He and the ladies, with the
maid and Chowder in a coach; I and the man-servant a-horseback.
The particulars of our journey you shall have in my next,
provided no accident happens to prevent,
Yours ever,
J. MELFORD
BATH May 17.
To Dr LEWIS.
DEAR DICK,
I shall to-morrow set out for London, where I have bespoke
lodgings, at Mrs Norton's in Golden-square. Although I am no
admirer of Bath, I shall leave it with regret; because I must
part with some old friends, whom, in all probability, I shall
never see again. In the course of coffeehouse conversation, I had
often heard very extraordinary encomiums passed on the
performances of Mr T--, a gentleman residing in this place, who
paints landscapes for his amusement. As I have no great
confidence in the taste and judgment of coffeehouse connoisseurs,
and never received much pleasure from this branch of the art,
those general praises made no impression at all on my curiosity;
but, at the request of a particular friend, I went yesterday to
see the pieces, which had been so warmly commended -- I must own I
am no judge of painting, though very fond of pictures. I don't
imagine that my senses would play me so false, as to betray me
into admiration of any thing that was very bad; but, true it is,
I have often overlooked capital beauties, in pieces of
extraordinary merit.
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