The Letters of Horace Walpole, Vol. 4 of 16

Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Letters of Horace Walpole, Vol. 4 of 16: Fourth Earl of Orford; Chronologically Arranged and Edited With Notes and Indices Now are you mortally angry with me for trifling with you, and not telling you at once the particulars Of this almost-revolution. You may be-angry, but I shall take my own time, and shall give myself what airs I please both to you, my Lord Ambassador, and to you, my Lord Secretary of State, who will, I suppose, open this letter-ii you have courage enough left. In the first place, I assume all the impertinence of a prophet - ay, of that great curiosity, a prophet, who really prophesied before the event, and whose predictions have been accomplished. Have I, or have I not, announced to you the unexpected blows that would be given to the administration - come, I will lay aside my dignity, and satisfy your impatience. There's moderation. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.