HIS lordship's correspondence 95 



only throws considerable light on Lord March's char- 

 acteristics, but shows Avho and what his connections 

 and surroundings were. This series of epistles does 

 not exhibit him as a proficient in the art, for no 

 man esteemed education more lightly than his lord- 

 ship. 



But, for a singular combination of sense, good feel- 

 ing, and a thorough insight into character, evinced 

 with natural shrewdness, they will compare favour- 

 ably, in time to come, with the epistles of young 

 men of fashion of to-day. 



On the other hand, the matter-of-fact sensuality 

 and profligacy set forth in them must be deplored. 



