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The Letters of Horace Walpole, Earl of Orford — Volume 1 by Horace Walpole
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Pomfrets. Lady Granville's At Home. Old Marlborough's will.
Glover's Leonidas--393

152. To the same, Nov. 26.-History of Lord Granville's
resignation. Voila le monde! Decline of his father's health.
Outcry against pantomimes. Drury Lane uproar. Bear-garden
bruisers. Walpole turned popular orator--394

153. To the same, Dec. 24.-Conduct of the King. Prostitution
of patriots. List of ministerial changes. Mr. Pitt declines
office. Opposition selling themselves for profit. The
Pretender's son owned in France--397



1745.

154. To Sir Horace Mann, Jan, 4.-Complains of dearth of news.
His ink at low water mark. Lord Sandwich's first-rate tie-wig.
Lady Granville's assemblies. Marshal a prisoner at Hanover--
399

155. To the same, Jan. 14.-M. de Magnan's history. Prince
Lobkowitz. Doings of the Granville faction. Anecdote of Lord
Baltimore. Illness of Lord Orford. Mrs. Stephens's remedy. Sir
Thomas Hanmer's Shakspeare. Absurd alteration therein--400

156. To the same, Feb. 1.-Variety of politics. Lord Granville
characterized. Progress of the coalition--402

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