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Latest Release: Chapter 1 : The Diary and Letters of Madame D'Arblay.Vol. 1.by f.a.n.n.y Burney.PREFACE."T
The Diary and Letters of Madame D'Arblay.Vol. 1.by f.a.n.n.y Burney.PREFACE."The Diary and Letters of Madame D'Arblay," edited by her niece, Mrs.
Barrett, were originally published in seven volumes, during the years 1842-1846. The work
- 261 (Madame dArblay to Mrs. locke.) 11 Bolton-street, Nov. 1824.Now then for a more cheerful winding-up. I came from Camden Town very unwillingly,--but Alex was called to Cambridge to an audit, and so I took that opportunity to make a break-up. But the day be
- 260 more than darkness visible. To all the vast ma.s.s left to my direction by my dear father, who burnt nothing, not even an invitation to dinner, are added not merely those that devolved to me by fatal necessity in 1818, but also all the papers possessed fr
- 259 Sunday, April 11, 1818.-This morning my dearest Alexander was ordained a priest by the Bishop of Chester in St. James's church.I went thither with my good Eliz. Ramsay, and from the gallery witnessed the ceremony. Fifty-two were ordained at the same
- 258 June 3.-This day, this 3rd of June, completes a calendar month since I lost the beloved object of all my tenderest affections, and all my views and hopes and even ideas of happiness on earth.June 7.-The fifth sad Sunday this of earthly separation! oh heav
- 257 (290) The Comte de Narbonne and Comte F. de la Tour Maubourg.(291) He had studied mathematics in Paris according to the a.n.a.lytical method, instead of the geometrical, which was at that time exclusively taught at Cambridge.(292) See infra, p. 387-8.-ED.
- 256 THE GENERAL RECEIVES THE VISIT OF A PRIEST.In March he revived a little, and Mr. Tudor no longer denied me hope; on the 18th Alex came to our arms and gratulations on his fellows.h.i.+p; which gave to his dearest father a delight the most touching.I have
- 255 All Bath wore a face of mourning. The transition from gaiety and exultation was really awful. What an extinction of youth and happiness ! The poor Princess Charlotte had never known a moment's suffering since her marriage. Her lot seemed perfect.Prin
- 254 A wave, at length, more stupendous than any which had preceded it, dashed against my rock as if enraged at an interception of its progress, and rushed on to the extremity of this savage chamber, with foaming impetuosity. This moment I believed to be my la
- 253 "Lovely Streatfield's ivory neck, Nose and notions ? la Grecque."He was extremely civil to Alex, whom he had longed, he said, to see, and Alex listened to every word that dropped from him, as if it would teach some high move at chess.We had
- 252 June 28.-I devoted all day to leave-taking visits, for so many houses were opened, and claimed long confabulations, from their rarity, that I had not finished my little round till past ten o'clock at night. Yet of these hosts, Mrs. Frances Bowdler, M
- 251 (Madame d'Arblay to a Friend.) Bath, August 17, 1816.I have been in a state of much uncertainty and disturbance since I wrote last with respect to one of the dearest possible interests of life, the maternal: the uncertainty, however, for this epoch is ov
- 250 (279) Alarm.(280) Fortresses.(281) Litters.(282) Both reports were false. Jerome Bonaparte, Napoleon's youngest brother, formerly King of Westphalia, was wounded in the groin at Quatre Bras, two days before the battle of Waterloo.His wound, however, was
- 249 MEETING WITH GENERAL D'ARBLAY.At Tr?ves, at length, on Monday evening, the 24th of July, 1815, I arrived in a tremor of joy and terror indescribable. But my first care was to avoid hazarding any mischief from surprise; and my first measure was to obtain
- 248 Almost distracted, I flew myself to the inn; but the answer was repeated! The route to Luxembourg, they told me, was infested with straggling parties, first, from the wandering army of Grouchy, now rendered pillagers from want of food ; and next, from the
- 247 Everybody was wandering from home; all Brussels seemed living in the streets. The danger to the city, which had imprisoned all its inhabitants except the rabble or the military, once completely pa.s.sed, the pride of feeling and showing their freedom seem
- 246 My reappearance produced no effect upon my hosts : they saw my return with the same placid civility that they had seen my departure. But even apathy, or equanimity,--which shall I call it?--like theirs was now to be broken; I was seated at my bureau and w
- 245 Yet upon reflection, I will write no account of these great events, which have been detailed so many hundred times, and Page 347 so many hundred ways, as I have nothing new to offer upon them ; I will simply write the narrative of my own history at that a
- 244 A MISSION ENTRUSTED To GENERAL D'ARBLAY.On the 22nd of April opened a new source, though not an unexpected one, of inquietude, that preyed the more deeply upon my spirits from the necessity of concealing its torments. . . .The military call for M. d'Arb
- 243 (259) On duty.(260) Minister for foreign affairs.(261) "We have better news. I can enter into no detail; but be calm, and love him who loves you alone.(262) Country estate.(263) "My dearest--All is lost! I cannot enter into details--pray, set out the so
- 242 At about five o'clock in the morning our carriages were at the door. We blessed our benevolent hostess, took her name and address, that we might seek some means of manifesting our grat.i.tude, and then quitted Orchies. For the rest of our journey till we
- 241 Madame d'Henin came out to me upon the landing-place, hastily and confusedly, to say that the prefect did not judge proper to receive her at the prefecture, but that he would stay and sup with her, and that I was to pa.s.s for her premi?re femme de c
- 240 Arrived at Madame la Princesse d'Henin's, all was in a perturbation yet greater than what I had left, though not equally afflicting. Madame d'Henin was so little herself, that every moment presented a new view of things, and urged her impat
- 239 speedily escape back to Elba, or remain in the south a prisoner - and it was only amongst deep or restless politicians that any inquietude was manifested with respect to either of these results. Madame la Princesse d'Henin, indeed, whom I was in the
- 238 health, expressing good-natured concern to hear it had been deranged, and adding that she was bien aise de me voir.](250) I thanked her, with some expression of obligation to her civility, but almost without looking at her, from perturbation lest some mis
- 237 (225) Her sister Charlotte, formerly Mrs. Francis.-ED.(226) The 20th of August.-ED.(227) Mrs Crewe's husband, John Crewe of Crewe Hall, ches.h.i.+re, had been created a peer by the t.i.tle of Baron Crewe of Crewe, in 1806.-ED.(228) An attempt to ente
- 236 Page 288 My eyes were suffused with tears, from mingled emotions I glided nimbly through the crowd to a corner at the other end of the room, where Lady Crewe joined me almost instantly, and with felicitations the most amiably cordial and lively.We then re
- 235 Some other friends of Lady Crewe now found her out, and she made eager inquiries amongst them relative to Madame la d.u.c.h.esse d'Angoul?me, but could gather no tidings. She heard, however, that there were great expectations of some arrivals down st
- 234 Page 274 for a few weeks ; after which Madame d'Arblay returned with him to Paris, leaving their son to pursue his studies at Cambridge.](Madame d'Arblay to Mrs. ----) March(234) 19, 1814.Be not uneasy for me, nay tender friend: my affliction is
- 233 My own inclination and intention kept in mind your charge, , my dearest sir, that as soon as I was able I would wait upon Lady Crewe;(227) fortunately, I found her at home, and in her best style, cordial as well as good-humoured, and abounding in acute an
- 232 "Il travaille aux Bureaux de l'Int?rieur.""Pourquoi le quittez-vous?"(218) Page 261 I was here sensibly embarra.s.sed. I durst not avow I was going to England ; I could not a.s.sert I was really going to America. I hesitated, and
- 231 When I was sufficiently recovered for travelling, after a dreadful operation, my plan was resumed, but with an alteration which added infinitely to its interest, as well as to its importance. Bonaparte was now engaging in a new war, of which the aim and i
- 230 (193) joigny was the birth-place of M. d'Arblay.-ED.(194) Louis Bonaparte was born in 1778, and, young as he was, had already served with distinction in the campaign in Italy. He was subsequently king of Holland from 1806 to 1810, when that country w
- 229 DR. BURNEY's DIPLOMA.(Madame d'Arblay to Dr. Burney.) No. 13, Rue d'Anjou, 14th April, 1811......Have you received the letter in which I related that your diploma has been brought to me by the perpetual secretary of the cla.s.s of the Fine
- 228 Page 239 induced her daughter to buy him a new pair of stockings for charity. A gentleman who accompanied her to Joigny, her secretary, told me he had played at ball with Sidney every day for six months, while he also attended upon poor M. La Vilheurnois.
- 227 "Oui, madame," replied she, with a yet widened smile, and a look of lively satisfaction; "il est bien grand! Vous le voyez bien?""O, fort bien!" cried I, quite at a loss what she meant me to understand, till at last, fixing f
- 226 Madame de Lafayette, also, is by no means handsome; but has eyes so expressive, so large, and so speaking, that it is not easy to criticise her other features, for it is almost impossible to look at them. Her manner is calm and mild, yet n.o.ble. She is r
- 225 At a little hamlet near Clermont, where we rested some time, two good old women told us that this was the happiest day (twas Sunday) of their lives; that they had lost le bon Dieu for these last ten years, but that Bonaparte had now found him! In another
- 224 "At Ventose, year 10, (March 12, 1802)."You have doubtless communicated to our friends at Norbury Park, the letters which I have sent you. Did I tell you that I sent a copy of those letters to M. de Lafayette?(170) M. de Lafayette came at once t
- 223 [in the original edition here follow three letters, in French, from M. d'Arblay to his wife. From these letters we translate the following extracts.-ED."Paris."I do not yet know positively when it will be possible for me to go to see my unc
- 222 What think you of this for people who make it a rule to owe a third of their sustenance to the garden? Poor M, d'A.'s renewal of toil, to supply future times, is exemplary to behold, after such discouragement. But he works as if nothing had fail
- 221 which no progress had been made since last December. The evening was finished very cheerfully; and we went to our bowers not much out of humour with each other, or with the world.DR. BURNEY AND THE KING.We had settled a plan to go to the chapel at Windsor
- 220 We talked, of course, of that excellent lady ; and you will believe I did not quote her notions of smiling. The Burrows family, she told me,. was quite broken up; old Mrs. Amy alone remaining alive. Her brother, Dr. Aiken,(162) with his family, were pa.s.
- 219 Mrs. Chapone spoke warmly of "Camilla," especially of Sir Hugh, but told me she had detected me in some Gallicisms, Page 173 and pointed some out. She pressed me in a very flattering manner to write again ; and dear Hetty, forgetting our relatio
- 218 condescension of him, though I cannot recollect how, for I was a good deal fidgeted lest he should come to some disgrace, by any actual mischief or positive rebellion. I escaped pretty well, however, and they all left us with smiles and graciousness. . .
- 217 March 8th, 1798.My dear friend,-The queen has commanded me to acquaint you that she desires you will be at the Queen's house on Thursday morning at ten o'clock, with your lovely boy. You are desired to come upstairs in Princess Elizabeth's
- 216 Page 156 "Pray," cried she, " if it is not impertinent, may I ask to what religion you shall bring up your son?""The Protestant," I replied; telling her it was M. d'Arblay's own wish, since he was an Englishman born
- 215 "Madame d'Arblay, I beg you will sit down.""Pray, madam," said the duke, with a formal motion of his hand, "let me beg you to be seated.""You know--you recollect Madame d'Arblay, don't you, William ?"
- 214 She permitted me to speak a good deal of the Princess of Wurtemberg, whom they still all call princess royal. She told me she had worked her wedding garment, and entirely, and the real labour it had proved, from her steadiness to have no help, well knowin
- 213 to eat, nowhere to sit--all were trifles, rather, I think, amusing than incommodious. The house looked so clean, the distribution of the rooms and closets is so convenient, the prospect everywhere around is so gay and so lovely, and the park of dear Norbu
- 212 ever heard from any part of it till last Sat.u.r.day morning, when two letters arrived by the same post, with information of the death of his only brother.impossible as it has long been to look back to France without fears amounting even to expectation of
- 211 Or wherefore his characters thus without fault?Say, was it that, mainly directing his view To find out men's virtues, and finding them few, Quite sick of pursuing each troublesome elf, He grew lazy at last, and drew from himself?"-ED.(122) The n
- 210 Your old acquaintance, Miss --, has been pa.s.sing ten days in this neighbourhood. She is become very pleasingly formed in manners, wherever she wishes to oblige, and all her roughnesses and ruggednesses are worn off. I believe the mischief done by her ed
- 209 dearest father with her Usual true sense Of how to Speak of him.She invited us to dinner, but we were anxious to return to our Bambino, and M. d'Arblay had, all this time, only fought off being ill with his remnant of cold. Nevertheless, when we came
- 208 THE KING NOTICES M. D'ARBLAY.Thursday morning was lowering, and we determined upon departing, after only visiting some of my former acquaintances. 'We met Miss Planta in our way to the lodge, and took leave; but when we arrived at Mlle. Jacobi&#
- 207 "O but he soon will!" cried she, again smiling.Page 104 "He has so active a mind, ma'am, that I believe it quite impossible to him to be utterly idle , but, indeed, I know of no present design being positively formed."We had then
- 206 Delany, to secure us rooms for one page 99, day and night, and to Miss Planta to make known I could not set out till late.When we came into Windsor at seven o'clock, the way to Mrs.Agnew's was so intricate that we could not find it, till one of
- 205 And so dear Mr. Hastings is honourably acquitted!(120) and I visited him the next morning, and we cordially shook hands. I had luckily left my name at his door as soon as I was able to go out, and before it was generally expected that he would be acquitte
- 204 Adieu: mes hommages ? Madame d'Arblay et ? Madame phillips, je vous en prie: je vous demande et vous promets amiti?pour la vie.(110) M. D'ARBLAY's HORTICULTURAL PURSUITS.(Madame d'Arblay to Doctor Burney.) Bookham, March 22, 1794.My de
- 203 (Dr. Burney to Madame d'Arblay.) October 4, 1793.Dear f.a.n.n.y,--This is a terrible coup, so soon after your union; but I honour M, d'Arblay for offering his service on so great an occasion, and you for giving way to what seems an indispensable
- 202 (86) "And tell Miss Burney that I don't desire it of her-that I leave the Country loving her sincerely, and bearing her no grudge."(87) "There was no way out of it."(88) "You are very good to say SO."(89) M. d'Arbla
- 201 (35) "*What a pretty little house you have, and what pretty little hosts. "(36) "Does he know the name of M. Lafayette ?"(37) "They put us at first into a pretty enough room."(38) A const.i.tutionalist and member of the Legis
- 200 Do you recollect at all, when you were last in town, my warm interest for the loyal part of the French exiles?-=do you remember my ?loge of a French officer, in particular, a certain M. d'Arblay?Ah, my dear M--, you are quick as lightning; your sensi
- 199 REGRETS RESPECTING MADAME DE STAEL.(f.a.n.n.y Burney to Mrs. -Locke.) Chesington, 1793.I have been quite enchanted to-day by my dear Susan's intelligence that my three convalescents walked to the wood.Would I had been there to meet and receive them.
- 198 Page 55 M. de Lally Tolendal(76) read his "Mort de Strafford," which he had already recited once, and which Madame do Stael requested him to repeat for my sake.I had a great curiosity to see M. de Lally. I cannot say that feeling was gratified b
- 197 MISS BURNEY'S ADMIRATION OF MADAME DE STAEL.(f.a.n.n.y Burney to Dr. Burney.) Mickleham, February 29, 1793 Have you not begun, dearest sir, to give me up as a lost sheep?Susanna's temporary widowhood, however, has tempted me on, and spelled me w
- 196 Heaven prosper her! Her courage and spirits are wonderful. M. de Narbonne seemed, however, full of apprehensions for her. M. de Jaucourt seemed to have better hopes ; he, even he, has now thoughts of returning, or rather his generosity compels him to thin
- 195 I must here tell you that this lady, who was at that time seven months gone with child, was indefatigable in her efforts to save every one she knew from this dreadful ma.s.sacre. She walked daily (for carriages were not allowed to pa.s.s in the streets) t
- 194 I frankly answered that I had thought her charming; gay, intelligent, well-bred, well-informed, and amiable.He instantly drew back, as if sorry he had named her so roughly, and looked at Sally for thus surprising him; but I immediately continued that I co
- 193 youth whom he had brought up from a child, and on whose fond regard and respect he could rely, was employed in seeking him the means of pa.s.sing over to England. This was infinitely difficult, as he was to leave France without any pa.s.sport.How he quitt
- 192 The Diary and Letters of Madame D'Arblay.Volume 3.by Madame D'Arblay.19. (1792-3) THE FRENCH POLITICAL EMIGRANTS: MISS BURNEY MARRIES M. D'ARBLAY--11-70 Arrival of French Emigrants at juniper Hall--The Doctor's five Daughters--A Visit
- 191 (355) February 23, 1792.-ED.(356) The greater part of Sir joshua's large fortune was left to his unmarried niece, Mary Palmer. Considerable legacies were left to his niece, Mrs. Gwatkin (Offy Palmer), and to his friend Edmund Burke. In addition to th
- 190 It did not prove so to this lady, who presently followed her to the next picture, and, sitting as close as she could to where Mrs. Crewe stood, began singing various quick pa.s.sages, without words or connexion. I saw Mrs. Crewe much alarmed, and advanced
- 189 Mr. Burke looked half alarmed at his brother's opening, but, Page 460 when he had finished, he very good-humouredly poured out a gla.s.s of wine, and, turning to me, said, "Come then--here's slavery for ever!"This was well understood,
- 188 He said I was grown "quite fat" since he had seen me, and appealed to the Duke of York: he protested my arm was half as big again as heretofore, and then he measured it with his Page 455 spread thumbs and forefingers; and the whole of his manner
- 187 This dear king, n.o.bly unsuspicious where left to himself, and where he has met no doubleness, spoke also very freely of some political matters before me--of the new a.s.sociation in particular. It gratified me highly.MADAME DE GENLIS: A WOEFUL CHANGE.I
- 186 MR. WINDHAM TWITTED ON His LACK OF COMPa.s.sION.April 23.--I thought myself equal to again going to the trial, which recommenced, after six or seven weeks' cessation, on account of the judges going the circuit. Sarah went with me: I am now so known i
- 185 "I was very well content with his materials," quoth I, "which I thought much better than the use he made of them; and once or twice, he made an opening that, with a very little skill, might most adroitly and admirably have raised a laugh ag
- 184 Mr. de Luc was with her. She was gracious, but by no means lively or cordial. She was offended, probably,--and there was no reason to wonder, and yet no means to clear away the cause. This gave me much vexation, and the more I felt it the less I must have
- 183 If ever I see Mr. Burke where he speaks to me upon the subject, I will openly confide to him how impossible it was that the queen should conceive the subserviency expected, unjustly and unwarrantably, by Mrs. Schwellenberg: to whom I ought only to have be
- 182 Montagu's, Miss Gregory by a marriage disapproved, is removed for ever; from Mrs. Cholmley's, by the severer blow of death, Lady Mulgrave is separated; Mrs. Lambart, by the same blow, has lost the brother, Sir Philip Clerke, who brought us to he
- 181 Page 418 I might ever pa.s.s under that roof time enough to see them more deliberately. We stopped in the Hans Holbein Porch, and upon the Inigo Jones bridge, as long as we Could stand, after standing and staring and straining our eyes till our guide was
- 180 Sidmouth, Devons.h.i.+re, Monday, Aug. 1.-I have now been a week out upon my travels, but have not had the means or the time, till this moment, to attempt their brief recital.Page 412 Mrs. Ord called for me about ten in the morning. I left my dearest fath
- 179 THE FINAL PARTING.I come now near the close of my Court career.At St. James's all was graciousness; and my royal mistress gave me to understand she would have me stay to a.s.sist at her toilet after the Drawing-room; and much delighted me by desiring
- 178 Page 403 new there was no other security against all manner of risks in his relations.About this time Mr. Turbulent made me a visit at tea-time when the gentlemen were at the Castle and the moment William left the room he eagerly said, "Is this true,
- 177 "If it was not for that deuced tailor, I would not stir. I shall dine at the Queen's house on Monday, Miss Goldsworthy; I shall come to dine with the princess royal. I find she does not go to Windsor with the queen."The queen meant to spend
- 176 He murmured something I could not distinctly hear, of concern at my continued opinion upon this subject; but I do not think, by his manner, it much surprised him."You know," cried I, "why, as well as what, I feared--that fatal candour, of w
- 175 Luc, she still further condescended to speak most graciously of his daughter, saying in particular, these strong words, in answer to something kind uttered by that good friend in my favour. "O, as to character, she is what we call in German 'tru
- 174 That every blessing, every good, may light upon your Majesties here, and await a future and happier period hereafter, will be always amongst the first prayers of, "Madam, your Majesty's ever devoted, ever grateful, most attached, and most dutifu
- 173 The queen was all graciousness; and her favour and confidence and smiles redoubled my difficulties. I saw she had no suspicion but that I was hers for life ; and, unimportant as I felt myself to her, in any comparison with those for whom I quitted her, I
- 172 October.-I now drew up my memorial, or rather, showed it to my dearest father. He so much approved it, that he told me he would not have a comma of it altered. I will copy it for you. It is as respectful and as grateful as I had words at command to make i
- 171 "How do you do, Captain Burney?""My lord, I should be glad to be employed."" You must be sensible, Captain Burney, we have many claimants just now, and more than it is possible to satisfy immediately.""I am very sensible
- 170 (324) A comedy by Reynolds, originally produced at Covent Garden, May 15, 1789.-ED.(325) Sir Robert Gunning, the bride's father.-ED.(326) f.a.n.n.y refers to Burke's att.i.tude during the Regency debates, in which, as a member of the opposition,
- 169 "O, I thank you," he cried, earnestly "I am indeed quite ashamed of the incessant misappropriation of that word.""No, no," cried I; "I only tire of it because they seem to think, when once the word logic and your name ar
- 168 "Not such one," cried James, "as we had last summer at Aylsham!""But what officers you are!" he cried, "you men of Captain Cook; you rise upon us in every trial! This Captain Bligh,--what feats, what wonders he has perfo
- 167 I could not help saying rather faintly, "Has he?"Not faintly he answered, "He has!--but not the world alone, even his friends, are apt to misjudge him. What he enters upon, however with earnestness, YOU will commonly find turn out as he rep
- 166 On Easter Sunday, the 4th of April, when I left my beloved Susan at St. James's, I left with her all spirit for any voluntary employment, and it occurred to me I could best while away the leisure allowed me by returning to my long-forgotten tragedy.T
- 165 I received her with all' the attention in my power, immediately wis.h.i.+ng her joy: she accepted it with a thousand dimples, and I seated her on the sofa, and myself by her side. n.o.body followed; and I left the bishop to my father, while we entere
- 164 Nov. 28.-The queen, after a very long airing, came * in to dress, and summoned me immediately; and in two minutes the princess royal entered, and said something in German, and then added, "And Mr. Fairly, ma'am, begs he may see you a moment, now
- 163 She then added, "He has set his head against coming. I know he has been in town some considerable time, but he has desired it may not be told here. I know, too, that when he has been met in the streets, he has called out, 'For heaven's sake
- 162 The house is very magnificent, and of in immense magnitude. It seems much out of repair, and by no means cheerful or comfortable. Gloomy grandeur seems the proper epithet for the building and its fitting-up. It had been designed for a monastery, and as su