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RAG.781.018
12 Jul 1781:12 (7/390)
Letters of the late Thomas Lord Lyttleton: from a late
London edition, just published. (Continued from our last.)
Letter XXI.
My dear Sir, I obey your commands with some reluctance, in
relating the story of which you have heard so much, and to
which your curiosity appears to be so broad awake. . . [17
lines] he accepted the invitation, and astonished the
company as much by the powers of his conversation and the
elegance of his manners, as by his equestrian prowess. He
was an orator, a poet, a painter, a musician, a lawyer, a
divine; in short he was every thing, and the magic of his
discourse kept the drowsy sportsmen awake long after their
usual hour. . . [51 lines of narration of the mystery]
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