CHAPTER VIII.
Ranelagh masquerade--Tunbridge Wells--Duke of Montagu’s death--Coombe Bank--The feather screen--Hinchinbrook--The Miss Gunnings--Chinese room in Hill Street--A parson’s children--Dowager Duchess of Chandos--Lord Pembroke’s death--The earthquake--Death of Dr. Middleton--Anniversary of Elizabeth’s wedding day--Mrs. Boscawen--Gilbert West--Barry and Garrick--Embroidered flounces--“The cousinhood”--West family--Berenger--Hildersham--Miss Maria Naylor--The “Pollard Ashe”--Mrs. Percival’s death--Dr. Shaw’s death--The Dauphin--Dr. Middleton’s works--Anne Donnellan--Nathaniel Hooke 264–296
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS.
VOL. I.
MRS. MONTAGU (_née_ ELIZABETH ROBINSON) _Frontispiece_ _From a miniature by C. F. ZINCKE, in the possession of The Hon. Elizabeth Montagu, Farnham Royal. (Photogravure.)_
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MOUNT MORRIS, NEAR HYTHE, KENT 8 _From an old print, 1809._
MISS MORRIS, GRANDMOTHER OF MRS. MONTAGU 16 _From a picture (artist unknown), in the possession of the Hon. Elizabeth Montagu. (Photogravure.)_
MR. AND MRS. MATTHEW ROBINSON (MRS. MONTAGU’S FATHER AND MOTHER) 32 _From a picture by W. HAMILTON, in the possession of The Hon. Elizabeth Montagu, Farnham Royal. (Photogravure.)_
W. FREIND, D.D., DEAN OF CANTERBURY 64 _From the picture by T. WORLIDGE._
WILLIAM, SECOND DUKE OF PORTLAND 76 _From the picture by THOMAS HUDSON, in the possession of the Duke of Portland. (Photogravure.)_
LADY MARY WORTLEY MONTAGU 80 _From a miniature (artist unknown), in the possession of Mrs. Climenson. (Photogravure.)_
SIR THOMAS ROBINSON (1ST BARON ROKEBY) 100 _From a picture (artist unknown), in the possession of The Hon. Elizabeth Montagu, Farnham Royal. (Photogravure.)_
MORRIS ROBINSON 144 _From the picture by the REV. M. W. PETERS, R.A., in the possession of The Hon. Elizabeth Montagu, Farnham Royal. (Photogravure.)_
SANDLEFORD PRIORY, NEAR NEWBURY, BERKSHIRE 152 _From a photograph._
DENTON HALL, NORTHUMBERLAND 160
MARGARET CAVENDISH HARLEY, DUCHESS OF PORTLAND 192 _From the picture by THOMAS HUDSON, in the possession of the Duke of Portland. (Photogravure.)_
LADY LECHMERE (_née_ HOWARD), AFTERWARDS LADY (THOMAS) ROBINSON 208 _From a picture (artist unknown), in the possession of The Hon. Elizabeth Montagu, Farnham Royal. (Photogravure.)_
GILBERT WEST 296 _From an engraving by E. SMITH, after W. Walker._
ROBINSON PEDIGREE _In pocket at end of Vol._
ELIZABETH MONTAGU
THE QUEEN OF THE BLUE-STOCKINGS