To visit a Chinese upon a fan.
Such his exterior; curious 'twas to scan!
And, oft, he rapt his snuff-box, cock'd his snout,
And ere his polish'd periods he began,
Bent forwards, stretching his fore-finger out,
And talk'd in phrase as round as he was round about."
[71] Exilles commanding the valley of the Houlx, Fenestrelle holding the Col de Fenestrelle, and La Brunette guarding the Pas de Suze, were strongly fortified posts on the Italian side of the Alps. The two latter forts were destroyed in 1796 and 1798 respectively.
[72] John Child Tylney, second Lord Tylney, F.R.S., M.P. for Malmesbury.
[73] John Byng, youngest son of the Hon. George Byng, and grandson of the first Viscount Torrington.
[74] La Société du Printemps was the name of the society of young ladies at Lausanne, mentioned in the Memoirs.