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- Frontmatter
- CONTENTS
- Introduction
- Works Cited
- Note on the Text
- VOLUME FIRST THE CITIZEN, PRICE SIX SHILLINGS
- Dedication
- SUBSCRIBERS' NAMES
- LIST OF SUBSCRIBERS
- LETTER I Charles Montgomery, Esq. to Sir Edward Melworth
- LETTER II The same to the same
- LETTER III Miss Bertills, to Miss Melworth
- LETTER IV Sir Edward Melworth, to Charles Montgomery, Esq
- LETTER V Miss Bertills, to Miss Melworth
- LETTER VI Charles Montgomery, Esq. to Sir Edward Melworth
- LETTER VII Miss Melworth, to Miss Bertills
- LETTER VIII Sir Edward Melworth, to Frederick Montgomery, Esq
- LETTER IX Miss Bertills, to Miss Melworth
- LETTER X Frederick Montgomery, Esq. to Sir Edward Melworth
- LETTER XI The Honorable Augustus Fitzmaurice, to Sir Edward Melworth
- LETTER XII The same, to the same
- LETTER XIII The same, to the same
- LETTER IV Sir Edward Melworth, to the Honorable Augustus Fitzmaurice
- LETTER XV The Honorable Augustus Fitzmaurice, to Sir Edward Melworth
- LETTER XVI Charles Montgomery, Esq. to Sir Edward Melworth
- LETTER XVII Mr. Philip Bertills, Merchant, to Charles Montgomery, Esq
- LETTER XVIII Sir Edward Melworth, to Charles Montgomery, Esq
- LETTER XIX The Hon. Augustus Fitzmaurice, to Sir Edward Melworth
- LETTER XX Charles Montgomery, Esq. to Sir Edward Melworth
- LETTER XXI Mr. Philip Bertills, Merchant, to Charles Montgomery, Esq
- LETTER XXII Charles Montgomery, Esq. to Mr. Philip Bertills, Merchant
- LETTER XIII Mr. Philip Bertills, Merchant, to Charles Montgomery, Esq
- LETTER XXIV Charles Montgomery, Esq. to Mr. Philip Bertills, Merchant
- LETTER XXV Mr. Philip Bertills, Merchant, to Charles Montgomery. Esq
- LETTER XXVI Charles Montgomery, Esq. to Mr. Philip Bertills, Merchant
- LETTER XXVII The Hon. Augustus Fitzmaurice, to Charles Montgomery, Esq
- LETTER XXVIII Charles Montgomery Esq. to the Hon. Augustus Fitzmaurice
- LETTER XXIX The Hon. Augustus Fitzmaurice, to Charles Montgomery, Esq
- LETTER XXX The same, to the same
- LETTER XXXI Charles Montgomery, Esq. to the Hon. Augustus Fitzmaurice
- VOLUME SECOND THE CITIZEN, PRICE SIX SHILLINGS
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- Editorial notes
LETTER XXV - Mr. Philip Bertills, Merchant, to Charles Montgomery. Esq
from VOLUME FIRST - THE CITIZEN, PRICE SIX SHILLINGS
- Frontmatter
- CONTENTS
- Introduction
- Works Cited
- Note on the Text
- VOLUME FIRST THE CITIZEN, PRICE SIX SHILLINGS
- Dedication
- SUBSCRIBERS' NAMES
- LIST OF SUBSCRIBERS
- LETTER I Charles Montgomery, Esq. to Sir Edward Melworth
- LETTER II The same to the same
- LETTER III Miss Bertills, to Miss Melworth
- LETTER IV Sir Edward Melworth, to Charles Montgomery, Esq
- LETTER V Miss Bertills, to Miss Melworth
- LETTER VI Charles Montgomery, Esq. to Sir Edward Melworth
- LETTER VII Miss Melworth, to Miss Bertills
- LETTER VIII Sir Edward Melworth, to Frederick Montgomery, Esq
- LETTER IX Miss Bertills, to Miss Melworth
- LETTER X Frederick Montgomery, Esq. to Sir Edward Melworth
- LETTER XI The Honorable Augustus Fitzmaurice, to Sir Edward Melworth
- LETTER XII The same, to the same
- LETTER XIII The same, to the same
- LETTER IV Sir Edward Melworth, to the Honorable Augustus Fitzmaurice
- LETTER XV The Honorable Augustus Fitzmaurice, to Sir Edward Melworth
- LETTER XVI Charles Montgomery, Esq. to Sir Edward Melworth
- LETTER XVII Mr. Philip Bertills, Merchant, to Charles Montgomery, Esq
- LETTER XVIII Sir Edward Melworth, to Charles Montgomery, Esq
- LETTER XIX The Hon. Augustus Fitzmaurice, to Sir Edward Melworth
- LETTER XX Charles Montgomery, Esq. to Sir Edward Melworth
- LETTER XXI Mr. Philip Bertills, Merchant, to Charles Montgomery, Esq
- LETTER XXII Charles Montgomery, Esq. to Mr. Philip Bertills, Merchant
- LETTER XIII Mr. Philip Bertills, Merchant, to Charles Montgomery, Esq
- LETTER XXIV Charles Montgomery, Esq. to Mr. Philip Bertills, Merchant
- LETTER XXV Mr. Philip Bertills, Merchant, to Charles Montgomery. Esq
- LETTER XXVI Charles Montgomery, Esq. to Mr. Philip Bertills, Merchant
- LETTER XXVII The Hon. Augustus Fitzmaurice, to Charles Montgomery, Esq
- LETTER XXVIII Charles Montgomery Esq. to the Hon. Augustus Fitzmaurice
- LETTER XXIX The Hon. Augustus Fitzmaurice, to Charles Montgomery, Esq
- LETTER XXX The same, to the same
- LETTER XXXI Charles Montgomery, Esq. to the Hon. Augustus Fitzmaurice
- VOLUME SECOND THE CITIZEN, PRICE SIX SHILLINGS
- Lately was published, in two vols. price six shillings, ELEONORA, A NOVEL, IN A SERIES OF LETTERS, by the author of THE CITIZEN
- Editorial notes
Summary
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Dear Charles,
Your last has dissipated all my fears for you, and now you may prepare for the long-concealed secret.
Frederick Montgomery was only nineteen when, by the decease of his father, he came into possession of the family estate. Being then pursuing his studies at Cambridge, and having a more ardent thirst after knowledge than the pleasures of gaiety and dissipation, he still continued the pursuit, and remained at the university till he had attained his twenty-third year. About that period I prevailed upon him, after repeated invitations, to spend a few months with me in London. I had then been married near two years, to one of the worthiest of her sex, and providence had blessed us with a lovely boy. My family/ was exactly suited to the taste of my friend, and he staid with us near a year. But there was an object far more pleasing than any other, that riveted him to the spot. This was a sister of Mrs. Bertill's, and the very counterpart of herself. Tho' Frederick ventured to hint that he thought Miss Musgrave had the advantage of her sister in point of beauty, we did not agree in that opinion; but, as I deemed it a very unimportant matter, I let him enjoy the flattering idea. With the consent of all parties concerned, a day was at length fixed for their union; when, alas! poor Miss Musgrave was seized with the small pox, and expired two days previous to that which had been fixed on for her marriage!
The distress of your father was beyond description: – He could no longer bear the house, or the sight of any of the family; therefore left us and retired immediately to his seat in Sussex. Could he have flown from himself as well as from the town, he might have regained tranquility; but that was impossible.
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- The Citizenby Ann Gomersall, pp. 68 - 74Publisher: Pickering & ChattoFirst published in: 2014