This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1844 edition. Excerpt: ...I am not surprised that Mozzi finds there is some difference between being the gallant, when young, of an old woman, --and the husband, when elderly, of a girl: methinks, he might have concluded so without making the experiment. Mr. Duane has, I believe, left his collection to his nephew, and money enough to preserve it; f and the man is a lawyer too, so not likely to be ruined: therefore, Mozzi's present, which is handsome, will be welcome. Your Lord Cowper and his Knighthood of St. Hubert is peddling lunacy. I find that our madmen, though they do not come to their senses abroad, degenerate by transplantation. Garters and orders are simple things in themselves, but succedaneums to them are quite contemptible. An English Earl stooping to be a Knight of St. Hubert is as if a tiger should be Laura Keppel. t Most of it, however, consisting of pictures, drawings by Hussey, and antiques, were sold by auction. His gold antique medals Mr. Duane had sold himself to Dr. Hunter. proud of being admitted into some order among cats! I think he had better have bought one of the Pope's hats; and then, at least, he would have been papable. I literally remember a mad foreigner at Paris (I forget of what country), who had a rage of universal knighthood, and used to appear at the theatres with a different coloured riband every night. The Government forbad his being a Knight of the St. Esprit, but left all the other stripes in Europe's rainbow to his option. I have seen him Companion of the Garter, Bath, and Thistle by turns. I have no news to send to you or your nephew. The House of Commons could not adjourn for Easter, as for ten days they could not get a House to choose a committee on the Buckinghamshire Petition; so, the Speaker and two clerks were forced...