THE

MISCELLANEOUS

WORKS

OF

EDWARD GIBBON, ESQ.

WITH

MEMOIRS OF HIS LIFE AND WRITINGS,

COMPOSED BY HIMSELF:

ILLUSTRATED FROM HIS LETTERS,

IPITH OCCASIONAL NOTES AND NARRATIVE,

BY THE RIGHT HONOURABLE

JOHN, LORD SHEFFIELD.

A NEW EDITION, WITH CONSIDERABLE ADDITIONS,

IN FIVE VOLUMES.

VOL. II.

LETTERS.

LONDON:

PRINTED FOR JOHN MURRAY, 50, ALBEMARLE-STREET,

By C. Roworth, Bell-yard, Temple-bar,

3476

G43

1874.
2.

CONTENTS.

VOL. II.

LETTERS.

Page

No.

IX. Mr. Gibbon to * ** on the Government of Berne 1

X. Mr. Gibbon to Mrs. Porten on Letters to Friends-

Persons he met with-Admiral Byng his Father's

second Marriage. Lausanne, 1756

33

XI. Dr. Waldegrave (bis Tutor at Oxford) to E. Gibbon,

Esq. jun. Dec. 7th, 1758

37

XII. Mr. Gibbon to his Father on his Abilities for speak-

ing in the House of Commons-requesting that

the Sum necessary to purchase a Seat in it might

be applied to defraying the Expenses of a Visit to

Italy, &c. 1760.

38

XIII. Mr. Mallet to Mr. Gibbon, inclosing a Letter from

Count de Caylus on Mr. Gibbon's “Etude de la

Littérature.” 1761

42

XIV. George Lewis Scott, Esq. to E. Gibbon, Esq. jun. on

his mathematical Studies. May 7th, 1762 44

XV.Mr. Gibbon to Mrs. Gibbon on his Arrival at Paris

and Acquaintance with Helvetius and others.

Paris, Feb. 12th, 1763

XVI. Mr. Gibbon to his Father--further Account of his

Situation and Acquaintance at Paris. Feb. 24th,

1763

54

XVII.

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