Abbies, Mitred, by Willis, reference to, | Aislaby, Mr., with Rev. Norton
Aberdeen, Marischal College of, de- sires to confer the degree of LL.D.; this Gray declines, iii. 220. Gray proud of his connection with its University, iii. 221.
Achilles, The death of, by Bedingfield, ii. 338.
Adam Bell, reference to the old ro- mance of, i. 338.
Adami, Patricia, Italian actress, ii. 76. Ad Amicos, a Latin elegy, by, R. West, ii. 8.
Adams, Dr., reference to, i. 138. Addison, Joseph, his quotations from the Classics, ii. 240.
his endeavour to suppress the rail- lery on the clergy, i. 406. Addison, Mr., sends a friendly admoni-
tion to C. Smart, ii. 161. his friendship for Smart, ii. 179. Lord Walpole, of Wolterton, and Keene, Bishop of Chester, his patrons, ii. 287. Adversity, Hymn to, i. 23-26.
editorial note, i. 24.
Agis, a tragedy, by John Home, ii. 360. Agrippina, a fragment of a tragedy, i.
first published in 1775, i. 100. editorial note, i. 101.
the argument written by Mason, i.
Gray submits a speech in, to the criticism of West, ii. 106. previously dramatised by May, ii. 106. Gray lays it aside, ii. 110.
sends it to Horace Walpole, ii. 167. Horace Walpole requested not to mention it, ii. 171.
Gray sends Walpole the first scene in, ii. 227. Ailesbury, Lady, declaration that Gray, during a long afternoon in her company, only spoke once, iii. 42.
Nicholls at Studley, iii. 240. Akenside, Dr., his erroneous conjec- tures in Architecture, ii. 255. criticism of his Pleasures of Imagina- tion, ii. 120-121.
Dr. Wharton asks Hurd to be lenient with, ii. 299.
erroneously criticises an expression of Gray's, ii. 331.
his contribution to Dodsley's Collec- tion of Poems, ii. 364. reference to, ii. 389.
Albemarle, Lord, one of Lord George Sackville's judges, iii. 31. Alcaic Fragment, i. 176. reference to, ii. 96.
Ode, written in the album of the Grande Chartreuse, ii. 182. editorial note, ii. 182.
Alderson, Rev. Christopher, shows Mason's library to Mitford, ii. 299. curate to Mason, subsequently rector of Aston, ii. 282.
invited to Old Park, iii. 348. Alderson, Mrs., portrait of Dr. Delap in her possession, ii. 309. Aldovrandi, Cardinal Pompeo, note on, ii. 93.
Algarotti, Count Francesco, friend of Frederick the Great, of Voltaire, and of Augustus III. of Poland, iii. 147.
distinguished as one of the best literary judges in Europe, iii. 148. sends panegyrics to Gray and Mason, iii. 151.
his Dissertation on Painting and Music, with dedication to Pitt (Earl of Chatham), iii. 151, 159. Gray compliments him on his literary effort, iii. 155.
Gray reads his works with increasing satisfaction, iii. 159.
worthy to be the "Arbiter Eleganti- arum" of mankind, iii. 160.
Algarotti, his works, iii. 162. Gray's opinion of his Saggio sopra l'opera in musica, iii. 162. account of his Il Congresso di Citera, iii. 162.
Gray sees no objection to T. Howe publishing his works; gives advice as to the preparation, iii. 165. Gray cannot advise an English trans- lation of, iii. 298-299. thinks of visiting England, iii. 166. his works, in 8 vols., swarin with errors of the press, iii. 298.
his works printed at Leghorn, iii. 307. Gray's opinion of his merit, iii. 299. his verse above mediocrity, iii. 300. employed by King of Poland to buy pictures, iii. 307.
purchases a famous Holbein, "The consul Meyer and his family," iii.
Allegory, Gray no friend of, iii. 166. Allen, Ralph, of Prior Park, recom- mends Mr. Hurd for a sinecure, iii. 139.
Allin, Sir A., reference to his death, iii. 386.
Allin, Miss, inclined to part with the estates, iii. 388.
Alloa, triumphs and illuminations of, iii. 383.
Alps, description of a journey across
the, ii. 40-42, 45.
near Lanslebourg, ii. 41.
Alren, Dr., iii. 62.
Apothecary's, Gray calls a country, shop a terrible thing, iii. 265. Archimage, Mr., visits Gray, iii. 191. Archimedes, his speculum discovered by Buffon, ii. 230.
Altieri, Cardinal Giambattista, illness Architecture, Essay on Norman (or,
of, ii. 63, 84.
Altieri, Cardinals, ii. 63.
Alvis, Andrew, Fellow of St. John's, note on, candidate for the Master- ship of St. John's, iii. 190. Amatory Lines. Paraphrase of an epi- gram of "Ad Carolum," i. 137. editorial note, i. 137.
Amherst, General, speech in commend- ation of, iii. 18.
Amusemens sur le langage des Bêtes, by Bougeant, reference to, ii. 27. Ancaster, Duke of, at the trial of Lord Ferrers, iii. 35.
Ancient authors, Gray's Catalogue of, ii. 148-154.
chronological table of their works compiling at Cambridge, ii. 156. Ancients, Gray's reading from the, ii. 112-113.
Ancram, Lord, to take part in a secret military expedition, ii. 320. Andrews, Dr., gives an opinion on the Cambridge statutes, ii. 138.
according to Wren, the Saxon), i. 294-302.
better suited for military than for domestic purposes, i. 294.
its distinctive character (1) semi- circular arches, examples at Ely and Peterborough, i. 296.
(2) massy piers or pillars, i. 297. examples at Durham, Peterborough, and Ely, and in views of Old St. Paul's, i. 298.
(3) variety of the capitals of the piers, i. 298.
examples at Ely and Peterborough, i. 299.
(4) wider ceilings, of timber only, examples at Ely and Peterborough, i. 299.
(5) its ornaments, i. 299-300. examples at Hereford, Peterborough, and views of Old St. Paul's, i. 300. reference to ancient statues on Crow- land Bridge, Worcester, and Glou- cester, i. 300.
Architecture, remarks on the Essay, | Athelstan, by Dr. Brown, ii. 261. by Mr. Basil Champneys, i. 301. Gray's opinion of the source of Gothic, ii. 255.
reason of the beauty of Gothic, iii. 110.
beauty of Gothic, began to appear in reign of Henry III., iii. 146. rise of Gothic, iii. 146. Gothic perfection, i. 317.
nothing finer than the nave of York, i. 317.
Lady chapel (Trinity Church, Ely), i. 317.
chapel of Bishop West at Ely, i. 317. had introduced itself in the reign of Charles I., iii. 158.
criticisms on James Bentham's Essay, iii. 228-231.
the Saxon, had no niches or canopies, and escutcheons of arms are hardly ever seen, iii. 229. billeted-moulding, examples of, iii.
nail-head, examples of, iii. 230. nebule, examples of, iii. 230.
rise of the pointed arch, example of, iii. 230.
spirit of Gray's time little less de- structive than the civil wars, iii. 231.
Aristophanes, notes on, iv. Aristotle, Gray's opinion of his writ- ings, ii. 147.
Arlington Street, residence of Walpole, ii. 139.
Armstrong, Dr. John, his poem on Health, ii. 121.
his pseudonym of Lancelot Temple, ii. 372.
Arthur, King, popular superstition in Lydgate's time concerning, i. 389. Asheton, Thomas, friend of Gray and West, ii. 71.
publishes a book against Dr. Middle- ton, ii. 210.
Garrick wrote the Epilogue of, ii. 261. Atheism is a vile dish, iii. 378. Athens, antiquities of, J. Stuart's, ii. 283.
Autumn of 1753, ii. 247-249. Avison, Charles, his Essay on Musical Expression as his Friend, ii. 242. reference to, ii. 250.
Avon, a poem, printed by Baskerville, ii. 372.
Axton, Mr., Fellow of Pembroke Col. lege, ii. 288.
Ayscough, Dr. Francis, candidate for Bishopric of St. David's, iii. 78. Ayscough, Mr., instrument maker on Ludgate Hill, iii. 244.
BACH, Carlo, his lessons for the piano- forte, iii. 164.
Gray thinks them charming, though others disagree, iii. 164. Baiardi, Ottavo Antonio, Parmesan antiquary, ii. 277.
Gray's criticism of his work on Her-
culaneum, ii. 277-278.
Baif, French poet, reference to, ii. 341. Balbi, Constantino, Doge of Genoa, ii.
Balguy, Dr. Thomas, of St. John's.
Gray accompanies him to town, ii. 291.
Gray sends him a copy of The Odes, ii. 320.
takes his doctor's degree and preaches the commencement ser- mon, ii. 368, 371.
returns to his prebendary of Win- chester, ii. 371.
friend of Rev. Mr. Ludham, iii. 144. Gray visits him at Winchester, iii. 178.
his action at Winchester, iii. 178. says Mrs. Mason is very handsome, iii. 224.
Horace Walpole's Epistle to, ii. 221, Balmerino, Lord, his trial for rebellion,
reference to, ii. 227.
Ashton, Dr., an Epistle by Horace Walpole to, ii. 90.
his prospect of marriage, ii. 144. his marriage, iii. 87.
visits Gray at Stoke, ii. 148.
reference to, ii. 147.
preacher of Lincoln's Inn, iii. 87. reference to, and Eton, iii. 86, 107, 111. Askew, Dr., ii. 117.
Aston, Rev. Dr. Delap's portrait in Mason's dining-room at, ii. 309.
Bard, The, sends a fragment to Stone- | Beattie, Gray's reasons for the notes hewer, ii. 279.
further fragment sent to Mason, ii.
the Moses of Parmegiano and Rap- hael's figure of God in the vision of Ezekiel furnished models for, ii. 313.
Gray comments on Mason's critic- ism, ii. 314-315.
Gray does not like notes, yet will give one or two, ii. 319.
Gray comments to H. Walpole on, ii. 318-319.
criticised by Mr. J. Butler anony-
mously, ii. 344-346.
references to, ii. 284-286. Barnard, Dr., his quarrel at the Com- mons, iii. 63.
Barnard, Lord, reference to, ii. 238. Barnwell, Dr., of Trompington, his daughter marries Dr. Chapman, ii. 193.
Barrett, Mr., of Lee Priory, offers Rev. N. Nicholls £100 a year as travel- ling companion, iii. 324. Barrington, Lord, Secretary for War, ii. 292.
Barrington, Daines (one of the Welsh
judges), Gray wishes a copy of his poems to be sent to, ii. 344. Bartholomew Fair, reference to, iii. 77.
Baskerville, beauty of his type, iii. 165. Bath, Lord, death of, iii. 172.
conduct of his lady during a riot, iii. 339.
Bathurst, Mr., reference to, iii. 69. Battey-Langley manner of architecture, ii. 253.
Battle of the Summer Islands, quotation
from Waller's, ii. 49.
Beadon, Richard, Bishop of Gloucester, executor of Dr. Newcome, iii. 189. Beattie, Dr. James, note on, iii. 219. invites Gray to Aberdeen, iii. 219. Gray would be glad to see him at Glamis, iii. 220.
visits Glamis, iii. 221.
sends Gray two books on popular superstition, iii. 222.
Gray criticises his poetry, iii. 279. Gray thanks him for his many friendly offers, iii. 285.
receives permission to issue a Scotch edition of Gray's poems, and to entrust its publication to Foulis of Glasgow, iii. 285-286. criticism of his Ode on Lord Hay's birthday, iii. 287.
to his Pindaric Odes, iii. 290. thanked for the edition of Gray's poems, iii. 325; its success, iii. 346. informed of the appointment of Gray to the Chair of Modern History, and its value, iii. 326.
sends Gray in MS. the first book of the Minstrel; Gray's criticism, iii.
his Essay on Truth, iii. 377.
Gray's criticism of the Minstrel, with Beattie's comments, iii. 395-400. obliged to Gray for his freedom of criticism, iii. 400.
Beauchamp, Earls of Warwick, their monuments, ii. 257.
Beauclerk, Lady Harry, receives a pension of £400 a year, iii. 78. Beauvau, Marshall, Prince, son of Prince Craon, ii. 85.
Beckford, Alderman, reference to his manner whilst delivering a speech, iii. 18.
at the coronation banquet, iii. 116. Bedford, Duke of, brings his son
Francis to Trinity College, ii. 309. and Duchess likely to be of the new Ministry, iii. 153.
Bedford, Mr., Fellow of Pembroke, ii. 288.
Mr. Buller of Cornwall his patron, ii. 289.
Bedingfield, Mr., makes the acquaint- ance of, ii. 276.
The Death of Achilles, a poem by, ii. 338.
relates opinions expressed respecting Gray's Odes, ii. 340.
Mason's attitude towards, iii. 163. references, ii. 338; iii. 329. Bedlam, tragedy by Nat. Lee, ii. 106. Beedon, Mr., reference to, iii. 97. Bell, Mr., his taste for Gothic, iii. 29. Belleisle, news of its surrender daily expected, iii. 105.
Sir William Williams killed at, iii. 109.
Bellers visits Maltham and engraves a view of Gordale, i. 278. Bellingham, extinct family of, i. 269. Benedict XIV., his election as Pope, i.
Bentham, James, Prebendary of Ely, Gray returns his Essay on Gothic Architecture with criticisms, iii. 228-231.
Bentinck, Lady Anne, and Sir Conyers d'Arcy, i. 367.
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