Excerpt from The Letters of Mrs. Elizabeth Montagu, Vol. 3 of 3: With Some of the Letters of Her Correspondents Smcn the days that Cupid set Hercules to the distad', he has not had a nobler conquest, than over the elevat ed soul of Mr. Pitt. I congratulate you on the atfini ty, and I hope he will be happy: his long ac uaint ance with the lady makes the hazard much less, than where people marry without knowing the disposition of the person they cboose. I believe Lady Hester Gren ville is very good humoured, which is the principal ar ticla in the happiness of the marriage 'siate. Beauty soon grows familiar to the lover, wit may be pernicious, j and many brilliant qualities troublesome; but a com panion of gentle disposition, softens cares and lightens sorrows. The e sober matches made on reflection, are often happier than those made by sudd and violent passion, and Ihope this will prove of t at kind; and there is an authority in the character of Mr. Pitt, that will secure him the deference and obedience of his. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Excerpt from The Letters of Mrs. Elizabeth Montagu, Vol. 3: With Some of the Letters of Her Correspondents; Part the Second, Containing Her Letters From the Age of Twenty-Three to Forty, Ending With the Coronation of George the Third I had the favour of your kind letter this morning, and resolved to return imme diate thanks for it, that I might have a kind of right to such another. You see the grounds of human gratitude, it is one; of the social virtues; that fa 5a towards another practised foif. The good of oneself; but, however, Eeliem me to be as good as the generality of my species, and that if I excel in any penticular, it is in loving my friends. It is no wonder vol. III. Bthat a m1nd weakened and bowed by afilic tion seeks to support itself by the assist ance of others; but in my happiest hours, and when the delusions of life (for I call the happiness of this world no better) were strongest upon me, I thought friendship had high and noble pleasures. I am pleased with what you say of my Dut chess I think she is amhonour to our sex, and a happiness to her friends. Every thing of this world is of a mortal nature, but I hope our friendship will not cease to exist till we do. What you say of the other person gives me concern; I really love her, but if I find by you that. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

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This four-volume edition of the letters of Mrs Elizabeth Montagu was edited by her nephew and adopted son Matthew (1762-1831) and published in 1809-13. Volume 3 covers the period from 1744 to 1755, during which she keeps her circle supplied with gossip and views on life in London.