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Erasmus Darwin : The Botanic Garden (part 1)
Horace Walpole (as 'Thelyphthorus') to Mary Berry, 28 April 1789: 'I send you the most delicious poem upon earth [Erasmus Darwin, "The Botanic Garden"] [...] This is only the Second Part; for like my king's eldest daughter in the Hieroglyphic Tales, the First part is not yet born yet. No matter, I can read this over and over again for ever'.
Century: 1700-1799 Reader/Listener/Group: Horace Walpole Print: Unknown
Hannah More : [verses on opening of walk by Bishop of London]
Horace Walpole to Mary Berry, 10 July 1789: 'I enclose a most beautiful copy of verses which Miss H[annah]. More wrote very lately when she was with [the Bishop of London] ...] at Fulham, on his opening a walk to a bench called Bonner's. Mrs. Boscawen showed them to me, and I insisted on printing them. Only 200 copies are taken off, half for her and half for the printer, and you have one of the first.'
Century: 1700-1799 Reader/Listener/Group: Horace Walpole Manuscript: Unknown
: The Times
In letter to Mary Berry and family of July 10 1790, Horace Walpole transcribes two passages from the Times of 8 July, concerning political developments in Italy.
Century: 1700-1799 Reader/Listener/Group: Horace Walpole Print: Newspaper
anon : bills advertising houses for sale/to let
Horace Walpole to Mary Berry, 29 July 1790: 'I have most seriously been house-hunting for you. I saw two bills on doors in Montpellier-row, but neither are furnished.'
Century: 1700-1799 Reader/Listener/Group: Horace Walpole Print: Advertisement, Poster
: newspaper report on political developments in Italy
Horace Walpole to Mary Berry, 29 July 1790: 'I do hope you will be staggered about a longer journey [in Italy] for some time. But two days ago I saw a new paragraph of Tuscan disturbances.'
Century: 1700-1799 Reader/Listener/Group: Horace Walpole Print: Newspaper
: newspaper report of shipwreck
Horace Walpole to Mary Berry, 16 October 1790, on concerns for her and her family's safety on return from travels in Europe: 'I saw in yesterday's newspaper that two hoys had been lost off Plymouth on Tuesday night. You, I believe, know how affection's imagination travels on such an occasion!'
Century: 1700-1799 Reader/Listener/Group: Horace Walpole Print: Newspaper
Matthew Prior : The Turtle and the Sparrow: A Tale
Horace Walpole to Mary Berry, 17 October (in letter begun 16 October) 1790, on visit from his friend, and Berry's cousin, Miss Seton that day: 'As she was going she desired me to read to her Prior's "Turtle and Sparrow," and his "Apollo and Daphne," with which you were so delighted, and which, tho' scarce known, are two of his wittiest and genteelest poems.'
Century: 1700-1799 Reader/Listener/Group: Horace Walpole Print: Book
Matthew Prior : Apollo and Daphne
Horace Walpole to Mary Berry, 17 October (in letter begun 16 October) 1790, on visit from his friend, and Berry's cousin, Miss Seton that day: 'As she was going she desired me to read to her Prior's "Turtle and Sparrow," and his "Apollo and Daphne," with which you were so delighted, and which, tho' scarce known, are two of his wittiest and genteelest poems.'
Century: 1700-1799 Reader/Listener/Group: Horace Walpole Print: Book
Calonne : Lettre sur l'Etat de la France, present et a venir
Horace Walpole to Mary Berry, 31 October 1790: 'Burke's pamphlet is to appear tomorrow, and Calonne has published a thumping one of 440 pages [Lettre sur l'Etat de la France, present et a venir]. I have but begun it, for there is such a quantity of calculations, and one is forced to bate so often to boil milliards of livres down to a rob of pds [sic] sterling, that my head is only filled with figures instead of arguments, and I understand arithmetic less than logic.'
Century: 1700-1799 Reader/Listener/Group: Horace Walpole
Edmund Burke : Reflections on the Revolution in France
Horace Walpole to Mary Berry, 8 November 1790: 'In this country the stock of the National Assembly is fallen down to bankruptcy [...] the fatal blow has been at last given by Mr. Burke. His pamphlet ["Reflections on the Revolution in France"] came out this day se'ennight, and is far superior to what was expected even by his warmest admirers. I have redde it twice, and tho' of 350 pages, I wish I could repeat every page by heart. It is sublime, profound, and gay. The wit and satire are equally brilliant, and the whole is wise, tho' in some points he goes too far, yet in general there is far less want of judgement than could be expected from [italics]him[end italics].'
Century: 1700-1799 Reader/Listener/Group: Horace Walpole
: newspaper report of death of wife of Margrave of Anspach
Horace Walpole to Mary Berry, 11 March 1791: 'I saw in today's newspaper, that the wife of the Margrave of Anspach is dead.'
Century: 1700-1799 Reader/Listener/Group: Horace Walpole Print: Newspaper
unknown : reminiscences
Horace Walpole to Mary Berry, 12 July 1791: ' Mr. Batt [...] dined with me yesterday, and stayed till after breakfast today [...] Last night I redde to him certain reminiscences'.
UnknownCentury: 1700-1799 Reader/Listener/Group: Horace Walpole
: newspaper reports of Birmingham riots
Horace Walpole to Mary Berry, 20 July 1791: 'I inclose the best printed account, I have seen, of the riots at Birmingham from yesterday's paper.'
Century: 1700-1799 Reader/Listener/Group: Horace Walpole Print: Newspaper
anon : 'Attitudes -- A Sketch'
In letter to Mary Berry of 17 August 1791, Horace Walpole transcribes anonymously-authored, sixteen-line verse, sent to him by General Conway, on Sir W. Hamilton's mistress Emma Harte ('Attitudes -- A Sketch').
UnknownCentury: 1700-1799 Reader/Listener/Group: Horace Walpole
?Duchesse ?de Bouillon : Letters on developments in Revolutionary France
Horace Walpole to Mary Berry, 15 October 1793: 'I called on the Princesse d'Hennin, who has been in town a week [...] She showed me several pieces of letters, I think from the Duchess de Bouillon; one says, the poor Duchesse de Biron is again arrested and at the Jacobins, and with her [...] our pretty little wicked Duchess de Fleury!'
Century: 1700-1799 Reader/Listener/Group: Horace Walpole Manuscript: Unknown
: Newspapers
Horace Walpole to Mary Berry, 14 November 1793: 'I was grieved this morning to read in the papers that poor Jardin and his family have been taken by a French privateer, as they were going to Corunna.'
Century: 1700-1799 Reader/Listener/Group: Horace Walpole Print: Newspaper
Edward Jerningham : Prologue to The Siege of Berwick
Horace Walpole to Mary Berry, 23 November 1793, on meeting Edward Jerningham ('the Charming Man') at a gathering at the home of their friend Anne Damer the previous evening: 'I congratulated the Charming highly on the success of his tragedy ["The Siege of Berwick", which opened 13 November at Covent Garden], and on his prologue, which I had seen in the papers and like'.
Century: 1700-1799 Reader/Listener/Group: Horace Walpole Print: Newspaper
anon : poem on recovery of Horace Walpole [apparently from illness]
Horace Walpole to Mary Berry, 21 April 1794: 'I have found on my table a rhapsody in verse on my recovery, so extravagant that, coupled with the post-mark [italics]Isleworth[end italics], it can come from no mortal but our neighbour whose Cupid from the top of his gazebo was drowned [goes on to provide synopsis and to transcribe various lines].'
Century: 1700-1799 Reader/Listener/Group: Horace Walpole Manuscript: Unknown
: The True Briton
Horace Walpole to Mary Berry, 27 September 1794: 'I was diverted a few days ago by a paragraph in the "True Briton", which, supposing that the Prince [of Wales] is to reside at Hampton Court, said that, as there is a theatre and tennis court in the Palace, Twickenham will not want a succession of company, even when the [italics]venerable[end italics] Earl of Orford [i.e. Walpole] shall be no more. I little thought I was as attractive as a theatre or a tennis court, or served in lieu of them.'
Century: 1700-1799 Reader/Listener/Group: Horace Walpole Print: Newspaper
[probably] James Murphy : [probably] Travels in Portugal ... in the Years 1789-90
Horace Walpole to Mary Berry, 22 November 1795: 'I will, while expecting Marchand [...] transcribe the wonderful Sanscrit paragraph which you found t'other morning in Murphy's "Portugal," and which you will like to possess: -- '"From whose splendid virtues, the great men, who delight to sport in the atoms which float in the beams of light issuing from the beauty of the leaf of the sleepy Ketahee of the diadem of the goddess Saraskatee, went to adorn the females of the eight points."'
Century: 1700-1799 Reader/Listener/Group: Horace Walpole Print: Book
Laurence Sterne : Sentimental Journey
'Sterne has published two little volumes, called, "Sentimental Travels". They are very pleasing, though too much dilated, and infinitely preferable to his tiresome "Tristram Shandy", of which I never could get through three volumes. In these there is great good nature and strokes of delicacy.'
Century: 1700-1799 Reader/Listener/Group: Horace Walpole Print: Book
Laurence Sterne : The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman
'Sterne has published two little volumes, called, "Sentimental Travels". They are very pleasing, though too much dilated, and infinitely preferable to his tiresome "Tristram Shandy", of which I never could get through three volumes. In these there is great good nature and strokes of delicacy.'
Century: 1700-1799 Reader/Listener/Group: Horace Walpole Print: Book
Pierre-Laurent Buirette de Belloy : Le Siege de Calais
'It is not my interest to recommend it but in justice to what I owe to your amusement I must advise you to read the Lettres du Marquis de Roselle, if you have not yet seen them. They are written by the wife of Monsieur Beaumont who has got so much credit by defending the family of Calas. I do not recommend the boasted Siege of Calais to you, though it contains some good lines, but the conduct is woeful.'
Century: 1700-1799 Reader/Listener/Group: Horace Walpole Print: Book
Hester Lynch Thrale : Letters
'Mr. Walpole thought Johnson a more amiable character after reading his "Letters to Mrs. Thrale": but never was one of the true admirers of that great man'.
