Memoirs of MrsLætitia Pilkington,... . eally believing him ferious, was aboutre upeii k. Pardon mr, Madam, faidli5y Lx^ni yOT\^ muft: not read my Verfcs[ while I am prefent, or youMl offend myModefty. She laid the Paper down, andfhortly after my Lord took his Leave-When (lie opened it, llie found a Drafton jD^/^w and Company for twentyPourds. I hope I (hall obtain his Lord-fiVip^s Forgivenefs for the Freedom I here 268 A P P E N D I X. here take of mentioning his Namej butI think fuch Adions, and fuch afonecompofe his Life, ought not to be ob-fcurcd; and tho doubtlefs this is but atrivial Inft


Memoirs of MrsLætitia Pilkington,... . eally believing him ferious, was aboutre upeii k. Pardon mr, Madam, faidli5y Lx^ni yOT\^ muft: not read my Verfcs[ while I am prefent, or youMl offend myModefty. She laid the Paper down, andfhortly after my Lord took his Leave-When (lie opened it, llie found a Drafton jD^/^w and Company for twentyPourds. I hope I (hall obtain his Lord-fiVip^s Forgivenefs for the Freedom I here 268 A P P E N D I X. here take of mentioning his Namej butI think fuch Adions, and fuch afonecompofe his Life, ought not to be ob-fcurcd; and tho doubtlefs this is but atrivial Inftance of the Munincence andHonour of that worthy Nobleman, yetas my Mother was an intire Stranger,and that his did it purely inCompaffion to her Sufferings and Regardto her Talents, /he ever efteemed both•the Gift, and the Manner it was givenin, as the genteelefl Thing that TouJdpofTibly be done : and as flie did not fur-vive to r[5eak her Sentiments on that Oc-cafion, I hope I Ihall be pardoned forattempting it. F I V X OCT 11 V9^|


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