[33] The meaning here is defective.
[34] “Memoirs and Papers of Sir Andrew Mitchell, K.B., Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary from the Court of Great Britain to the Court of Prussia, from 1756 to 1771,” edited by Andrew Bisset, Esq., vol. ii., p. 381.
[35] Boswell’s “Account of and Tour to Corsica,” London, 1769, 8vo., p. 288.
[36] Boswell’s “Corsica,” 3rd edition, p. 349.
[37] “Life of Johnson.”
[38] “Private Correspondence of David Hume.” Lond. 1820, 4to., p. 131.
[39] “Chatham Correspondence,” vol. ii., p. 388.
[40] Richard Owen Cambridge, author of “The Scribleraid” and other works. A gentleman of opulence, he entertained in his villa at Twickenham the literary celebrities of his time. He died in 1802, aged eighty-five.
[41] In his letters to Mr. Temple of 9th September, 1767, and 14th May, 1768, Boswell evinces a particular desire to possess Mr. Gray’s opinion of his work, and to obtain his personal acquaintance. It is hoped that he remained uninformed of the poet’s sentiments concerning him.
[42] “The Works of Thomas Gray. Edited by the Rev. John Mitford.” London: 1816, 2 vols., 4to, vol. ii., p. 498.