gs. Depend upon it, he will have Jeffrey and
you upon some of his vessels, and you will enjoy an argillaceous
immortality."

This probably refers to Josiah, the grandson of the great potter.

LADY MARY BENNETT, 1_st Nov._ 1822.--"Write to me immediately: I feel it
necessary to my constitution."

LADY HOLLAND, 1_st Oct._ 1823.--"I think you mistake Bond's character in
supposing he could be influenced by partridges. He is a man of a very
independent mind, with whom pheasants at least, or perhaps turkeys, are
necessary."

LADY HOLLAND, 19_th Oct._ 1823.--"All duchesses seem agreeable to
clergymen; but she would really be a very clever, agreeable woman, if she
were married to a neighbouring vicar; and I should often call upon her."
(Apparently the Duchess of Bedford.)

MRS SYDNEY, 7_th May_ 1826.--"My two reviews are very much read, and
praised here for their fun; I read them the other night, and they made me
laugh a good deal."

MRS SYDNEY, _n.d._--In a French diligence was "a sensible man, with that
propensity which the French have for explaining things which do not
require explanation. He explained to me, for instance, what he did when
he found coffee too strong; he put water in it!"

LADY HOLLAND, 6_th Nov._ 1827.--"Jeffrey has been here with his
adjectives, who always travel with him. His throat is giving way; so
much wine goes down it, so many million words leap over it, how can it
rest? Pray make him a judge; he is a truly great man, and is very
heedless of his own interests."

LORD HOLLAND, _July_ 1828.--"I hear with great concern of your protracted
illness. I would bear the pain for you for a fortnight if I were allowed
to roar, for I cannot bear pain in silence and dignity. . . . God bless
you, dear Lord Holland! There is nobody in the world has a greater
affection for you than I have, or who hears with greater pain of your
illness."

LADY HOLLAND, _Dec._ 1828.--"I not only was never better, but never half
so well: indeed I find I have been very ill all my life, without knowing
it. Let me state some of the goods arising from abstaining from all
fermented liquors. First, sweet sleep; having never known what sweet
sleep was, I sleep like a baby or a ploughboy. . . . If I dream, it is
not of lions and tigers, but of Easter dues and tithes. . . . My
understanding is improved, and I comprehend Political Economy. I see
better without wine and spectacles than when I used both. Only one evil
ensue