France, references by Gray to towns, | France, references by Gray to towns,
Dijon, road approaching, i. 240.
a beautiful city, i. 241; ii. 31-32, 35.
Abbey of St. Benigne, i. 241. Chartreuse, The, their chapel and its tombs, i. 242.
Church of the Bernardines, i. 241. Church of the Cordeliers, i. 241. Church of St. Michael, i. 241. Palais des Etats, i. 241; ii. 35. du Roi, i. 241. Parc, The, i. 242. Place, The, i. 241. Inns, French, description of, in 1739, ii. 17.
Joinville, its fine appearance from the road, i. 240. Langres, description, i. 240. Langres, the Bishop of, a Duke and Peer of France, i. 240. the Cathedral of St. Mammet, i. 240.
Lugdunum (the modern Lyons), ii. 33.
Lyons, description of, ii. 33-35. view to be obtained of, i. 243. its situation at the confluence of the Rhône and Saône, i. 243. Mount Fourvière, near Lyons, antiquities on, ii. 34. Nuys and Beaune, fertility of the
country round, i. 242. Paris visited by Gray, ii. 20-24. Paris, burlesque account of, ii. 56-57.
Parisian costume, ii. 57.
Rheims, description of, i. 237; ii. 28-30.
Cathedral of Nôtre Dame, i. 237; ii. 28.
Church of St. Nicaise, i. 237. Church of St. Pierre-aux-Dames,
Church of St. Remi, i. 237.
its ramparts and ancient trium- phal arches, i. 238. its society, ii. 29.
residents known to Gray, i. 239. Rheims to Dijon, description of road, ii. 31.
St. Denis, its monuments and treasures, ii. 20.
Saône, fine view from Mount Tornus of the river, i. 242. Savoy contrasted with Geneva, i. 245.
Savoy, description of the vale of the, i. 245.
Franck or Francken, Jerome, Flemish painter, Dr. Wharton purchases a picture probably by, ii. 384. Francklyn, Thomas, of Trinity College, ii. 311.
Franklin, Mrs. Joyce, her portrait in Emanuel College, i. 310. Franklin, Professor, supposed writer of an article, in The Critical Review, on Gray's Two Odes, ii. 327, 331. Fraser, H. Walpole asked to influ- ence him on behalf of Dr. Brown, ii. 289.
Gray enquires if he has recovered, ii. 300.
Gray tells Mason he will send a copy of The Odes for, ii. 322. reference to, iii. 41. his industry, iii. 224. Fraser, Sir William, owner of Mason's copy of the Elegy, i. 72. Frasini, an opera singer, ii. 284. Frederick the Great of Prussia, his Memoirs of the House of Branden- burg, ii. 229.
Gray's opinion of, ii. 290.
and the King of Poland, ii. 291. writes to George II. explaining his difficulties (first year of seven years' war), ii. 320.
Gray's opinion centred in, ii. 339. his contest with Austria, and capture of Silesia, ii. 350.
his account of the campaign, ii. 372. reduced to the defence of his Marquis- ate, ii. 376.
victory over the Russians at Zorn- dorf, ii. 378.
defeat by the Austrians at Hoch- kirchen, ii. 385.
Frederick, Prince of Wales, his Charms of Sylvia, iii. 73.
Free-thinking, its altered form, ii. 375. French clergy, Lettres by General Fleury on the, ii. 230.
influence on English poetry, i. 33. Encyclopedie, Gray purchases the great, ii. 323; criticism of its articles, ii. 331'; iii. 235; termina- tion of, in 17 vols., iii. 235. French, Mrs., her opinion of Gray's Long Story, and H. Walpole's reply, ii. 228.
Frenchmen, their atheism, iii. 226. Freret, Mons., his Dissertation on the Religion and Opinions of the Gauls, ii. 363.
Frickius, Albertus, ii. 294. Frickius, Joannes Georgius, his Com- mentatio de Druidis, ii. 293. Frisby's in Jermyn Street, Gray's
occasional place of lodging, ii. 251. Froissart, a favourite author of Gray, iii. 24.
his history, iii. 392, 393.
the Herodotus of a barbarous age, iii. 389.
Fruits, ripening of, at Stoke during 1755, iii. 96.
Fuentes, Condé de, reference to, iii. 40,
Gardening, Landscape, the only proof
of our original talent in matters of pleasure, iii. 160.
not forty years old, iii. 160. nothing like it before in Europe,
although Chinese excel, iii. 160. the only honour our country has in matters of taste, iii. 166.
Italy or France unable to compre- hend it, iii. 166.
Gardens, Gray's, are in the window,
like those of a lodger in Petticoat Lane or Camomile Street, iii. 343. Garrick, David, his popularity, ii. 133. his farce of The Lying Valet, ii. 213. William Whitehead's verses to, ii. 220. Epilogue to Athelstan, ii. 261.
his verses in praise of Gray's Odes, ii. 325.
opinion of Gray's Odes, ii. 330, 341. his dispute with Arthur Murphy, ii.
and Mason, Gray endeavours to allay their quarrel, ii. 376.
his farce of The Guardian acted on behalf of Smart, ii. 391; taken from Pupille of Fagan, ii. 391.
Mr. and Mrs., visit Lady Cobham at Stoke, ii. 323, 324, 376. Gaskarth, Joseph, treasurer and Fellow of Pembroke College, reference to, ii. 283, 288.
Gray sends him a copy of The Odes, ii. 320.
quarrels with Sir M. Lamb, ii. 346. at Aston with Mason, iii. 9.
Gaskarths, their mansion of Hill-top, i. 253.
Gaskyn, Mr., reference to, ii. 295. Gauls, Religion of the Ancient, referred to, ii. 294.
Religion and Opinions of the, Disserta- tion on, by Fénel and Freret, ii. 362, 363.
Gaurus, Fragment of a Latin Poem on the, i. 179-181.
Gaussem, Jeanne Catherine (La Gaus- sin), actress at the Comédie Fran- çais, note on, ii. 23. Gautier de Châtillon, a poem of Flanders, i. 357.
Gay, John, the Duchess of Queensberry his patroness and protector, ii. 372. Gentleman's Magazine, Impromptu on
Lord Holland's house, published in, i. 135.
Geoffrey Plantagenet, his part in the construction of York Minster, iii.
George II., his deportment, ii. 154. and Lord Holdernesse, ii. 321.
account of his sudden death, iii. 69. his testamentary bequests, iii. 70-71. George III., his probable marriage, iii. 70.
his reproof to the Court Chaplains, iii. 75.
refuses to expend money on the gene- ral elections, iii. 76. illness of his Queen, iii. 86.
his favourable impression, iii. 89. description of his Queen, iii. 105-106. Gray expects to see the coronation procession, iii. 106.
marriage of, iii. 111.
account of his coronation and the banquet in Westminster Hall, iii. 110-116.
paid £9000 for hire of jewellery at coronation, iii. 113.
and his Queen ate like farmers, iii.
said to esteem and understand the fine arts, iii. 158.
Ghirlandaio, Ridolpho, painter, refer- ence to, i. 320.
Gibbon, his praise of Education and Government, i. 113.
Gibbons, Grinling, his work at Chats- worth, ii. 135.
Gibside, a seal of Lord Strathmore, iii.
Gil Blas, Edward Moore's comedy of, ii. 213.
Gilmour, Sir Arthur, his conduct in a riot, iii. 339.
Gilpin, his Observations on the River | Gormogons, note on the, ii. 166.
Gisborne, Dr., President of the College of Physicians, biographical note, iii. 67.
his neglect of the offer of Conservator of Hunter's Museum, iii. 67. Gray sends a production of Mason's to, iii. 246-247.
references to, iii. 150, 334. Glasgow edition of Gray's poems; Gray agrees to Dr. Beattie's proposal of publishing a, iii. 285-287. Gray's praise of it, iii. 325.
its success, sold off in a short time, iii. 346.
Glasgow press, beauty of its type, iii.
Glass, green, not classical, iii. 17. organist, reference to the death of a, iii. 22.
painted, manufactured at York, iii. 17; exhibits at Society of Arts, iii. 102; made also at Worcester, and sold by weight, iii. 17; failure of the factory there, iii. 102; Gray's advice for procuring, iii. 102-103. Glasses, water, Delaval's skill on, iii. 31, 124.
Gotti, Cardinal Vincenzo Luigi, note relative to, ii. 93.
Gould, T. V., Fellow of New Hall, reference to, iii. 179. Gout, prescription for the, ii. 267. Grafton, Augustus Henry Fitzroy, Duke of, Chancellor of Cambridge University, i. 92.
Installation Ode, i. 92. his descent, i. 96.
Mr. Stonehewer and Mr. Bradshaw, Secretaries to, ii. 241.
Mr. Stonehewer, tutor to, ii. 277. Gray thanks him for the Professor- ship of Modern History, iii. 318. Gray's praise of, iii. 342.
Installation as Chancellor of Uni- versity, iii. 343-4.
Gray bound in gratitude to write his Installation Ode, iii. 346.
Graham, Rev. Mr., the horticulturist, Gray visits him at Netherby, iv. 342. Graham, Sir Bellingham, dines with Gray, i. 275.
Granby, Marquis of, injured whilst
with the troops in Hanover, ii. 378. Grand Magazine of Magazines, Gray's Elegy published by the, i. 72. Grandval, Racot de, comedian, ii. 23. reference to various players on, iii. Grantley, Lord, see Sir F. Norton, ii.
description of, iii. 124.
delights Gray, iii. 125.
Gray knows Mason will be weary of him, because he cannot play them, iii. 147.
Gloucester music - meeting, reference to, iii. 343.
Gloucester Street, Gray enquires of
Dr. Wharton if he can stay for a week in, ii. 366. Glover, Richard ("Leonidas "), his youngest son elopes with Mr. Day- rolles' daughter, ii. 354. biographical note, ii. 134. Gluck, a German player on water- glasses, iii. 124.
Glynn, Dr., Gray's Cambridge physician, iii. 296.
"God - willing," Archbishop Potter's proviso, ii. 240.
Golding, Mr., reference to his death, i.
Gondolfo, Castel, a house of the Pope's, ii. 78.
Goodman's Fields, Garrick at, ii. 133. Gordon, Lady Catherine (Mrs. Char- teris), i. 275.
Gordon, Mr., interested in Smart, iii. 163.
Gray, Mrs. Dorothy (the poet's mother), Gray consoles her on the death of his aunt, Mrs. Antrobus, ii. 208.
her illness, ii. 233. death of, ii. 237, 250.
Gray's deep affection for, iii. 239. transcript of her epitaph from the
MS. in pencil of Gray, iv. 339. Gray, Lord, his belief that he was re- lated to the poet, iii. 280.
Gray desires a copy of the Glasgow edition of the poems to be sent to, iii. 290.
Gray, Sir James, may be appointed to Spain, iii. 256.
Greathead, Mr., his residence near Warwick, ii. 258.
Greaves, William, his Pamphlet on Libels, Warrants, etc., iii. 192. Greece, its early influence on English poetry, i. 33.
Greek inscription for a Wood, by Gray, ii. 115.
religion, the foundation of the Ro- man, ii. 173.
Green, John, Master of Ben'et, Gray sends him a copy of The Odes, ii. 320.
Green, John, requests Dr. Balguy to | HABIT, definition of what we call, ii. preach a commencement sermon, ii. 368.
Green, Matthew, Gray's opinion of his poetry, ii. 219. note on, ii. 219.
extract from his Queen's Hermitage, ii. 223, 224.
Green, Dr. Thomas, Dean of Salisbury, ii. 317.
Greene, Dr. John, Bishop of Lincoln,
reference to, iii. 56, 97, 105. Greenwood, George, of Chastleton, Gloucester, portrait of Chaucer in the possession of, i. 306. Grenville, G., Paymaster-General, ii.
disinherited by his brother Lord Temple, iii. 123.
his candid refutation of the charges brought against the present min- isters, iii. 256.
Gresset, Jean Baptiste Louis, his Epitre à ma Saur gave Gray the idea for The Ode on Vicissitude, i. 123. his writings and their influence on Gray, ii. 182.
comedy of Le Méchant, ii. 183. his works enumerated, ii. 184. tragedy of Edouard III., ii. 186. Le Lutrin Vivant, ii. 186. Grey, Walter, Archbishop of York, his part in the building of York min- ster, iii. 145. Grey, Dr. Zachary, reference to, iii.
Hadden, Ephraim, reference to as a vendor of rope-ladders, ii. 277. Hadley, Dr. J., of Queen's College, ii. 320.
Gray sends him a copy of The Odes, ii. 320.
Halfpenny, William, his popularity and Useful Architecture, iii. 110. Halicarnassus, Dio, his knowledge of the Roman mythology, ii. 173. Halifax, Lord, appoints Eusden poet laureate, ii. 345.
his boyish days, ii. 115. Hallifax, Dr., Bishop of Gloucester, note on, iii. 254.
references to, iii. 208, 259, 331, 359. Hall, Dr., Bishop of Exeter, portrait in Emanuel College, i. 310.
Hall, Joseph, Bishop of Norwich, Gray's opinion of his Satyres, ii. 233.
Virgidemiarium written at Cam- bridge, ii. 233.
Hall, William, of King's Walden, his daughter Elizabeth marries Mr. Bonfoy, ii. 378.
Hamilton, Mr., Gray recommends Dr. Wharton to visit at Cobham the house of, ii. 254.
his skill in laying out pleasure- grounds, ii. 254.
Hampton, Gray stays with the Cob- hams at, ii. 369.
Hardicanute, poem by Lady Wardlaw, iii. 45; second part by Mr. Pinker- ton, iii. 46.
Hardwicke, Philip, second Lord, his election as Seneschal of Cambridge University, i. 131.
reference to, iii. 6.
probably will support the Whigs, iii. 76. author of the King's Speech, iii.
his recovery from illness and election as High Steward of Cambridge, iii. 168, 200.
probability of his becoming Secretary of State, iii. 238.
Hardwick Hall, description of the Duke of Devonshire's seat at, iii. 136.
Harmonica, see glasses, water. Harpe, Jean François de la, his works not to be had in England, note on, iii. 295.
Harris, Samuel, Professor of Modern History, iii. 136.
Hartlepool, Gray visits. Its waters
and other attractions, iii. 206, 207. sturdiness of its inhabitants, iii. 207. Harvest, progress of, in 1759, iii. 12. Hasel or Hassle, Mr., his residence of Delmaine, i. 251.
Hatfield, death of Richard West at, i. 2. church, burial-place of West, ii. 113. Hatton family, their house at Stoke, i. 83.
Hatton, Sir Christopher, i. 83. Hauberk, The, definition of, i. 41. Haveus, Theodore, of Cleves, architect, his portrait at Caius College, i. 309. Havre-de-Grace, bombardment by
Admiral Rodney, ii. 402. Hawke, Admiral Sir Edward, his un- successful expedition to Roche- fort, i. 342.
his great victory, iii. 22, 23. Hawley, General, his defeat at Falkirk, ii. 129.
Hayes, Dr., Gray's medical adviser, ii. 267.
attends Mrs. Rogers, ii. 382. Hayes, Mr., reference to, ii. 165. Hayter, Thomas, Bishop of Norwich, translated to London, ii. 105. death of, ii. 125.
Health, J. Armstrong's poem on, ii. 121. Hearse-day, appearance of the hearse,
Heberden, Dr., reference to, i. 252, 280. attends Mrs. Charles York, i. 401. marries Miss Wollaston, iii. 29. reference to, and his good dinners, iii. 66.
his son entered as a pensioner of St. John's College, iii. 385. Hecuba, Rev. Dr. Delap's tragedy of, ii. 309.
Heere, Lucas de, his arrival in England, i. 314.
Helias of Barham, Canon of Salisbury, i. 316.
Heloise, Nouvelle, Gray's opinion of the 6 vols. of, iii. 79, 83. Hénault, Charles Jean François, Presi- dent, Histoire de France, ii. 158. Abrégé Chronologique de l'Hist. de France, ii. 201.
Henley, Rev. John (Orator Henley), allusion to, ii. 15.
Henri IV. of France, effect of his mar- riage proposals, ii. 281. character of his court, ii. 281. Henry VI., founder of King's College, Cambridge, i. 95.
Henry VIII., benefactor of Trinity Col- lege, Cambridge, i. 95.
Hens, Supper of, by Francis I., ii.
Herbert of Cherbury, Life of Lord, 200 copies printed at Strawberry Hill, iii. 173.
Hervey, Ashton, fable in Dodsley's Miscellaneous Poems, ii. 222. Hervey, Frederick, Bishop of Cloyne,
Gray laments the loss of his ac- quaintance, iii. 77.
eats raspberry-puffs with Gray in Cranbourn Alley, iii. 270.
at Durham, his popularity with the ladies, iii. 278.
Hervey, Lord, and Dr. Middleton, dis- pute as to the Roman Senate, ii. 175.
his admiration of animals, ii. 221. Hervey, Lady, visited by Madame de Fuentes, iii. 62.
the "Mary Lepell" of Pope, iii. 62. Heskin, J., verses on the death of Frederick, Prince of Wales, ii. 119. Hexham, Gray and Dr. Wharton visit, iii. 281.
Hickes, Dr., reference to his Anglo- Saxon Grammar, i. 362.
reference to his Grammar Franco- Theotische, i. 363, 364.
his statement that the Franco-Theo- tische and the Anglo-Saxon were originally the same language, i. 364.
Hill, Aaron, his play of Merope acted on behalf of Smart, ii. 391. Hill, Dr. John (the inspector),_ _ap- pointed Master Gardener at Ken- sington, iii. 89.
Hill-top, the mansion of the Gaskarths, i. 253.
Himers family, i. 262.
Hinchinbroke, seat of Lord Sandwich, iii. 322.
Hinchliffe, Dr., likely to succeed Smith of Trinity, iii. 303, and
Dr. Marriot, reference to, iii. 331. History of English poetry, contem- plated by Gray, i. 53.
History of Hell, A, facetious verses by
Gray believed to be lost, i. 142. Hoadley, Chancellor, Master of St. Cross, iii. 178.
Hodges, his contribution to Dodsley's Collection of Poems, ii. 364. Hoel, The Death of, an ode, i. 129. Hogarth's satire on Farinelli, ii. 22. caricature of Simon Lord Lovat, ii. 146.
his print on The Mystery of Masonry, etc., ii. 166.
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