[13] Mr. D.C. Tovey (Gray and his Friends, 1890, 3 n.) thinks that Ashton probably never preached at Eton before he was made Fellow, in December, 1745,—which would greatly advance the date of Walpole's communication. But it is cited here solely for its reminiscences of his school-days.
[14] Saunderson had lost both his eyes in infancy from small-pox. This, however, did not prevent him from lecturing on Newton's Optics, and becoming Lucasian Professor of Mathematics at Cambridge. Another undergraduate who attended his lectures was Chesterfield. (See Letter to Jouneau, 12 Oct., 1712.) There is an interesting account of Saunderson by a former pupil, together with an excellent portrait, in the Gentleman's Magazine for September, 1754.
[15] Walpole to Miss Berry, 16 Aug., 1796.
[16] Indeed, she is given too much to allicholly and musing.—Merry Wives of Windsor, act i. sc. iv.
[17] Walpole to Montagu, 30 May, 1736.
[18] Walpole to West, 17 Aug., 1736.
[19] Walpole to Montagu, 20 May, 1736.
[20] Notes and Queries, 2 Jan., 1869.
[21] Gray's Works, by Gosse, 1884, ii. 9.
[22] Account of my Conduct, etc., Works, 1798, ii. 363-70.