them to Mr. Sowden. The giving them up was ftill urged. At length Meffrs. Cliffords and Mr. Sowden concluding, that a proper acknowledgment for fo valuable a manufcript treafure would undoubtedly be made, the 'letters were fafely conveyed to Lady Bute. No acknowledgment was made. The letters were fhortly after publifhed, and had an amazing fale. This raised the spirits of Meffrs. Cliffords and Sowden, and fuch meafures were taken, that the latter was prefented with three hundred pounds. It was at length difcovered, that a Scotchman, who was to enjoy the whole profits of the impreffion, paid the three hundred pounds. I remember, that meeting Mr. Sowden afterwards at Mr. Fields, the bookfeller, the latter faid to the former, if we had poffeffed the publishing and fale of them jointly, we fhould each have gotten three hundred pounds. Your humble fervant, WILLIAM GORDON. St. Neot's, This N4 This tale is far from being clearly told. Perhaps for editor, in Mr. Walpole's account of the tranfaction, we fhould read bookfeller. The matter is, indeed, of little moment, the chief object being the authenticity of Lady M. W. Montague's letters, which Mr. Gordon's story confirms. Several other epiftles concerning the Walpoliana are omitted, as proceeding on mere mifapprehenfion, or difference of opinion. INDEX. AN Anecdote corrected Authors and Artists -a caution to young ones Applause the nursery of genius Page. 7 17 ib. 33 Anecdotes of the Streets 40% Antiquities, mifcellaneous 4.6 Armstrong's Works 55 Agrippina, commentaries of 70 Architectural Solecifm 82 Atterbury, his character Akenfide and Rolt Authors, remarks on ୨୦ 96 109 Algarotti, remarks on his writings. II2 Amorous Saint Architecture, gothic Affections, brutal, inftances of Author, Royal, another French one Armour, remarks on Americans, their chief object 1 Apparition, a real one Atheifm, the offspring of fanaticism Appendix B. Biographical Sketch of Horace Walpole Bernis and Fleury, anecdote of Bute's Ministry Bolton, Duchefs of Bulls, the king of ib.. British Empire, Mr. Walpole's idea of the title 22 Bribery, an anecdote of Bons-Mots, of Charles II. and others Bellamy, Mrs. her life Bollingbroke, and Marlborough Biographia Britannica Ballendon, Mifs Book-Making Bolingbroke's Gratitude, Burnet, Bishop, his abfence of mind exem- plified Bruce's Travels, remark on Bufts, a critique on - Brantome, an opinion of his writings British Cattle, and Blood-Hounds Books, the fize of -lounging ones, defirable Beaufort, Duchefs of, anecdote of -answer to the King 27 41 48 50 52. 40* 77 89 Boffuet's Universal History ib Booksellers their ftratagems 184 191 Buorbon, Duke of, his character 206. Countess Cumberland, William Duke of Coliseum, at Rome, its ftupendous fize Clerical farcasm Compliment elegant Charles I. the beft fpecimen of his mental powers, Commandment, enforced, by Marshal Toiras 134- Concubinage, thoughts on Cornaro on health, once popular Cæfarino, of St. Real, praised Carpets, when in use 142 151 79 ib 72 73. 82 |