his poffeffions and all his reverfions to the doctor if he will but prolong her
life for one twelvemonth. How, but for her calamities, could her equanimity
blaze out as it does! He could now love her with an intellectual flame. He
cannot bear to think, that the last time the fo triumphantly left him, should
be the last. His confcience, he says, tears him. He is fick of the remem-
brance of his vile plots.
XCIII. Belford, to Lovelace. The lady alive, ferene, and calm. The more
ferene for having finished, figned, and fealed her last will; deferred till now,
for reafons of filial duty.
XCIV. Mifs Howe, to Clariffa. Pathetically laments the illness of her own
mother, and of her dear friend. Now all her pertneffes to the former, the
fays, fly in her face. She lays down her pen; and refumes it, to tell her, with
great joy, that her mother is better. She has had a vifit from her coufin
Morden. What paffed in it.
XCV. From the fame. Difpleafed with the colonel for thinking too freely of
the fex. Never knew a man that had a flight notion of the virtue of women
in general, who deferved to be valued for his morals. Why women_must be
either more or less virtuous than men. Ufeful hints to young ladies. Is out of
humour with Mr. Hickman. Refolves to fee her foon in town.
XCVI. Belford, to Lovelace. The lady writes and reads upon her coffin as
upon a desk. The doctor refolves to write to her father. Her intenfe, yet
chearful devotion.
XCVII. Clariffa, to Mifs Howe. A letter full of pious reflections, and good
advice, both general and particular; and breathing the true Chriftian spirit of
charity, forgiveness, patience, and refignation. A juft reflection, to her dear
friend, upon
the mortifying nature of pride.
RS. Norton, to Clarifa. Her account of an interesting conversation at
Harlowe Place between the family and Colonel Morden; and of another
between her mother and felf. The colonel incensed against them all. Her
advice concerning Belford, and other matters. Mifs Howe has obtained
leave, fhe hears, to vifit her. Praises Mr. Hickman. Gently cenfures Mifs
Horve on his account. Her truly maternal and pious comfortings.
II. Belford, to Lovelace. The lady's fight begins to fail her. She bleffes God
for the ferenity fhe enjoys. It is what, the fays, fhe had prayed for. What a
bleffing, fo near to her diffolution, to have her prayers anfwered! Gives par-
ticular directions to him about her papers, about her last will, and apparel.
Comforts the women and him on their concern for her. Another letter brought
her from Colonel Morden. The fubftance of it. Belford writes to haften up
the colonel. Dr. H. has alfo written to her father; and Brand to Mr. John
Harlowe a letter recanting his officious one.
III. Dr. H. to James Harlowe, fenior, Esq.
IV. Copy of Mr. Belford's letter to Colonel Morden, to haften him up.
V. Lovelace, to Belford. He feels the torments of the damned, in the remorse
that wrings his heart, on looking back on his paft actions by this lady. Gives
him what he calls a faint picture of his horrible uneafinefs, riding up and down,
expecting the return of his fervant as foon as he had dispatched him. Woe be
to the man who brings him the fatal news!
VI. Belford, to Lovelace. Further particulars of the lady's pious and exem-
plary behaviour. She rejoices in the gradual death afforded her. Her thank-
ful acknowledgments to Mr. Belford, Mrs. Smith, and Mrs. Lovick, for
their kindness to her. Her edifying addrefs to Mr. Belford.
VII. Clariffa, to Mrs. Norten. In anfwer to hers, No. I. Afflicted only for
her friends. Defires not now to fee her cousin Morden, nor even herself, or
Mifs Howe. God will have no rivals, the fays, in the bearts of those whom
he fanctifies. Advice to Mifs Howe. To Mr. Hickman. Bleffes all her re-
lations and friends.
VIII. Lovelace, to Belford. A letter of deep diftrefs, remorfe, and impatience.
Yet would he fain lighten his own guilt by reflections on the cruelty of her
IX. Belford, to Lovelace. The lady is disappointed at the doctor's telling her
that she may yet live two or three days. Death from grief the floweft of deaths.
Her folemn forgiveness of Lovelace, and prayer for him. Owns, that once
fhe could have loved him. Her generous concern for his future happiness.
Belford's good refolutions.
Walton. In excufe of his credulity, and of
XI. Mr. Brand, to John Harlowe, Efq. the mifreports founded upon it.
XII. Lovelace, to Belford. Bleffes him for fending him word the lady is better.
Her charity towards him cuts him to the heart. He cannot bear it. His ve-
hement felf-reproaches. Curfes his contriving genius; and his disbelief, that
there could be fuch virtue in woman. The world never faw fuch an husband as
he will make, if the recover, and will be his.
XIII. Belford, to Lovelace. The lady's pious frame. The approaches of
death how fupportable to her: and why. She has no reason, she says, to grieve
for any thing but the forrow fhe has given to her friends.
XIV. Lovelace, to Belford. Never prayed in his life, put all the years of it
together, as he has done for this fortnight paft. Has repented of all his bafe-
nefs: And will nothing do?' Conjures him to fend him good news in his next,
as he would not be answerable for confequences.
XV. Belford, to Lovelace. Solemn leave taken of her by the doctor and apo-
thecary; who tell her fhe will hardly fee the next night. The pleasure with
which the receives the intimation. How unlike poor Belton's behaviour bers!
A letter from Mifs Howe. Copy of it. She cannot fee to read it. Her ex-
alted expreffions on hearing it read. Tries to write an anfwer to it; but can-
not. Dictates to Mrs. Lovick. Writes the fubfcriptive part herself on her
knees. Colonel Morden arrived in town.
XVI. From the fame. What paffes on Colonel Morden's vifit to his cousin.
She enjoins the colonel not to avenge her.
XVII. From the fame. Her filent devotion. Strong fymptoms of her approach-
ing diffolution. Comforts her coufin and him. Wishes the had had her pa-
rents laft bleffing: but God, the fays, would not let her depend for comfort on
any but himself. Repeats her request to the colonel, that he will not seek tɔ
avenge her wrongs; and to Belford, that he will endeavour to beal all
XVIII. From the fame. The colonel writes to Mr. John Harlowe, that they
may now fpare themfelves the trouble of debating about a reconciliation. The
lady takes from her bofom a miniature picture of Mifs Howe, to be given to
Mr. Hickman after her decease. Her affecting addrefs to it, on parting with it.
XIX. Belford, to Mowbray. Defires him and Tourville to throw themselves
in the way of Lovelace, in order to prevent him doing either mischief to
himself or others, on the receipt of the fatal news which he fhall probably
fend him in an hour or two.
XX. Lovelace, to Belford. A letter filled with rage, curfes, and alternate de-
fpair and hope.
XXI. Belford, to Lovelace.
With the fatal hint, that he may take a tour to Pa-
ris, or wherever elfe his destiny fhall lead him.
XXII. Mowbray, to Belford.
With the particulars, in his libertine manner,
of Lovelace's behaviour on his receiving the fatal breviate, and of the dif-
tracted way he is in.
XXIII. Belford, to Lovelace. Particulars of Clariffa's truly Chriftian beha-
viour in her laft hours. A short sketch of her character.
XXIV. From the fame. The three next following letters brought by a fervant
in livery, directed to the departed lady, viz.
XXV. From Mrs. Norton. With the news of a general reconciliation, upon her
own conditions.
XXVI. From Mifs Arabella. In which she assures her of all their returning
love and favour.
XXVII. From Mr. John Harlowe. Regretting that things have been carried
fo far; and defiring her to excufe his part in what had passed.
XXVIII. Belford, to Lovelace. His executorial proceedings. Eleven pofthu-
mous letters of the lady. Copy of one of them written to himself. Tells
Lovelace of one written to him, in purfuance of her promife in her allego-
rical letter. (See No. XI. of Vol. VII.) Other executorial proceedings.
The colonel's letter to James Harlowe, fignifying Clariffa's request to be bu-
ried at the feet of her grandfather.
XXIX. From the fame. Mrs. Norton arrives. Her furprize and grief to find
her beloved young lady departed. The pofthumous letters calculated to give
comfort, and not to reproach.
XXX. XXXI. XXXII. XXXIII. XXXIV. Copies of Clariffa's pofthumous
letters to her father, mother, brother, fifter, and uncle.
Subftance of her letter to her aunt Hervey, concluding with advice to her cousin
Dolly.
Subftance of her letter to Mifs Howe, with advice in favour of Mr. Hickman.
XXXV. Belford, to Lovelace. The wretched Sinclair breaks her leg, and dif
patches Sally Martin to beg a vifit from him, and that he will procure for
her the lady's forgivenefs. Sally's remorfe for the treatment he gave her at
Rowland's. Acknowledges the lady's ruin to be in a great measure owing to
their inftigations.
XXXVI. From the fame. Mifs Howe's diftrefs on receiving the fatal news,
and the pofthumous letters directed to her. Copy of James Harlowe's an-
fwer to Colonel Morden's letter, in which he relates the unfpeakable distress
of the family; endeavours to exculpate himfelf; defires the body may be sent
down to Harlowe Place; and that the colonel will favour them with his com-
pany.
XXXVII. Belford, to Lovelace. The corpfe fent down, attended by the co-
lonel and Mrs. Norton.
XXXVIII. Mowbray, to Belford.
An account of Lovelace's delirious unma-
nageableness, and extravagant defign, had they not all interpofed. They
have got Lord M. to him. He endeavours to justify Lovelace by rakish prin-
ciples, and by a true ftory of a villainy which he thinks greater than that of
Lovelace by Clariffa.
XXXIX. Lovelace, to Belford.
Written in the height of his delirium. The
whole world, he fays, is but one great bedlam. Every-one in it mad but
himfelf.
XL. Belford, to Mowbray. Defires that Lovelace, on his recovery, may be
prevailed upon to go abroad: and why. Exhorts him and Tourville to reform,
as he is refolved to do.
XLI. Belford, to Lovelace. Defcribing the terrible impatience, defpondency,
and death of the wretched Sinclair.
As the bad boufe is often mentioned in this work, without any other figma, than
what arifes from the wicked principles and actions occafionally given of the
swretches who inhabit it; Mr. Belford bere enters into the fecret retirements of
thefe creatures, and expofes them in the appearances they are fuppofed to make,
before they are tricked out to enfare weak and inconfiderate minds.
XLII. Colonel Morden, to Mr Belford. With an account of his arrival at
Harlowe Place before the body. The dreadful diftrefs of the whole family in
expectation of it's coming. The deep remorfe of James and Arabella Har-
lowe. Mutual recriminations on recollecting the numerous inftances of their
inexorable cruelty. Mrs. Norton foill, he was forced to leave her at St. Al-
ban's. He dates again to give a further account of their diftrefs on the ar-
rival of the herfe. Solemn refpest paid to her memory by crowds of people.
XLIII. From the fame. Further interesting accounts of what paffed among
the Harlowes. Mifs Howe expected to fee, for the last time, her beloved
friend,
XLIV. From the fame. Mifs Howe arrives. The colonel receives her. Her
tender woe; and characteristick behaviour.
XLV. From the fame. Mrs. Norton arrives. Amended in spirits. To what
owing. Further recriminations of the unhappy parents. They attempt to
fee the corpfe; but cannot. Could ever wilful hard-heartedness, the colonel
afks, be more feverely punished? Subftance of the lady's posthumous letter to
XLVI. From the fame. Account of the funeral folemnity. Heads of the
eulogium. The univerfal juftice done to the lady's great and good qualities.
Other affecting particulars.
XLVII. Belford, to Colonel Morden. Compliments him on his pathetick narra-
tives. Further account of his executorial proceedings.
XLVIII. James Harlowe, to Belford.
XLIX. Mr. Belford. In answer.
The lady's LAST WILL. In the preamble to which, as well as in the body of
it, the gives feveral instructive hints; and difplays, in an exemplary manner,
her forgiving fpirit, her piety, her charity, her gratitude, and other Chriftian
and heroick virtues.
L. Colonel Morden, to Mr. Belford. The will read. What paffed on the oc-
LI. Belford, to Lord M. Apprehends a vindictive refentment from the colonel.
Defires that Mr. Lovelace may be prevailed on to take a tour.
LII. Mifs Montague. In anfwer.
Summary account of proceedings relating to the execution of the lady's will, and
other matters. Subftance of a letter from Mr. Belford to Mr. Hickman; of
Mr. Hickman's anfwer; and of a letter from Mifs Howe to Mr. Belford.
The lady's pofthumous letter to Mr. Lovelace.
LIII. Lovelace, to Belford. Defcribing his delirium as dawning into fenfe and
recollection. All is confcience and horror with him, he fays. A description
of his mifery at it's height.
LIV. From the fame. Revokes his last letter, as ashamed of it. Yet breaks
into fits and starts, and is ready to go back again. Why, he asks, did his mo-
ther bring him up to know no controul? His heart fickens at the recollection of
what he was. Dreads the return of his malady. Makes an effort to for-
get all.
LV. From the fame. Is preparing to leave the kingdom. His route. Seafon-
able warnings, though delivered in a ludicrous manner, on Belford's refolu-
tion to reform. Complains that he has been strangely kept in the dark of
late. Demands a copy of the lady's will.
LVI. Belford, to Lovelace. Juftice likely to overtake his inftrument Tomlin-
fon. On what occafion. The wretched man's remorfe on the lady's account.
Belford urges Lovelace to go abroad for his health. Anfwers very seriously
to the warnings he gives him. Amiable scheme for the conduct of his fu
ture life.
LVII. Lovelace, to Belford. Pities Tomlinfon. Finds that he is dead in pri-
fon. Happy that he lived not to be hanged. Why. No difcomfort so great
but fome comfort may be drawn from it. Endeavours to defend himself by a
whimsical cafe which he puts between A, a mifer, and B, a thief.
LVIII. From the fame. Ridicules him on the fcheme of life he has drawn out
for himself. In his manner gives Belford fome further cautions and warnings.
Reproaches him for not faving the lady. A breach of confidence in fome cafes
is more excufeable than to keep a fecret. Raillies him on his person and air,
on his coufin Charlotte, and the widow Lovick,
LIX. Mr. Belford, to Colonel Morden. On a declaration he had heard he had
made, of taking vengeance of Mr. Lovelace. His arguments with him on
that fubject, from various topicks.
LX. The lady's pofthumous letter to her coufin Morden. Containing arguments
against DUELLING, as well with regard to her particular cafe, as in general.
See also Letter XXXII, to her brother, on the fame fubject.
LXI. Colonel Morden, to Mr. Belford. In answer to his pleas against avenging
his cousin. He paints in very strong colours the grief and diftrefs of the whole
family, on the lofs of a child, whofe character and excellences rife upon them
LXII. From the fame. Further particulars relating to the execution of the la-
dy's will. Gives his thoughts of womens friendships in general; of that of
Mifs Howe, and his coufin in particular. An early habit of familiar letter-
writing, how improving. Cenfures Mifs Howe for her behaviour to Mr.
Hickman. Mr. Hickman's good character. Caution to parents who defire to
preferve their children's veneration for them. Mr. Hickman, unknown to
Mifs Howe, puts himself and equipage in mourning for Clariffa. Her lively
turn upon him on that occafion. What he, the colonel, expects from the ge-
nerofity of Mifs Howe, in relation to Mr. Hickman, Weaknefs of fuch as
are afraid of making their last wills.
LXIII. Belford, to Mifs Howe. With copies of Clariffa's pofthumous letters;
and refpectfully, as from Colonel Morden and himself, reminding her of her
performing her
rpart of her dear friend's laft defires, in making one of the most
deferving men in England happy. Informs her of the delirium of Lovelace,
in order to move her compaffion for him, and of the dreadful death of Sin-
clair and Tomlinfon.
LXIV. Mifs Howe, to Mr. Belford. Obfervations on the letters and fubjects
he communicates to her. She promifes another letter, in anfwer to his and
Colonel Morden's call upon her in Mr. Hickman's favour. Applauds the
colonel for purchafing her beloved friend's jewels, in order to present them to
Mifs Dolly Hervey.
LXV. From the fame. She accounts for, though not defends, her treatment of
Mr. Hickman. She owns, that he is a man worthy of a better choice; that
the values no man more than him; and affures Mr. Belford and the colonel,
that her endeavours fhall not be wanting to make him happy.
LXVI. Mr. Belford, to Mifs Horve. A letter full of grateful acknowledg-
ments for the favour of hers.
LXVII. Lord M. to Mr. Belford. Acquainting him with his kinfman's fetting
out for London, in order to embark. Wishes him to prevent a meeting be-
tween him and Mr. Morden.
LXVIII. Mr. Belford, to Lord M. Has had a vifit from Mr. Lovelace. What
paffed between them on the occafion. Has an interview with Colonel Morden.
LXIX. From the fame. Just returned from attending Mr. Lovelace part of his
way towards Dover. Their folemn parting.
LXX. From the fame. An account of what paffed between himself and Colonel
Morden at their next meeting. Their affectionate parting.
LXXI. Mifs Howe, to Mr. Belford. Gives, at his request, the character of
her beloved friend at large; and an account of the particular diftribution of her
time in the twenty-four hours of the natural day.
LXXII. Lovelace, to Belford, from Paris. Confcience the conqueror of fouls.
He cannot run away from his reflections. He defires a particular account of
all that has paffed fince he left England,
LXXIII, Belford, to Lovelace.
about.
Answers him as to all the particulars he writes
LXXIV. Lovelace, to Belford. Has received a letter from Jofeph Leman, (who,
he fays, is confcience-ridden) to inform him, that Colonel Morden refolves
to have his will of him. He cannot bear to be threatened. He will write to
the colonel to know his purpose. He cannot get off his regrets on account of
the dear lady for the blood of him.
LXXV. Belford, to Lovelace. It would be matter of ferious reflection to him,
he fays, if that very Leman, who had been his machine, should be the inftrument
of his fall.
LXXVI. Lovelace, to Belford. Has written to the colonel to know his inten-
tion; but yet in fuch a manner, that he may handsomely avoid taking it as a
challenge;
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