Love and Madness

Thanks her for condefcending to remove
his groundless cause of jealoufy-lines on
her picture.
The Same to the Same. Huntingdon, 1 Jan. 76 22
On the new year-the foldier, whom the
defired him to beg off, was not punished.

II.

12.

The Same to the Same. Huntingdon, 8 Feb. 23

After having been weather-bound three

weeks by the fnow at Hinchinbrook--uneafy

at the recollection of the return he made to

Lord S-'s hofpitality.

13. The Same to the Same. Huntingdon, 16 Feb. 24

Praises her person and understanding, and

her talents for mufic-fpeaks of his ungo-

vernable paffions-fends her Offian, and

"Logan's fpeech to Lord Dunmore."

14. The Same to the Same. Huntingdon, 22 Feb. 29

On nature and fublimity in defcription-on

Robinfon Crufoe, Faldoni and Terefa Meunier

-Herningham's poem on their story ridiculed

-begs fhe will not forget to-morrow.

15. Mifs

-to Mr. H. Hinchinbrook, 23 Feb.
Alarmed at his not keeping the appointment
-fad dreams laft night-thought he and
Lord Skilled each other in a duel.
16. The Same to the Same. Hinchinbrook, 24 Feb.
Lord S is called to town by business-she
goes up alone, and promises to stop a night
on the road-proposes to take a hint from
the Duke of C. and Lady G. at St. Alban's.
Huntingdon, 26 Feb.

--

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17. Mr. H. to Mifs

Impatient for her journey-lines on her

Letter

birth-day-has fent his fervant off to pre-
pare things where she is to stop.

18. Mifs to Mr. H. Hinchinbrook, 27 Feb.

His fchemes are planned in vain--it is fettled

fhe goes up poft, and goes through in a day.

19, Mr. H. to Mifs. Heckerill, 1 March.

20.

21.

22.

Does not thank her for contriving to stop at

Hockerill, becaufe fhe enjoined him not;

and the purity of his affection will not fuf-

fer him-reminds her of a key fhe promifed

him to the Admiralty, but declares Lord

S's roof fhall never more be infulted

with their joys-a fong.

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41

The Same to the Same, Can. Coff. Ho. 17 Mar. 44

Protefts folemnly that what he had just told

her about marrying her, came from the bot-

tom of his heart-never fhall be in his fen-

fes till fhe confents-will never more fuffer

her to make him happy, till the suffers him

to make her his wife.

The Same to the Same. The fame date.
Infifts upon her explaining what the meant
juft now, by an infuperable reafon for not.
marrying him.

ib.

Mifs to Mr. H. Admiralty, the fame day. 49

Fate stands between them-they are doon-

ed to be wretched-why cannot they imi--

tate Faldoni and Terefa?-fhe could die

with pleasure by his hand-her infuperable

reafon is the circumftance of her debts-

the fwears the will never marry
him while fhe

owes a fhilling-thanks him for determining.

to drop all particular intercourfe till their

marriage-Legs him to tear himself away,
and join his regiment in Irelanl

23. Mr. H. to Mils. Can. Coff. Ho, 17 March, 50.

A-3

He

Letter

He will endeavour to take her cruel advice,
and join his regiment.

24. Mifs to Mr. H. Admiralty, 19 March.

Begs him not to write, nor fee her so often--

intreats him on the bended knees of love to go.

25. Mr. H. to Mifs. Ireland, 26 March.

Love and tenderness on their cruel feparation

26. The Same to the Same. Ireland, 8 April.

On their fituation, and a word of the Irish.

27: The Same to the Same. Ireland, 20 April.

On the wealth of poets-a poem "on the

Love of our Country.'

28. The Same to the Same. Ireland, 3 May.

Written with an affectation of good fpirits-

returns a bank-note fhe had fent him-

anecdote of Mifs Catley,

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The Same to the Same. Ireland, 29 May. 65%

Refuses to let her go upon the stage for their

fupport-Boardingham murdered by his

wife and her paramour, at Flamborough

pedigree of the word bumper.

30. The Same to the Same. Ireland, 18 June.

Prophecy of Ireland--the author of Junius--

character of Mrs. ****, and of her husband,

who can do every thing but lofe at cards

-letter from Lord Gower, recommend-

ing Samuel Johnfon to Swift.

31. Mits to Mr. H. England, 25 June.

Lively reproof of jealoufy for what his

laft faid of Mrs. ****.

to Mr. H. England, 20 Aug.

Uneafy, diftreffed, at not hearing for fo long

a time--apprehenfive that he may have feen

"Werther" (which fhe begs him never to

read)

Letter

read) and may have followed the horrid ex-
ample-a diftracted address to any perfon
whofe hands her letter may fall.

34. Mr. H. to Mifs

-, Ireland, 10 Sept.

His late filence occafioned by illness-anec-

dote of a letter in the 71ft number of the

Spectator.

35. The Same to the Same. Ireland, 15 Sept.

Character of Mr. *****Irish robbery-

anecdote of Irish history.

36. The Same to the Same. Ireland, 18 Sept.

Story of Count Alberti-poetical ridicule of

an aftrological father.

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78

83

37. The Same to the Same. Ireland, 26 Jan. 1777. 90

Lord Harcourt quits his vice-royalty-as an

anfwer to her reproofs for the tenderness of

his letters, fends her a letter to Lady Marl-

borough from her royal mistress.

38. The Same to the Same. Ireland, 6 Feb.

Extraordinary will of Jane Dixon, a Scotch

fuicide.

93

39. The Same to the Same. Ireland. 27 March. 96

A beautiful French poem.

40. The Same to the Same. Ireland, 20 April.

41

9&

In anfwer to one that does not appear, by

which he learnt fhe is very ill-anecdote of

the death of the Irib Chief Justice, Sir

William Forke-determined to go to Eng-

land, in confequence of her illnefs, though

for that purpose he should be obliged to fell

out.

The Same to the Same. Cannon Coffee-Ho.4 May. 100:

Distracted that he cannot gain admittance at

the Admiralty, in confequence of her dan

gerous illness.

42. Mifs's maid to Mr. H. Admiralty, 4 May 10!

Written from Mifs-
given over, and dying

's mouth-fhe is

43. Mifs

Letter

43. Mifs

(finished by her maid) to Mr. H. The

fame date, 5 o'clock.

Her diforder has taken a fudden turn for the

The day on which Dr. Dodd fuffered-he
was prefent-obfervations thereon-almost
broke his chafte refolutions of forbearance in
their first interview after her late recovery-
defends his felling out of the army-propo-
fes to take orders.

45. The Same to the Same. 7 July.

Abfolutely forbids her keeping her appoint-
ment with Mrs. Tates, about going on the
stage.

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46. The Same to the Same.

Croydon, 20 Sept.

ib.-

114

Some curious fubjects for painting.

47. The Same to the Same. 5 Feb. 1778.