LETTER 1. From Mr. WEST.-Complains of his friend's silence p. 133 LETTER 2. To Mr. WEST.-Answer to the former.-A translation of some lines from Statius P. 134 LETTER 3. From Mr. WEST,-Approbation of the version.— Ridicule on the Cambridge Collection of Verses on the marriage of the Prince of Wales P. 138 Preface of the Editor to the subsequent letter P. 140 LETTER 4. To Mr. WEST.-On the little encouragement which he finds given to classical learning at Cambridge.—His aversion to metaphysical and mathematical studies p. 141 LETTER 5. From Mr. WEST.-Answer to the former, advises his correspondent not to give up Poetry when he applies himself to the Law P. 143 LETTER 6. To Mr. WALPOLE.-Excuse for not writing to him, &c. P. 146 LETTER 7. From Mr. WEST.-A poetical epistle addressed to his Cambridge friends, taken in part from Tibullus and a prose letter of Mr. Pope P. 148 LETTER 8. To Mr. WEST.-Thanks him for his poetical epistle. -Complains of low spirits.-Lady Walpole's death, and his concern for Mr. H. Walpole P. 153 LETTER 9. To Mr. WALPOLE.-How he spends his own time in the country. Meets with Mr. Southern, the dramatic poet p. 154 LETTER 10. To Mr. WALPOLE.-Supposed manner in which Mr. Walpole spends his time in the country . P. 157 LETTER 11. From Mr. WEST.-Sends him a translation into Latin of a Greek epigram removing to the Temple LETTER 13. From Mr. WEST, on leaving the University, and LETTER 12. To Mr. WEST.-A Latin epistle in answer to the foregoing P. 158 P. 160 p. 162 LETTER 14. To Mr. WEST.-A Sapphic Ode, occasioned by the preceding letter, with a Latin postscript, concluding with an Alcaic fragment P. 164 LETTER 15. From Mr. WEST.-Thanks for his Ode, &c.-His idea of Sir Robert Walpole P. 167 LETTER 16. To Mr. WALPOLE.-Congratulates him on his new place. Whimsical description of the quadrangle of PeterHouse . P. 169 LETTER 18. From Mr. WEST.-Sends him a Latin Elegy in answer to Mr. Gray's Sapphic Ode LETTER 17. To Mr. WEST.-On his own leaving the University p. 171 P. 173 Short Narrative concluding the Section p. 175 SECTION II. P. 177 Connecting Narrative.-Mr. Gray goes abroad with Mr. Walpole. -Corresponds, during his tour, with his parents and Mr. West LETTER 1. To his MOTHER. His voyage from Dover.-Description of Calais.—Abbeville.-Amiens.-Face of the country, and dress of the people p. 179 LETTER 2. To Mr. WEST.-Monuments of the kings of France at St. Denis, &c.-French Opera and Music.-Actors, &c. p. 182 LETTER 3. To Mr. WEST.-Palace of Versailles.-Its gardens and water-works.-Installation of the Knights du S. Esprit p. 187 LETTER 4. To his MOTHER.-Rheims.-Its cathedral.-Disposition and amusements of its inhabitants P. 191 LETTER 5. To his FATHER.-Face of the country between Rheims and Dijon.-Description of the latter.-Monastery of the Carthusians and Cistercians Roman antiquities LETTER 6. To Mr. WEST.-Lyons.--Beauty of its environs. p. 194 P. 196 p. 199 LETTER 7. From Mr. WEST.-His wishes to accompany his friend. His retired life in London.-Address to his Lyre, in Latin Sapphics, on the prospect of Mr. Gray's return LETTER 8. To his MOTHER.-Lyons.-Excursion to the Grande Chartreuse. Solemn and romantic approach to it.-His reception there, and commendation of the monastery P. 201 LETTER 9. To his FATHER.-Geneva.-Advantage of a free government exhibited in the very look of the people.-Beauty of the lake, and plenty of its fish LETTER 10. To his MOTHER.-Journey over the Alps to Turin. -Singular accident in passing them.-Method of travelling over mount Cenis p. 207 LETTER 11. To Mr. WEST.-Turin.-Its Carnival.-More of the views and scenery on the road to the Grande Chartreuse.Wild and savage prospects amongst the Alps agreeable to Livy's description . P. 204 P. 210 LETTER 12. To Mr. WEST.-Genoa.-Music.-The Doge.Churches and the Palazzo Doria P. 214 LETTER 13. To his MOTHER.-Paintings at Modena.— Bologna. -Beauty and richness of Lombardy p. 216 LETTER 14. To his MOTHER.-The Apennines.-Florence and its gallery p. 219 LETTER 15. To Mr. WEST.-Journey from Genoa to Florence. -Elegiac verses occasioned by the sight of the plains where the battle of Trebia was fought p. 222 LETTER 16. From Mr. WEST.-Latin Elegy, expressing his wishes to see Italy and Greece p. 223 p. 225 LETTER 17. To his MOTHER.-Death of the Pope.-Intended departure for Rome.-First and pleasing appearance of an Italian spring LETTER 18. To his MOTHER.-Cathedral of Sienna.-Viterbo. --Distant sight of Rome.-The Tiber.-Entrance into the city. St. Peter's. Introduction of the Cardinal d'Auvergne into the Conclave p. 226 |