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 Correspondence of Thomas Gray, 3 vols. Ed. by the late Paget Toynbee and Leonard Whibley, with corrections and additions by H. W. Starr. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1971 [1st ed. 1935], letter no. 431, vol. iii, 945-946 http://www.e-enlightenment.com/search/letters/print/?printref_sourceedition=graythOU0084&printref_docnumber=431 The Correspondence of Thomas Gray and William Mason, with Letters to the Rev. James Brown, D.D. Ed. by the Rev. John Mitford. London: Richard Bentley, 1853, letter CI, 367-368 https://www.thomasgray.org/texts/diglib/primary/MiJ_1853/1/367 The Letters of Thomas Gray, including the correspondence of Gray and Mason, 3 vols. Ed. by Duncan C. Tovey. London: George Bell and Sons, 1900-12, letter no. CCXCI, vol. iii, 129-130 https://www.thomasgray.org/texts/diglib/primary/ToD_1900iii/1/129 Gray, Thomas, 1716-1771 London, United Kingdom Brown, James, 1709-1784 Cambridge, United Kingdom

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 English Mason, William, 1724-1797 Palgrave, William, 1735-1799 Talbot, William, d. 1811 Chalotais, Louis René de la

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[To The Revd Mr] Brown, President of Pembroke Hall, Cambridge
18 NO

          5 l 18 Nov: 1766. Jermyn-Street. Dear Sr

I paid the sum abovemention'd this morning at Gillam's Office in Bishopsgate-Street: the remittance you will please to pay out of it. I have not time to add all the bad news of the times, but in a few days you shall have some of it; tho' the worst of all is just what I can not write. I am perfectly out of humour, & so will you be.

Mason is here, & has brought his Wife, a pretty, modest, innocent, interesting figure, looking like 18, tho' she is near 28. she does not speak, only whispers, & her cough as troublesome as ever: yet I have great hopes, there is nothing consumptive. she is strong & in good spirits. we were all at the Opera together on Saturday last. they desire their loves to you. I have seen Mr Talbot, & Delaval lately.

Adieu! I am ever Yours T G:

I can not find Mons: de la Chalotais in any of the shops. Ld St: I am told is to be married here. I know nothing of Pa:, but that he was still at Mr Weddell's a fortnight since. Be so good to tell me you have received this (if you can) by the return of the Post.