(162) Thomas Sherlock, translated from the see of Salisbury in 1748.  He died in 1761.-D.

(163) This alludes to the supposed want of orthodoxy shown by Dr. Middleton in some of his theological writings.-D.

(164) Thomas Gordon, the translator of Sallust and Tacitus; and also a political writer of his day of considerable notoriety.  His death happening at the same time as that of Dr. Middleton, Lord Bolingbroke said to Dr. Heberden, “then there is the best writer in England gone, and the worst."-E.

(165) John Trenchard, son of Sir John Trenchard, secretary of state to King William the Third, was born in 1669.  He wrote various political pamphlets of a democratic cast.  In 1720 he published, in conjunction with Thomas Gordon, @ a series of political letters, under the signature of “Cato.”  They appeared at first in the " London Journal,” and afterwards in the “British Journal,” two newspapers of the day.  They obtained great celebrity, as well from the merit of their composition, as from -the boldness of the principles they advocated.  These consisted in an uncompromising hostility to the Government and to the Church.  Trenchard was member of parliament for Taunton, and died in 1723.-D.

(166) Edward Chandler, a learned prelate, and author of various polemical works.  He had been raised to the see of Durham in 1730, as it was then said, by simoniacal means.-D.

(167) Joseph Butler, the learned and able author of “The Analogy of Religion, Natural and Revealed, to the Constitution and Cause of Nature.”  This is the “Book,” here alluded to, of which Queen Caroline was so fond that she made the fortune of its author.  Bishop Butler died much regretted in 1752.-D.

(168) The last song in The Beggar’s Opera.

(169) A celebrated Italian singer.-D.

(170) The Spanish ambassador to the court of
 London.-E.

(171) General Richard Wall was of Irish parents, but I believe not born in these dominions. [He came to England in 1747, on a secret mission from Ferdinand, and continued as ambassador at the British court till 1754, when he was recalled, to fill the high office of minister for foreign affairs.]

76 Letter 28
To Sir Horace Mann. 
Arlington Street, Sept. 1, 1750.

Here, my dear child, I have two letters of yours to answer.  I will go answer them; and then, if I have any thing to tell you, I will.  I accept very thankfully all the civilities you showed to Madame Capello on my account, but don’t accept her on my account:  I don’t know who has told you that I liked her, but you may believe me, I never did.  For the Damers,(172)they have lived much in the same world that I do.  He is moderately sensible, immoderately proud, self-sufficient, and whimsical.  She is very sensible, has even humour, if the excessive reserve and silence that she draws from both father and mother -would let her, I may almost say, ever show it.  You say, “What