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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated.1784 Excerpt: ... Becaufe I did not "mind" it, quo' Sawny. A curfe on thefe twenty foldiers drumming through my liberty twice a day, and going to a barrack the government hath placed juft under my nofe. I think of a line in Virgil Travefty.." The d--1 "cut their yelping weafons." We expect lord Orrery and bifhop Rundle next week.--This letter was intended for laft port, but interruptions and horfes hindered it. Poor Mrs. Achefon is relapfed at Grange, and worfe than ever; I was there yefterday and met Dr. H--m, who hopes fhe was a little better.-16 Here has nobody beenhanged, married, or dead that I hear of; Dr. Grattan is confined by a boil; if you aik him where, he will fell you a bargain. My chief country companion now, is philofopher Webber; for the Grattans and Jackfons are neither to be found at home or abroad, except Robin, who cannot, ftir a foot. From Lady BETTY GERMAINE. July iv, 1736. MNCE, it feems, my letters are not for you own perufal, but kept for a female coufin, to her this ought to be addrefled; only that I am not yet in fpirits to joke. I did not-do fo ill by your requeft, as you apprehended by my letter, for I fpoke to the duke much fboner than I told you I fhould, and did fo as foon as it was poffible for me, or as foon as I could have fent it. The anfwer was, that he had that moment received a letter from from lord Orrery, with the moft preffing inftances for a deferving friend of his, that the duke could riot refufe, efpecially as my lord Orrery had been moft extremely obliging, and, for this whole feffion, neglected no opportunity to endearour to make his adminiftration eafy. Though, at the fame time he allured me, he would otherwife have been very glad to oblige you; and does agree, that the gentleman you recommended is very deferving. All this you ...
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