THE 
MONTHLY MAGAZINE. 
No. 357.] AUGUST 1 , 1821. [lofVol. 52. 
LOCKE’S RESIDENCE AT OTES, NEAR HARLOW. 
Mr. Locke resided* for the benefit of its salubrious air, during the last fourteen years 
of his life, almost entirely at Otes Manor House, then the seat of Sir Francis Mashani, 
whose lady, Damaris, was daughter of Dr. Cudworth, author of the Intellectual System. 
Here he died in October, 1704, and was buried on the south of the Church-yard of 
High Laver, under a black marble grave-stone, which has lately been repaired at the 
expence of the Rev. P. Budworth. His “ Essay on the Human Understanding,” his work 
on “ Education,’’ and his “ Reasonableness of Christianity,” were published during his 
residence here ; and his published Letters to his friends were, during a period of 
many years, dated from this interesting house. 
VISIT of a MUSICAL AMATEUR to the 
BRITISH METROPOLIS. 
To the Editor of the Monthly Magazine. 
SIR, 
S I treat myself with a journey to 
Loudon once a year, and visit most 
ot the places of public amusement, par¬ 
ticularly those of a musical character, 
I am induced to send you some re¬ 
marks, in hopes of drawing forth the 
observations of some other of your cor¬ 
respondents upon the same subjects. 
There is something delightful in a 
London breakfast.—I always sit down 
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in good earnest to attack the bread and 
butter (which I think the best in the 
world), and enjoy the flavour of the 
tea,—the cream is too ethereal in hue 
and quality for my taste ; but the hot 
rolls and wet newspaper are luxuries 
indeed. As I run my eye down the 
steamy columns of this pleasant com¬ 
panion before the fire, I see invitations 
to the play, the opera, the Egyptian 
tombs, the exhibitions, and the Eng¬ 
lish opera. How is it that we have this 
overflow at Drury-Lane on singing 
nights, and this dearth of company on 
A others ? 
