P. S. Lady G. has half broke my heart. On perufal of what I have written, the fays, I have not done my beft: I have not given half particulars enough. In short, the finds a multitude of faults with me-Even calls me names, Sorry girl, Lazy, and I can't tell what.

But do you, madam, acquit me, and I fhall be eafy.

I told her, that I thought I had been very minute.

What! to a lying-in woman, fhe fays, who has no variety before her! All one duil chamber-fcene, hourly acted over againThe fubject fo rich!

I answered, It should then have had the richeft pen!-Why did the not write herself? If it was not for lazinefs-fake, it was for felffake, that the did not. As I knew Lady L. would have been a gainer by the change of pen, I had much rather been in the company for which the quitted the task, than grubbing pens in my clofet; and all to get nothing but difcommendation.

I have fhewn her this my poftfcript. She raves: But I am hardened. She will foon have an oppor tunity to fupply all my defects in perfon.

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DVENTURES of love, women have often inore courage in them than men, 190. Aged perfons fhould ftudy to promote in young people thofe innocent pleasures which they themselves were fond of in youth, 191.

Alleftree, Mr, a guest at Sir Charles Grandifon's nuptials, 239, 245.

Bagenhall, James, Efq; ruined, and becomes a fugitive; leaving his wife in the most destitute circumstances, 133, 137.

Barclay, Mifs, a guest at Sir Charles Grandifon's nuptials, 233, 239, 248.

Barnevelt, Mifs, how, probably, fhe would have acted had he been of the other fex, 190. Pleasantly cenfured by Sir Charles Grandifon, 290.

Beauchamp, Sir Harry, his recovery defpaired of, 51, 91. Defires to fee Sir Charles Grandifon, 137. Recommends his lady to him, and makes him a trustee in his will, 149. Charles again attends him, 191.

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Beauchamp, Mr Edward, prefent at Sir Charles Grandifon's nuptials; particulars of his agree. able behaviour in, and after, every part of the folemnity, 223, 232, 237, 248, 262, 265, 270, 279. Defends the caufe of the ladies on the fubject of learning and languages, 238. Beaumont, Mrs, her arguments with Lady Clementina, tending to diffuade her from taking the veil, 13. And in behalf of the Count of Belvedere, 9.

Beauty, 89.

Belvedere, Count of, his character from Signor Jeronymo, 8.

Bridal dreffes, fentiments on them, 176, 220. Byron, Mr and Mrs, parents of Miss Harriet, their excellent characters, 268.

Byron, Mifs Harriet, fcenes of courtship, and tender and polite addrefs, 29, 36. Sir Charles Grandifon's exemplary behaviour at church, 42. Mr Greville's dying fpeech, as he called it, to her, 43. [See Mr Greville.] A happy day at Shirley manor, in which Sir Charles's gallantry and politeness charms them all, 52 to 57. She takes a little tour with feveral of her friends attended by Sir Charles, 59. She praises him for his well-directed charities in the excurfion; and defcribes feveral tender fcenes between him and herself, 59 to 64. Diftreffed by her uncle's forwardness, 59. She gives the particulars of the half-fretful, half-humorous dialogue that paffed between her punctilious aunt and unpunctilious uncle, 61 to 63. Sir Charles urges her for an early day, 65. She thinks him too precipitating, 69. She accidentally drops a paper in which the had given an account of the tendereft part of their laft conversation, and which, to her great disturbance, he was feen to take up, 75. But returns it to her unread, ib. She propofes Emily's living with them,

77 to 80. She chides Lady G. for the contents of a free letter, and defends her own conduct to Sir Charles, which that lady cenfured as too punctilious, 94 to 98. Vifited, on their return from their little excurfion, by Mr Greville, Mr Fenwick, Mifs Orme, 100. Another tender converfation between Sir Charles and her, in which the is laudably explicit in acknowledging her love, yet adheres to her opinion, that he is too precipitating as to the day 101. Bends his knee to her for the generous expreffion of her regard to the merits of Clementina, 107. Her appeals to her grandmother, her aunt and Lucy, on her thinking him too precipitating, 11. Their decree, 114. Prefents her with a fet of jewels, 123. She humorously cenfures Lucy and Nancy Selby on their tediousness in dret. fing, 124. What paffed at a breakfast vifit at Mifs Orme's, 125. Her magnanimity with regard to Lady Clementina, 36. Apprehends treachery from Mr Greville, 139. Terrible dreams, 140. Pathetic apoftrophe on his appearance in fafety, 142. Tender parting between them, on his taking leave to fet out for London, 143. His letter to her from London, inclofing one from Jeronymo, acquainting him with the wishes of Clementina and their family for his fpeedy mariage, including that lady's addrefs to them both on that fubject; he re-urges her on this occafion to accelerate his happy day, 149 to 153. Her grateful answer, 166 to 172. She is apprehenfive of Mr Greville's moodinefs, 176. And still more, on his meffage that the will not be too fecure, 179. Exceffively terrified by an anonymous note, giving ground to apprehend that Mr Greville would affaffinate Sir Charles on his return from London, 183 to 186. Her extreme joy on his fafe arrival, 187. The day fixed, 201, & feq. She farther thews Cc 3

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