22.  To Richard West, Esq., May 7.-The Conclave.  Antiquities of Rome.  State of the public a century hence—­152

23.  To the same, June 14.-Naples.  Description of Herculaneum.  Passage in Statius picturing out this latent city—­153

24.  To the Hon. H. S. Conway, July 5.-Reasons for leaving Rome.  Malaria.  Radicofani described.  Relics from Jerusalem.  Society at Florence.  Mr. Mann.  Lady pomfret.  Princess Craon.  Hosier’s ghost.  The Conclave.  Lord Chancellor Hardwicke—­155

25.  To Richard West, Esq.-Medals and inscriptions.  Taking of Porto Bello.  The Conclave.  Lady Mary Montagu.  Life at Florence—­159

26.  To the Hon. H. S. Conway, Sept. 25.-Character of the Florentines.  Lady Mary Wortley Montagu described.  Sortes Virgiliane—­161

27.  To Richard West, Esq.  Oct. 2.-Effect of travel- A wedding at Florence.  Addison’s Italy.  Dr. Cocchi.  Bondelmonti.  A song.  Bronzes and medals.  Tartini.  Lady Walpole.  Platonic love—­163

28.  To the same, Nov.-Disastrous flood at Florence—­166

1741.

29.  To the Rev. Joseph Spence, Feb. 21.-Hopes to renew in England an acquaintance begun in Italy.  Owns him his master in the antique—­[N.) 168

30.  To the Hon. H. S. Conway, March 25.-Rejoices at George Selwyn’s recovery And at the result of Mr. Sandvs’ motion for the removal of Sir Robert Walpole.  Middleton’s Life of Cicero--169

31.  To Richard West, Esq., May 10.-His opinion of the first act of West’s tragedy of Pausanias.  Description of Rome during fair-time—­170

32.  To Sir Horace Mann, Sept.-Calais on his return to England.  Amorevoli.  The Viscontina.  Passage to Dover.  Comfort and snugness of English in country towns.  The distinction of “meddling people” nowhere but in England.  Story of Mr. Pope and the Prince of Wales—­172

33.  To the same, Oct.-Corsica.  Bianca Colonna.  Baron Stosch, and his Maltese cats—­174

34.  To the Hon. H. S. Conway.-On his return to England.  Changes produced by travel—­175

35.  To Sir Horace Mann, Oct. 8.-Illness of Sir Robert Walpole.  The Opera.  Sir Benjamin Keene.  Dominichino’s Madonna and Child.  Lady Dorothy Boyle.  State of parties—­176

36.  To the same, Oct. 13—­178

37.  To the same, Oct. 19.-Unfavourable state of his father’s health—­178

38.  To the same, Oct. 22.-Duel between Winnington and Augustus Townshend.  Long Sir Thomas Robinson.  Mrs. Woffington.  “Les Cours de l’Europe”—­179

39.  To the same, Nov. 2.-Sir Thomas Robinson’s ball.  The Euston embroil.  The Neutrality.  “The Balancing Captain,” a new song—­182

40.  To the same, Nov. 5.-Opera House management—­186

41.  To the same, Nov. 12.-Admiral Vernon.  The Opera.  The Viscontina—­187

42.  To the same, Nov. 23.-Spanish design on Lombardy.  Sir Edward Walpole’s courtship.  Lady Pomfret.  “Going to Court.”  Lord Lincoln.  Paul Whitehead.  “Manners”—­189