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<Q A 1759? FN ED EMONTAGU>
<X ELIZABETH MONTAGU>
 [}ELIZABETH MONTAGU TO EDWARD MONTAGU. 1759? JAN. HILL STREET. MO 2376}]
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Saturday
[\1758-9 ADDED\]
My Dearest
   I flatter myself that my letter may come as a congratulation to you on ye conclusion of y=r= business in Northumberland. I hope this & many succeeding years will give you the peacefull harvest of y=r= toils. You are both labourer & farmer, you will enjoy what y=r= pains have sown & reap'd. I dined to day with my Father who desired his comp=ts= to you. I beg of you to make my apology to M=rs= Isaacson for not writing to her by this post. I went in y=e= morning to visit M=rs= Sherlock & the Bishop of London & was by them most courteously received, I called at ye Adm=ly= & was detaind till it was time to dress for dinner, then went to my Fathers it is now too late to write to M=rs= Isaacson so I must beg credit to another post & ye rather as I have a little pain in my stomach which writing w=d= probably increase.
<P2>
For which reason I know you will accept of a short letter. L=d= Westmoreland is chosen Chancellor by a majority of an 100. Lady Medows was yesterday when I calld as well as usual. I went in ye morning. I was at ye play last night where I was poorly amusd y=e= peice tho Shakespears is a very bad one, y=e= character of Cleopatra absurd & unnatural. & ye whole piece bombast & stiff, with few of those touches of genius which usually adorn even y=e= indifferent peices of his writing. M=r= Garrick has been at a vast expence for dress & scenery, but that will not to people of taste make amends for ye defective performance. I had not read this play for many years & coud not think it possible Shakespear w=d= write & a modern actor revive such trash. I long for next post as it will probably intimate something of y=e= time of y=r= return which will be ye
<P3>
Most agreable news to my Dearest love your very affectionate Gratefull
   and most faithfull Wife
   EM