The Letters of Horace Walpole, Earl of Orford — Volume 3 by Horace Walpole
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picture of Sir William Herbert--345
225. To the Earl of Hertford, Oct. 5.-Madame de Boufflers and Oliver Cromwell. James the Second's Journal. Illness of the Duke of Devonshire. Folly of being unhappy--345 226. To the Hon. H. S. Conway, Oct. 5.-Unfavourable state of public affairs. Reflections on his birthday--347 227. To the same, Oct. 13.-Death of the Duke of Devonshire. His bequest to Mr. Conway. Virtue rewarded in this world--348 228. To the same, Oct. 29.-Mourning for the Duke of Devonshire. Reply of a poor man in Bedlam. Story of Sir Fletcher Norton and his mother--348 229. To the Earl of Hertford, Nov. 1.-Duke of Devonshire's legacy to Mr. Conway. Lady Harriot Wentworth's marriage with her footman. Unpopularity of the court--350 230. To the Rev. Mr. Cole, Nov. 8.--352 231. To the Earl of Hertford, Nov. 9.-Announcing his intended visit to Paris. Adieu to politics--353 232. To the Right Hon. Lady Hervey, Nov. 10.-Thanks for some pilchards--355 233. To the Earl of Hertford, Nov. 25.-The Opera. Manzoli. Elisi. Tenducci. D'Eon's flight. Wilkes's outlawry. Churchill's death. |
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