95. Lord and Lady L. invite her to their
country-feat near Colnebrook, 100.
fins Reeves think her far gone in love; but the
gentleman not having declared himself, the hopes
they are mistaken, 105. Sir Charles is charmed
with her for her forgiveness of the penitent Wil-
fon, 109.
Her comments on letters written to
her by her aunt Selby and grandmother Shirley,
on the Countefs of D.'s propofal, 128 to 131.
She thinks Sir Charles fevere on her fex, 229.
Complains to her Lucy of his abfence, 248.
Sounded by Mifs Grandifon and Lady L. on her
most favoured lover, fince she has rejected Lady
D.'s proposal, ib. Her thoughts of love, 249.
252. Her opinion of Lady Anne S. who is in
love with Sir Charles, 253. Her fortune, why
not fo great as it might have been, 266. Her
humorous apoftrophe to the persons whose cha-
racters (which now appear triffing to her) fhe
had formerly delineated, 288.
Cajetan, an Italian casuist, his opinion about duel-
ling cenfured, 65.
Cenfure, 114, 273. See Charity.
Challenges, 27, 28, 39, 48. See Duelling.
Citizens, apes of the gentry, 164.
a Clergyman who is an honour to his cloth, may
be faid to be an ornament to human nature, 15.
See Dr Bartlett.
Communicativeness, 112. See Frankness of heart.
Companionableness in a husband, 134.
Compliments, 4, 14, 81, 106. See Flattery.
Concealments, lovers', 83, 88, 158, 168.
Confolation, 254.
Conftancy, in the language of lovers to each other,
too often means obftinacy with regard to every
body elfe, 178.
Cotes, Henry, a fhort-hand writer, his account of
the conference at Sir Hargrave Pollexfen's, after
the challenge, 34 to 68. See Pollexfen.
Courtship, fentiments relating to it, 25,82, 252, 260,
269.
Creutzer, Monfieur, Sir Charles Grandifon's tra
velling governor in his younger years; his vile
character, 246. Lays fnares for the young
gentleman's virtue, ib. The noble manner in
which young Mr Grandifon complained of him
to his father, 247.
D. Counters Dowager of, her character from Lady
L. 75. Vifits Mrs Reeves and Mifs Byron, 79.
Her frank and unreserved behaviour to Mifs By-
ron, whofe favour fhe intreats for her fon, and,
in the fame converfation, hints at the proper
behaviour of a husband's mother to his wife, 80
to 83. Wishes to be acquainted with Sir Charles
Grandifon, 84. Charmed with his character,
86. Puts a clofe queftion to Mifs Byron, 87.
Will not take a denial from her, 88. Mrs Sel-
by's letter to Mifs Byron on her propofal, 118.
Mrs Shirley's on the fame fubject, 125. Mifs
Byron's anfwer, 128.
D. Earl of, his character from Mifs Grandifon, 76.
Danby, Mr, a merchant of eminence and honour,
comes over from France, in hopes to regain his
health, dies at Canterbury, 258.
Delicacy, fentiments relating to it, 271.
Difmiffion of a lover, 119, 122.
Dress, Sir Charles Grandifon's, 9.
Duelling, 41, 48, 54, 55. Its barbarous rife, 60.
The fubject embellifhed by obfervations on the
examples of that kind given-by the Horatii and
Curiatii, 61.-by what paffed between Tullus third
king of Rome, and Albanus, ib.-between Me
tellus and Sertorius, ib.-between Augustus and
Mark Anthony, ib.-by the ufages among the
Turks, ib.-Jews 62.—and Chriftians, ib.-be-
tween Marefchal Turenne and the Elector Pala-
tine, ib. Sir Charles's fyllogiftical reafoning a-
gainst it, 63, 64. The council of Trent exprefs
against this barbarous practice, 65. The edict
of Lewis XIV. against it, one of the greatest
glories of his reign, ib. See Challenges.
Duties, 126, 237, 238, 242.
Duties of a good wife, 100, 135, 136, 137, 190.
Emily Jervois; See Jervois, Mifs Emily.
Envy a felf-tormentor, 93.
Everard Grandifon, his character from Sir Charles,
2. His flourishing fpeech to Mifs Byron, 5
She thinks him very uncivil with his eyes, 76
Further character from Mifs Byron, 10.
history, 12. Mistakes foppery for gallantry,
106. His confident offer of himself to Mifs By-
ron, 250.
Example, fentiments on the force of it, 48.
Farnborough, a mistress of Sir Thomas Grandison,
151. Her death alarms him, ib.
Fathers, gay and witty, not always give daughters
cause to thank their mothers for their fancies,
145.
Femality, fentiments upon it, 176, 177, 178, 183.
279, 280, 291.
Filmer, Mr, Sir Thomas Grandifon's Irish fteward,
his difhoneft fubtlety, 198. Difappointed by
finding Sir Thomas incapable of figning his ac
counts, 201. Seeks to captivate Sir Charles
with the beauty of Miss Obrien, 233.
First Love generally first folly, 164. See Vincibili.
ty of love.
a Fool and a wit equally unmanageable, 177.
Fowler, Mr, plan of the tour which he propofes to
take in order to conquer his paffion, and esta
blifh his health, I.
Frankness of heart, 101, 258, 265. See Mifs By-
ron's character throughout.
G. Lord, an admirer of Miss Charlotte Grandifon
his character from Sir Charles Grandifon, 2. A
connoiffeur, 8. Ridiculed by Miss Grandifon
for his collection of infects, ib. His character
compared by Sir Charles with that of Sir Wal-
ter Watkyns (another admirer of Mifs Grandi-
fon), and preferred to it, 268.
Generofity, fentiments on that noble quality, 230,
238.
Giffard, Mrs, a woman of mean birth and low cun-
ning, manages Lord W. by teazing, more abso-
lutely than a wife of birth and fortune could
have done by duty and affection, 306.
Girls, fentiments concerning them, 153, 154.
Glory, great mischiefs occafioned by the word and
thing fo called, 292.
Good, Goodness, 119, 120.
Good man, 30, 47, 50, 108, 109, 232, 238, 273.
a Good man will honour him who lives up to his
religious profeffion, whatever it be, 64.
a Good woman one of the greatest glories of the
creation, 287.
Grandifon, Sir Charles, father of Sir Thomas, his
frugal character, 132.
Grandifon, Sir Thomas, father of Sir Charles, 13,
56. A man of gaiety and munificence, 57. Def-
perately wounded in a duel, 58. Defigns to
bring up his fon a foldier, 59. Further hints
of the duel, 100. His fine perfon and profu-
fion of expence, 132. His poetical vein of fer-
vice to him in gaining his lady, 133. A com-
plaifant but careless husband; instances of the
latter, 133 to 137. His opinion that daughters
are an incumbrance, 140. Parting scene be-
tween him and his lady on her death-bed, 141 to
144. Permits his fon to travel, in order to mo-
derate his grief for the death of his mother, 145-
Places Mrs Oldham over his daughters, 146.
On their reluctance to receive her as their
gover-
nefs (after his intimacy with her became known),
he keeps her at his feat in Effex, in as much state
as if he were his wife, ib. Becomes a flave to
his paffions, and keeps another mistress in town,
148. Prohibits his daughters and their brother
from correfponding, ib. His reafon for it, ib.
Avowedly keeps his fon abroad, because his good
morals would difgrace his own, 15r. Tempo-
rary remorfe on the death of his town mistress,
ib. 152. His treatment of Lord L. on his ad-
drefs to Mifs Caroline, and of both his daugh.
ters, on that occafion, more like a man of wit
than an indulgent parent, 152 to 192. [See Earl
of L. Lady L. Mifs Grandifon.] High words
(on Lord L's propofal) between him and Lord
W. who hate each other for their contrary vices,
194. [See Lard W.] Intends to permit his fon
to return; but irrefolute what to do with Mrs
Oldham, 195. Leaves his two stewards to ex-
amine each other's accounts, being ashamed that
his fon fhould infpect into the particular items,
198. His proposed reformation obstructed, by
his being newly captivated with Mifs Obrien,
199. Terms on which he was to take her into
keeping, 200. He endeavours to find excufes
for keeping his fon abroad, ib. While he is
treating with Mrs Oldham about parting with
her, is feized with a violent fever, and becomes
delirious Recovering his fenfes, he regretes his
unkindness to his daughters; wishes for time for
repentance, which he finds most difficult when
he stands most in need of it; and dies in dread-
ful agonies, 201, 202, 203.
Grandifon, late Lady, mother of Sir Charles, her
excellent character, 13, 56.
Inftills into her
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