have for your favour to me, that you cannot correfpond with one more his admirer, his lover, and deplorer, than,

Madam, etc.

My humble fervices to Mr. Newfham*. My Mother begs your acceptance of hers.

MADAM,

LETTER IV.

TO THE SAME.

Twitenham, Aug. 8.

I

SHOULD not tell you I have been fo difagreeably employed as in taking care of my own health, (which too much fickriefs makes me value more than otherwife I would,) if I did not really believe you intend to have fome concern about me, and that therefore I owe you fome apology for writing no fooner, to one who wishes me fo well. I have no anfwer to make to one part of yours, but that your manner of doing things does not (nor did in the inftance I mentioned) displease me, it is fo like your own brother's manners, and nothing like him can ever displease me. But, you will yet more oblige me, if you will let me use you as I did him, and transfer a part of the favours you designed me, to the benefit of fome objects I may recommend to

you:

*As thefe letters have no dates, it is uncertain whether this was the hufband, or the fon, of Pope's correfpondent.

C.

you: whom one fort of favours may make happier; though the other, of friendliness and good-will, I covet from you, and would not give a grain of as much as you allow me from myself. I have met with an object of extreme charity, to whom I will venture to give fome of the money you have left in my hands: whose ftory I will take another time to tell you, and only now fay, that if your brother had lived, fhe would not have wanted relief. I have paid but as far yet as 6ol. to the Statuary: the model I begin to be fatisfied with, and he is to proceed upon the Statue forthwith. You are very just to me in your thoughts of that affection that will prompt me in every thing relating to him. But I must also think you are very kind in them: In this age, Juftice is Kindness. Yet I doubt not your mind is of a better fort, as his was, and forward to judge favourably of fuch, as on any account deferve regard or belief. I fhall ufe no ceremonial with you, on no occafion, but take you for what you are pleased to profefs yourself toward me: and only affure you I fhall think, (if ever I found myself tempted to be too complaifant, or in the leaft degree infincere to you,) that I am offending the remains of the fincereft man I ever knew in the world, and growing ungrateful to him after his death.

Believe me therefore, Madam, fenfible of the obligation of being thought well of, and yet more fenfible of that which occafioned your good opinion, your tenderness for him, and your acquiefcence in his judgment,

OF

MIC

MRS KNIGHT.

A Bust from her Monument, executed by Gudphi, at Gosfield?

Published by Cadell & Davies Strand, and the other Proprietors May 1.1807.

which was fo favourable (indeed fo partial) to me. In a word, I esteem you more for loving him, than for liking me; nay, I not only esteem, but love you the more for that very reafon : and I will be always, dear Madam,

Yours, etc.

Pray defire Mr. Newfham to accept my fervices. I hope the young gentleman is well.

I

LETTER V.

TO JOHN KNIGHT, ESQ.*

DEAR SIR,

HAVE this day received fecond letter with the

your

note of 55 1. at Twitnam, and will next week go to town, where, as foon as the figure is fet up, I will pay the ftatuary. Your excefs of punctuality has

coft

*Of Bellowes or Belhoufe, or Gosfield-hall, was born at Weymouth, educated at Wadham College, Oxford, and Gray's Inn; elected M. P. for St. Germain's in Cornwall, in 1710, 1713, and 1714, and for Sudbury in 1727. He was Juftice of the Peace, and Deputy Lieutenant for the county of Effex. He mar ried, as his fecond wife, Mrs. Newfham, to whom the preceding Letters are addreffed. His only fon, John Knight, Efq. dying in June 1727, he bequeathed by will all his eftates to his wife, who became poffeffed of them upon his decease, Q&. 2, 1733 1733 Her third marriage will be noticed hereafter.