In 1789 he published his Dieeoune on the Love of our Ooimlry, seyerely
oritieiied by Burke in his BeJIeetione on the Bewiution in Franoe. His last
work, BrUaMi Happinete, was published in 1791, the year of his death.
« The Marquis de Castries (1727-1801X Marshal of France (1788), had
served in the Seyen Tears' War, was Ministre de la Marine 1780-87, and
in 1792 held a command in the Prussian army of invasion. He died at
Wdfenbuttd in 1801.
' Adrien Louis de Bonni^res, Comte, afterwards Duo, de Quines (1735-
1808), had been ambassador in England, 1770-78. As ambassador at
Berlin he had been a favourite with Frederick the Great, with whom he
played the flute. He emigrated at the beginniug of the Bevolution.
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seen with pleasure are M. Monnier,^ the late president of the
National Assembly, and the Oonnt de Lally ; ' they have both
dined with me. Monnier, who is a serious dry politician, is
retnmed to Dauphin^. Lally is an amiable man of the World,
and a poet : he passes the winter here with his fumdU friend
the Princess d'H^nin.' Yon know how much I prefer a qniet
select society to a crowd of names and titles, and that I always
seek conversation with a view to amusement rather than informa-
tion. What happy countries are England and Switzerland, if they
know and preserve their happiness.
I have a thousand things to say of My Lady, Maria, and
Louisa, but I can add only a short postscript about the Madeira
and picture.
