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Many of Lady Sophia FitzClarence's letters to Miss Tdeletion unclear /deletion addition ur /additionner hadeletion b /deletion addition v /additione been quoted. addition In 1825 /addition She married Sir Philip Sidney who was created Baron De L'Isle and Dudley, deletion on 13th August, 1825 /deletion addition She died in 1834 /addition

Yesterday I dined with Colonel and Lady Mary Fox. They have one of the new small villas near Holland House. (1) I had pleasanter fitzes then the gout gives. Lady Frederick FitzClarence, who is herself divine, so good looking, so clever, and so lively that my "withered nut" was in danger. The passion was mutual, and she invited me to the Arcadian sdeletion unclear /deletion addition ha /additiondes of Pdeletion unclear /deletion addition un /additionhurst. I sent her to-day a curious anaddition d /addition scarce print of the great Sir Philip Sidney, one hundred years old The modern Sir Philip will not write an Arcadia, but she manages him, and Shakespeare agrees that "when tdeletion o /deletion addition wo /addition ride on a horse one must ride behind," which is fortunately Sir Philip. They say too she manages the whole family with royalty at the head of it.

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(1) This must have been Lord Frederick FitzClarence wife, Lady Augusta Boyle /addition