Summary: Written before the end of May 1736 when Gray was learning Italian, and sent in two letters, dated [8 May 1736] (ll. 646-88) and [before 24 May 1736] (ll. 704-24), to Richard West. Gray's translation of ll. 689-703 has not survived. Translation of ll. 646-88 (59 lines) first published, untitled, in Mitford (ed.), Correspondence of Gray and Mason (1853), letter I, 2-4, and of ll. 704-24 (27 lines) first published in Mason'sMemoirs (1775), section I, 9-10.
References: Smith (ed.), Index (1989), item GrT 145, 93
Contents: Transcript, here untitled, of ll. 32-52, 1-31, 53-59, in the hand of John Mitford, in John Mitford, Note-Books, vol. III "Mitford. Extracts from Mr Grays Common-place books", ff. 192r, 193r, 194r.