Correspondence ... with George Montagu ... hon. H.S. Conway [and others]. With notes now first added, Volume 1 |
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... Letters , that a critical examina- tion of them on this occasion must be superfluous . Whatever difference may exist as to the literary rank of Horace Walpole , his distinguished talent as a letter - writer has not been questioned ; and ...
... Letters , that a critical examina- tion of them on this occasion must be superfluous . Whatever difference may exist as to the literary rank of Horace Walpole , his distinguished talent as a letter - writer has not been questioned ; and ...
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... letter from me , and have said in verse all that I intended to have said in far inferior prose . I intended filling three or four sides with exclamations against an univer- sity life , but you have showed me how strongly they may be ...
... letter from me , and have said in verse all that I intended to have said in far inferior prose . I intended filling three or four sides with exclamations against an univer- sity life , but you have showed me how strongly they may be ...
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... letter must be in answer to the last in yours ; though I should be glad to make you the return you ask , by waiting on you myself . ' Tis not in my power , from more circumstances than one , which are needless to tell you , to accompany ...
... letter must be in answer to the last in yours ; though I should be glad to make you the return you ask , by waiting on you myself . ' Tis not in my power , from more circumstances than one , which are needless to tell you , to accompany ...
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... letter is not easy to divine . have consented that Gray shall give you an account of our situ- ation and proceedings ; and have left myself at the mercy of my own invention — a most terrible resource , and which I shall avoid applying ...
... letter is not easy to divine . have consented that Gray shall give you an account of our situ- ation and proceedings ; and have left myself at the mercy of my own invention — a most terrible resource , and which I shall avoid applying ...
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... letter among the clouds ; where I shall finish , my neighbour Heaven probably knows : ' tis an odd wish in a mortal letter , to hope not to finish it on this side the atmosphere . You will have a billet tumble to you from the stars when ...
... letter among the clouds ; where I shall finish , my neighbour Heaven probably knows : ' tis an odd wish in a mortal letter , to hope not to finish it on this side the atmosphere . You will have a billet tumble to you from the stars when ...
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Adieu admiral afterwards Anne Arlington-street beautiful believe brother castle chancellor Charles charming Chute colonel compliments countess created earl created lord daughter and co-heiress daughter of sir DEAR GEORGE dear sir death died unmarried died without issue duchess duke of Bedford duke of Cumberland duke of Marlborough duke of Newcastle earl of Strafford Edward eldest daughter Elizabeth England father France French GEORGE MONTAGU George Selwyn Gothic Greatworth H. S. CONWAY Harry hear heard Henry Henry Pelham honour Horace Walpole Ireland James king lady Ailesbury lady Caroline lady Mary late letter live Lyttleton madame Marlborough marquis miss morning mother never Pelham Pitt pretty prince princess princess of Wales queen RICHARD BENTLEY second earl sent sister Strafford Strawberry Strawberry-hill succeeded t'other day t'other night tell thing told town Townshend Twickenham viscount Walpole widow wife write yesterday
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Page 258 - ... Garrick has produced a detestable English opera, which is crowded by all true lovers of their country. To mark the opposition to Italian operas, it is sung by some cast singers, two Italians, and a French girl, and the chapel boys ; and to regale us with sense, it is Shakspeare's Midsummer Night's Dream, which is forty times more nonsensical than the worst translation of any Italian opera-books.
Page 312 - THREE Poets, in three distant ages born, Greece, Italy, and England did adorn. The first in loftiness of thought surpassed; The next in majesty •, In both the last. The force of Nature could no further go ; To make a third, she joined the former two.
Page 151 - In short the whole air of our party was sufficient, as you will easily imagine, to take up the whole attention of the Gardens ; so much so, that from eleven o'clock till half an hour after one...
Page 108 - Two delightful roads, that you would call dusty, supply me continually with coaches and chaises: barges as solemn as barons of the exchequer move under my window ; Richmond Hill and Ham Walks bound my prospect; but, thank God ! the Thames is between me and the Duchess of Queensberry.
Page 109 - Dowagers, as plenty as flounders, inhabit all around ; and Pope's ghost is just now skimming under my window by a most poetical moonlight.
Page 195 - D — n the bishops," said he, (I beg miss 'Montagu's pardon,) " so they will hinder my marrying. Well, let 'em, but I'll be revenged : I'll buy two or three acres of ground, and by * * I'll underbury them all.
Page 151 - The conversation was no less lively than the whole transaction. There was a Mr. O'Brien arrived from Ireland, who would get the Duchess of Manchester from Mr. Hussey, if she were still at liberty. I took up the biggest hautboy in the dish, and said to Lady Caroline, " Madam, Miss Ashe desires you would eat this O'Brien strawberry:" she replied immediately,
Page 18 - You must not wonder if all my letters resemble dictionaries, with French on one side, and English on t'other ; I deal in nothing else at present, and talk a couple of words of each language alternately from morning till night. This has put my mouth a little out of tune at present ; but I am trying to recover the use of it, by reading the newspapers aloud at breakfast, and by chewing the title-pages of all my English books.
Page 395 - Waller says be true, that The soul's dark cottage, batter'd and decay'd, Lets in new Light thro
Page 50 - Great-duke; an excellent place to employ all one's animal sensations in, but utterly contrary to one's rational powers. I have struck a medal upon myself: the device is thus O, and the motto Nihilissimo, which I take in the most concise manner to contain a full account of my person, sentiments, occupations, and late glorious successes.