The letters of Horace Walpole [ed. by J. Wright].

Horace Walpole (4th earl of Orford.)

1840

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To the Rev Mr Cole July 12 Projected Life of Mr Baker	3

To Miss Hannah More July 10 Bishop Bonners Ghost	10

To the Rev Mr Cole Aug 22 Chatterton Attacks on Wal	11

To the same July 4 Wishes his having written the Life	30

To the Rev Mr Cole Jan 15 Life of Mr Baker Pamphlet	35

To Edward Gibbon Esq Congratulations on his Vindication	41

To the Rev Dr Lort June 4 Painted shutters from the altar	49

To the same June 16 Sailing of the Brest fleet Probability	55

To John Pinkerton Esq June 22 Strictures on Herons Let	247

To the same Aug 18 Declines to print an edition of the Life	254

399	262

To the Right Hon Lady Craven Nov 27 Apologies for	274

To the Right Hon Lady Craven Jan 2On her ladyships	279

To Miss Hannah More Oct 14 Ingratitude of Anne Yearsley	287

To the same July 12 On his own writings Authorship after	295

To the same June 23 Destruction of the Operahouse by fire	316

To the same Aug 12 Thanks for offer of painted glass His	61

To the Miss Berrys June 2 This is the Note that nobody	88

To the Miss Berrys Aug 23 Miss Harte and her attitudes	96

To the Hon H S Conway Sept 16 Their long and uninter	107

To John Nichols Esq Oct 31 Criticisms on his Life of	130

To the Earl of Strafford Aug 31 Difficulty of sending an enter	135

To Robert Jephson Esq Nov 7 On his tragedy of The	140

To the Hon H S Conway Nov 18 On Mr Jephsons tragedy	146

To Robert Jephson Esq Dec 3 On his expression of dissatis	153

To the same Feb 14 Thanks for the loan of some manuscripts	160

To the Hon George Hardinge March 8 On the success of	166

To the Hon George Hardinge May 17 Sir Thomas Rumbolds	189

To the Countess of Ailesbury Aug 13 Situation of General	201

To the Hon H S Conway May 5 Congratulations on	211

To the Countess of Ailesbury June 8 Voltaires Memoirs Lord	217

To the Hon H S Conway June 25 Benefits of retirement from	219

To John Pinkerton Esq Aug 24 Thanks for the perusal of	225

To the Hon H S Conway Oct 15 Speculations on the perfec	232

To the Hon H S Conway Nov 28 Continental politics	240

To Miss Berry July 29 Anarchy in Paris Account of La Cha	331

To the Miss Berrys Aug 27 Illness of the Countess of Dysart	341

To Miss Hannah More Nov 4 Death of Lady Dysart	353

To the same Nov 8 Pacification with Spain and Brabant Earl	359

To Miss Berry Nov 11 Mrs Damers departure for Lisbon	375

To the Miss Berrys Dec 20 Character of Mr Burkes Re	383

To Miss Berry Feb 4 Regrets at their absence and anxiety	389

To the Earl of Charlemont Feb 17 On a surreptitious edition	397

To the Miss Berrys Feb 26 More of the Gunnings Arrival	404

To Miss Hannah More Jan 24 With his subscription to	431

To the same Sept 11 Lord Blandfords marriage Sir W Hamil	455

To John Pinkerton Esq Dec 26 His feelings and situation	463

1792	471

To Miss Berry Dec 4Visit to Haymarket Theatre Young	503

To Miss Berry April 16 Successes in Martinico Mrs Piozzis	509

To the Miss Berrys Oct 17 On their visit to Mr Barrett	519

To the same Feb 13 On receiving some ballads written by	523

To the same Aug 24 Arundel Castle Chapel of the Fitz	531

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Abbey of Bec acquainted Adieu admire America amuse Anecdotes answer antiquaries believe Berkeley Square Bishop called Castle Castle of Otranto certainly character Charles Fox Chatterton COLE copy daughter dear Sir died doubt Duke EARL OF STRAFFORD edition ESQ.¹ father favour flatter folly France French George give glad Gough gout H. S. CONWAY hear heard honour hope House of Commons Lady Ailesbury late least letter lived Lord Lord Chatham Lord George Gordon lordship Lort Madame Madame du Deffand manuscript mention ministers morning never night opinion Parliament person play pleased portraits Pray printed published reason received recollect ROBERT JEPHSON sent sincerely Sir Robert sorry Spain Strawberry Hill suppose sure taste tell thank things thought tion told town tragedy trifling truth volume Walpole Walpole's Wentworth Castle wish write yesterday

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الصفحة 173 - I believe his ' Dissertations on the Prophecies' is his great work." JOHNSON: " Why, Sir, it is Tom's great work ; but how far it is great, or how much of it is Tom's, are other questions. I fancy a considerable part of it was borrowed.‏

تظهر في 37 من الكتب من 1791-2006

الصفحة 288 - Peace to all such ! but were there one whose fires True genius kindles, and fair fame inspires; Blest with each talent and each art to please, And born to write, converse, and live with ease : Should such a man, too fond to rule alone, Bear, like the Turk...‏

تظهر في 449 من الكتب من 1796-2008

الصفحة 431 - Hastings's trial in the Hall; after dinner, to the play; then to Lady Lucan's assembly; after that to Ranelagh, and returned to Mrs. Hobart's faro-table; gave a ball herself in the evening of that morning, into which she must have got a good way; and set out for Scotland the next day. Hercules could not have achieved a quarter of her labours in the same space of time.‏

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الصفحة 404 - France. I admire his eloquence, I approve his politics, I adore his chivalry, and I can almost excuse his reverence for church establishments.‏

تظهر في 138 من الكتب من 1793-2007

الصفحة 209 - Nort'i moved in the House of Commons for leave to bring in a bill "for the better regulating the government of the Province of Massachusetts Bay.‏

تظهر في 146 من الكتب من 1758-2006

الصفحة 477 - ... the latter, and borrowed her title from the demon's book, which aimed at spreading the wrongs of men, she is excommunicated from the pale of my library. We have had enough of new systems, and the world a great deal too much, already.‏

تظهر في 32 من الكتب من 1834-2004

الصفحة xxvii - I am very exactly informed of your impertinent inquiries, and of the information you so busily sent to Richmond, and with what triumph and exultation it was received. I knew every particular of it the next day. Now, mark me> vagabond ! Keep to your pantomimes, or be assured you shall hear of it...‏

تظهر في 43 من الكتب من 1812-1986

الصفحة 474 - The Triumph of Flora, beginning at the fifty-ninth line, is most beautifully and enchantingly imagined; and the twelve verses that by miracle describe and comprehend the creation of the universe out of chaos, are in my opinion the most sublime passage in any author, or in any of the few languages with which I am acquainted.‏

تظهر في 46 من الكتب من 1837-2006

الصفحة 434 - Benevolence to the whole species, and want of feeling for every individual with whom the professors come in contact, form the character of the new philosophy.‏

تظهر في 67 من الكتب من 1804-2008

الصفحة xvi - England and mankind:" he asserts, " that all the great discoveries in physics, in metaphysics, in political science, are ours ; but no foreign nation, except France, has received them from us by direct communication: isolated in our situation, isolated by our manners, we found truth, but did not impart it...‏

تظهر في 28 من الكتب من 1834-1987

معلومات المراجع

العنوان	The letters of Horace Walpole [ed. by J. Wright]. المجلد 6 من The letters of Horace Walpole [ed. by J. Wright], Horace Walpole (4th earl of Orford.)
المؤلف	Horace Walpole (4th earl of Orford.)
المُحرر	John Wright
منشور	1840
أصلي من	جامعة أوكسفورد
الكتب ذات التنسيق الرقمي	4 تشرين الأول (أكتوبر) 2006

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