Letter

to prove he indisputably wrote all Rowley's

poems

52. The Same to the Same. At Sea, 20 Feb.

Deceives her at first with a letter written by

the D. of Cumberland to Lady Grosvenor-

affures her he fhall never be happy till they

are married-fends her "The moans of the

Foreft after the battle of Flodden Field."

53. The Same to the Same. 24 Feb.

Chatterton's fuicifm, in confequence of the

wear and tear of his mind-ftrange effects of

the fame cause mentioned by Tiffot-the fin-

gularfelf-destruction of Smith and his Wife in

1739--yet this crime should not be called an

Anglicifm-a more fingular French anecdote.

54. The Same to the Same. 1 March.

See their ways before them-in a month, or

fix weeks at furtheft, marriage will make

them happy-his parfonage-house he has

ordered to be fet in readiness.

55. Mr. H. to Charles

Efq; 20 March.

Indifputable grounds for jealoufy of Miss —.

56. The Same to the Same. 6 April.

Still stronger grounds-is refolved on fuicide

-lines written by fome one under such a

refolution.

57. Mr. H. to Mr. B.

7 April.

Refolved on fuicide-commends Mifs

to his care.

Page

188

244

253

262

263

264

271

58. Mr. H. to Charles Efq; Tothillfields, 8 Apr. 272

Has murdered her and not himfelf-begs

him to bring fome poifon, fuch as is strong

enough.

59. The Same to the Same. 9 April.

Come to himself-no more thoughts of sui-

cide-will upon no accounts make any at

tempts on his life.

273

60. The

Letter

Page

60. The Same to the Same. Newgate, 14 April 274.
Will not use arguments to fave his life-
the speech he means to deliver at his trial-
fome account of the commiffion of his crime.

61. Lord S. (as it feems) to Mr. H.

17 April

Offers to ufe intereft, that, notwithstanding

he is found guilty, he may not fuffer.

277

62. Mr. H. in anfwer. The condemned cell, fame day. 278.

Thanks for, but refufal of, the offer-begs

his kindness to her dear infants, and his par-

don for her and for himself.

63. Mr. H. to Charles

Efq; 17 April, &c..

Contents of loofe papers (written between

Saturday-night and Monday, the day of his

execution), put together as one letter.

64. The Same to the Same. Tyburn.

Written with a pencil just before his execu

tion-he dies a Chriftian, and penitent, and

every thing his friend can with him.

65. Charles

279

294

Efq; to Gen. 20 Auguft, 1779. 292

Some account of the foregoing letters-
H.'s ideas of his unpardonable criminality in
determining to deftroy himself.

IT is not neceffary to fay any thing by way of Preface, than to defire the Reader, who feels an Inclination to cenfure any of these Letters, will recollect the perfons by and to whom, and the Situations in which, they were written.

I

I pray you, in your letters,

When you fhall these unlucky deeds relate,

Speak of me as I am. Nothing extenuate,

Nor fet down aught in malice. Then muft you fpeak
Of one that lov'd, not wifely, but too well:

Of one, not eafily jealous; but, being wrought,
Impatient in th' extreme: of one, whofe hand,
Like the base Judean, threw a pearl away

Richer than all his tribe: of

one, whose

eyes,

Albeit unused to the melting mood,

Drop tears as faft as the Arabian trees

Their medicinal gum.

OTHELLO,

TEN

corporal Trim yesterday. The fellow feemed happy to have been the bearer of it, because he saw it made me happy. He will be as good a foldier to Cupid as to Mars, I dare fay. And Mars and Cupid are not now to begin their acquaintance, you know. Whichever he ferve, you may command him of course, without a compliment; for Venus, I need not