The Letters of Horace Walpole - Volume III

Horace Walpole
The Letters of Horace Walpole
Volume 3
by Horace Walpole

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The Letters of Horace Walpole, Earl of Orford:
Including Numerous letters Now First Published From The Original
Manuscripts.
In Four Volumes. Vol. III.
1759-1769.
Contents Of Vol. III.
[Those Letters now first collected are marked N.]
1759.
1. To George Montagu, Esq. Nov. 17.-Lord Temple's resignation of the
privy-seal. Lady Carlisle's marriage with Sir William Musgrave.--25
2. To the Right Hon. William Pitt, Nov. 19.-Congratulations on the

lustre of his administration--[N.] 26
3. To Sir Horace Mann, Nov. 30.-Sir Edward Hawke's victory over
Conflans. Lord Kinnoul's mission to Portugal--27
4. To the same, Dec. 13.-Regretting his own ignorance of mathematics
and common figures. Victory of Prince Henry--28
5. To George Montagu, Esq. Dec. 23.-Tumults in Ireland. Story of Lord
Lyttelton and Mr. Shelley--30
6. To the Rev. Henry Zouch, Dec. 23.-"Life of Lord Clarendon."
"Lucan"--31
1760.
7. To George Montagu, Esq. Jan. 7.-Visit to Princess Emily.
Commotions in Ireland--32
8. To the Right Hon. Lady Hervey, Jan. 12.-Apologizing for an
unintentional offence--34
9. To George Montagu, Esq. Jan. 14.-Severity of the weather. Military
preparations. Prince Edward's party. Edwards's "History of Birds"--35
10. To Sir Horace Mann, Jan. 26.-Severity of the winter. Death of Lady
Besborough. Ward's drops--36
11. To George Montagu, Esq. Jan. 28.-Death of Lady Besborough.
Lord Ferrers's murder of his steward. Visit to the Magdalen. Dr. Dodd--
37
12. To Sir David Dalrymple. Feb. 3.-Macpherson's fragments or Erse
poetry. Mary Queen of Scots. Dyer's "Fleece." Pepys's collection of
ballads. Faction--[N.] 40
13. To Sir Horace Mann, Feb. 3.-Caserta. Character of Mr. Thomas Pitt.
Death of the Duchess of Bolton. Lord George Sackville's court-martial.
Lord Charles Hay. Lord Ferrers's murder of his steward. Dutch

mud-quake--41
14. To the Rev. Henry Zouch, Feb. 4.-"Anecdotes of Painting."
Character of Dr. Hurd. Warburton's "Shakspeare." Edwards's "Canons
of Criticism"--44
15. To Sir Horace Mann, Feb. 28.-M. Thurot's expedition. Siege of
Carrickfergus. Lord Ferrers--45
16. To the same, March 4.-M. Thurot's expedition. Duke of Bedford's
Irish administration. General Flobert and Mr. Mallet. Ward's drops--48
17. To the same, March 26.-Lord George Sackville's court-martial-- 49
18. To George Montagu, Esq. March 27.-Lord George Sackville's
court-martial. Miss Chudleigh's public breakfast--50
19. To Sir David Dalrymple, April 4.-Erse Poetry; Gray's queries
concerning Macpherson. Home's "Siege of Aquileia." "Tristram
Shandy"--[N.] 51
20. To George Montagu, Esq. April 19.-Lord George Sackville's
sentence. Lord Ferrers's trial. Duel between the Duke of Bolton and Mr.
Stewart--52
21. To Sir Horace Mann, April 20.-Lord George Sackville's sentence.
Trial of Lord Ferrers--54
22. To the Rev. Henry Zouch, May 3.-Lord Bath's ,Rhapsody."
"Anecdotes of Painting"--55
23. To George Montagu, Esq. May 6.-Execution of Lord Ferrers--56
24. To Sir Horace Mann, May 7,--Execution of Lord Ferrers. Lady
Huntingdon. Death of Lord Charles Hay. King of Prussia's poems.
General Clive--57
25. To Sir David Dalrymple, May 15.-Erse poetry. Lord Lyttelton's
"Dialogues of the Dead." King of Prussia's poems--[N 63

26. To Sir Horace Mann, May 24.-Lord Lyttelton's "Dialogues of the
Dead." Anecdotes of lord Ferrers--64
27. To the Earl of Strafford, June 7.-Description of Miss Chudleigh's
ball. Death of Lady Anson--66
28. To Sir Horace Mann, June 20.-Siege of Quebec. The house of
Fuentes. Pope's house and garden--68
29. To Sir David Dalrymple, June 20.-Authenticity of the Erse poems.
Lord Lyttelton's "Dialogues of the Dead." Isaac Walton's "Complete
Angler."--[N.] 69
30. To the Hon. H. S. Conway, June 21.-Story of Sir Robert Walpole
and his man
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