125. TO THE COUNTESS OF AILESBURY, _Nov._ 7, 1774.--Burke's Election at Bristol--Resemblance of one House of Commons to Another--Comfort of Old Age 126. TO MANN, _Nov._ 24, 1774.--Death of Lord Clive--Restoration of the French Parliament--Prediction of Great Men to arise in America--The King's Speech 127. TO CONWAY AND LADY AYLESBURY, _Jan._ 15, 1775.--Riots at Boston--A Literary Coterie at Bath-Easton 128. TO GEM, _April_ 4, 1776.--Opposition of the French Parliaments to Turgot's Measures page 8 / 351 129. TO CONWAY, _June_ 20, 1776.--His Decorations at "Strawberry"--His Estimate of himself, and his Admiration of Conway 130. TO MANN, _Dec._ 1, 1776.--Anglomanie in Paris--Horse-Racing 131. TO COLE, _June_ 19, 1777.--Ossian--Chatterton 132. TO MANN, _Oct._ 26, 1777.--Affairs in America--The Czarina and the Emperor of China 133. TO THE SAME, _May_ 31, 1778.--Death of Lord Chatham--Thurlow becomes Lord Chancellor 134. TO COLE, _June_ 3, 1778.--Exultation of France at our Disasters in America--Franklin--Necker--Chatterton 135. TO MANN, _July_ 7, 1778.--Admiral Keppel's Success--Threats of Invasion--Funeral of Lord Chatham 136. TO CONWAY, _July_ 8, 1778.--Suggestion of Negotiations with France--Partition of Poland 137. TO MANN, _Oct._ 8, 1778.--Unsuccessful Cruise of Keppel--Character page 9 / 351 of Lord Chatham 138. TO THE SAME, _March_ 22, 1779.--Capture of Pondicherry--Changes in the Ministry--La Fayette in America 139. TO THE SAME, _July_ 7, 1779.--Divisions in the Ministry--Character of the Italians and of the French 140. TO THE SAME, _Sept._ 16, 1779.--Eruption of Vesuvius--Death of Lord Temple 141. TO THE SAME, _Jan._ 13, 1780.--Chances of War with Holland--His Father's Policy--Pope--Character of Bolingbroke 142. TO THE SAME, _Feb._ 6, 1780.--Political Excitement--Lord G. Gordon--Extraordinary Gambling Affairs in India 143. TO THE SAME, _March_ 3, 1780.--Rodney's Victory--Walpole inclines to Withdraw from Amusements 144. TO THE SAME, _June_ 5, 1780.--The Gordon Riots 145. TO DALRYMPLE, _Dec._ 11, 1780.--Hogarth--Colonel Charteris--Archbishop Blackburne--Jervas--Richardson's Poetry page 10 / 351 146. TO MANN, _Dec._ 31, 1780.--The Prince of Wales--Hurricane at Barbadoes--A "Voice from St. Helena" 147. TO THE SAME, _Sept._ 7, 1781.--Naval Movements--Siege of Gibraltar--Female Fashions 148. TO THE SAME, _Nov._ 29, 1781.--Capitulation of Lord Cornwallis--Pitt and Fox 149. TO COLE, _April_ 13, 1782.--The Language proper for Inscriptions in England--Fall of Lord North's Ministry--Bryant 150. TO MANN, _Sept._ 8, 1782.--Highwaymen and Footpads 151. TO THE SAME, _Dec._ 2, 1783.--Fox's India Bill--Balloons 152. TO CONWAY, _Oct._ 15, 1784.--Balloons 153. TO PINKERTON, _June_ 22, 1785.--His Letters on Literature--Disadvantage of Modern Writers--Comparison of Lady Mary Wortley with Madame de Sevigne page 11 / 351 154. TO THE SAME, _June_ 26, 1785.--Criticism on various Authors: Greek, Latin, French, and English--Humour of Addison, and of Fielding--Waller--Milton--Boileau's "Lutrin"--"The Rape of the Lock"--Madame de Sevigne 155. TO MANN, _Aug._ 26, 1785.--Ministerial Difficulties--The Affair of the Necklace in Paris--Fluctuating Unpopularity of Statesmen--Fallacies of History 156. TO THE SAME, _Oct._ 4, 1785.--Brevity of Modern Addresses--The old Duchess of Marlborough 157. TO THE SAME, _Oct._ 30, 1785.--Lady Craven--Madame Piozzi--"The Rolliad"--Herschel's Astronomical Discovery 158. TO MISS MORE, _Oct._ 14, 1787.--Mrs. Yearsley--Madame Piozzi--Gibbon--"Le Mariage de Figaro" 159. TO THE SAME, _July_ 12, 1788.--Gentlemen Writers--His own Reasons for Writing when Young--Voltaire--"Evelina"--Miss Seward--Hayley 160. TO MANN, _Feb._ 12, 1789.--Divisions in the Royal Family--The Regency--The Irish Parliament page 12 / 351 161. TO MISS BERRY, _June_ 30, 1789.--"The Arabian Nights"--The Aeneid--Boccalini--Orpheus and Eurydice 162.