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471 Foote, T. Davies, Upton Egerton, Macklin, Aikin, Theobald, and numerous other writers of note, the names of which alone would form a catalogue.

“Many of them are enriched with numerous highly interesting and valuable notes in the autograph of Mr. Malone. The life of Congreve is nearly re-written by him, and many others are much increased in value thereby. The collection was purchased in Mr. Malone’s sale for 33l. 10s.”—Thorpe, 1838.

 

Mr. Wilberforce (21st August, 1810) terms him “one of the most extraordinary men this country ever produced.” Lord Wellesley, writing from Dorking, thanks him for an “interesting memoir, which he has read with great attention and satisfaction, and with all the respect due to its author and to its subject.” Mr. Trevor (the last Lord Hampden) says, “I cannot offer you my sincere thanks for this obliging attention without expressing in common with all the friends of that great and amiable man my admiration of the just and honourable tribute which you have paid to his memory, and thence have equally gratified their feelings and your own.” Lord Rosse writes from Parsonstown—“He (Mr. Windham) was undoubtedly the first gentleman in England, and fully merited everything you have said of him in your elegant panegyric. I regret it is so short, but hope it is only a foretaste of what we may hereafter hope to feast upon. The newspapers say that he has left many manuscripts. There is scarcely a subject he could touch which the magic of his imagination would not turn into something beautiful and valuable.” Lord Whitworth says, «Although I had not the good fortune to live in habits of intimacy with Mr. Wyndham, yet I beg leave to assure you that you could not have bestowed your work on an individual more sensible of his virtues both public and private, or who laments his loss more sincerely.”

The Bishop of Meath says, “I am grateful to receive from your own hands the tribute of praise you have paid to a man, whom to say I once had the happiness of knowing intimately, 