.--Miserable condition of the French
peasants--palace of Fontainbleau--fair of St
Lawrence--opera house--general character of the French
actors--comparison between the French and English
ladies.

LET. L. _Paris_.--General remarks on the palace of Versailles--
Trianon--Marli--St Cloud--paintings at the house of the
Duke d'Antin--the Thuilleries--the Louvre--behaviour of
Mr Law at Paris--Paris compared with London.

LET. LI. _From Dover_.--Ludicrous distresses in the passage to
Dover--reflections on travelling--brief comparison
between England and the rest of the world in general.

LET. LII. _Dover_.--Reflections on the fates of John Hughes and
Sarah Drew--epitaph on them.

LET. LIII. --Character of Mrs D ---- and humorous representation
of her intended marriage with a greasy curate--
anecdotes of another couple--remarks on the abuse of
the word _nature_; applied to the case of a husband who
insisted on his wife suckling her own child--
observations on the forbidding countenance of a worthy
gentleman.

LET. LIV. _From Vienna_.--Remarks on some illustrious personages
at the court of Vienna--character of the poet Rousseau
--alchymy much studied at Vienna--prince Eugene's
library.

LET. LV. --Victory of prince Eugene over the Turks, and the
surrender of Belgrade--the news how received at
Constantinople--contrast between European and Asiatic
manners--estimate of the pleasures of the seraglio--
observations on Mr Addison being appointed secretary of
state--Mr Addison, Mr Pope, and Mr Congreve, in what
respects three happy poets--reflections on the Iliad,
and Mr Pope's translation of it.

LET. LVI. _From Florence_.--Remarks on the road between Bologna
and Florence--visit to the monastery of La Trappe, with
reflections on the monastic life--occasion of the
institution of the order of La Trappe--the burning
mountains near Fierenzuola--general description of
Florence--the grand gallery--the statues of Antinous
and Venus de Medicis--the first sketches of Rap