To THE SAME. Bentham's Defence of Usury. Adam Smith's Moral Sentiments. Opinions of the universities on the French revolution Page 403 - To M. G. Congratulations on the birth of a daughter. Reflections on the French revolution. Meeting of parliament. Warren Hastings - 408 Death of LXXIX. To MADAME G. Of Mirabeau's character. Slave LXXXI.- To MADAME G. On the Birmingham riots 431 LXXXII.- To M. DUMONT. On Groenvell's Letters LXXXIII.- From MR. WILSON. (note) Characters of Wilson and Trail. Louis XVI.'s acceptance of the consti- tution. "Richard" at the Italian opera. Stories current at Paris. The republicans in the assembly. D'André. Chamfort. Volney's Ruines 433 LXXXIV. From MR. TRAIL. Popularity of Louis XVI. LXXXVI. - From MADAME G. Legislative Assembly. Ge- neral desire of the nation for peace and order. Emigration among the middle classes - 450 LXXXVII. To MADAME G. His profession. National As- It would seem, my dear Roget, by your more aut on which I am, to enter only to draw from you beer mine, must have been fully gratified by you offensive to Modesty win than a pusugune us howen I assure you, I had I had no such trish, & that, w but realize the partial hopes & Expectations of my; but in myself. I have a much les indulgent (ensor, & in weight with I have taught myself howeve Situation which is not to suffer my Happiesse in my my own. myself to employ all the Talents & all the authority i Handwriting of Sir Samuel Romilly. London. 7. Jan: 1783. r that. praises as hat I wrote to "you thought I had affond doubt of succeding in the way of Life That object, had it might encourage nee in my pursuit. That Silence, which, introduced as it is, is a greater Encouragement to me, I is ron Tatents which your Indulgences might have supposed me to possess but a faitiful Danserpt of what I felt oud I ends there could be no doubt of any success almond beyond my This pert ups alone, I cannot suffer their Judgement to have equal very useful desons of practical philosophy to make myself easy tos to depend upon my Seness. r a в 1 you I may acquire for the public good. Should my Wishes wishes be gratified I promise MEMOIRS OF SIR SAMUEL ROMILLY. NARRATIVE OF HIS EARLY LIFE WRITTEN BY HIMSELF IN 1796. 1757-1778. August 16. 1796. I SIT down to write my life; the life of one who never achieved any thing memorable, who will probably leave no posterity, and the memory of whom is therefore likely to survive him only till the last of a few remaining and affectionate friends shall have followed him to the grave. A subject so uninteresting will hardly awaken the curiosity of any one into whose hands this writing may chance to fall, and I may almost be assured of having no reader but myself. In truth, it is for myself that I write, for myself alone; for my own instruction, and my own amusement. In old age, if I should live to be old, I may find a pleasure, congenial to that season of life, in retracing the actions and sentiments of my youth and of my manhood, less imperfectly than by the aid of an impaired and decaying memory, and as it were in living again with relations and with friends long deceased. |