Mr. Lovelace, To John Belford, Esq; 
Monday afternoon, June 19. 
Pity me, Jack, for pity’s sake; since, if thou dost not, no-body else will: And yet never was there a man of my genius, and lively temper, that wanted it more. We are apt to attribute to the devil every-thing that happens to us, which we would not have happen: But here, being (a…[Read more]

Mr. Lovelace, To John Belford, Esq; 

And now it is time to confess (and yet I know, that thy conjectures are aforehand with my exposition), that this Captain Tomlinson, who is so great a favourite with my charmer, and who takes so much delight in healing breaches, and reconciling differences, is neither a greater man nor a less, than hones…[Read more]

Mr. Lovelace, To John Belford, Esq. 
Monday morn. 5 o’ clock (June 19) 
I must write on. Nothing else can divert me. And I think thou canst not have been a dog to me, I would fain have closed my eyes: But sleep […]

Mr. Lovelace, To John Belford, Esq. 

I have this moment intelligence from Simon Parsons, one of Lord M.’s stewards, that his Lordship is very ill. Simon, who is my obsequious servant, in virtue of my presu […]

Miss Clarissa Harlowe, To Miss Howe . 

Thursday, May 4. 
I forego every other engagement, I suspend every wish, I banish every other fear, to take up my pen, to beg of you, that you will not think of bei […]