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Many of Lady Sophia FitzClarence's letters to Miss T[[deletion]] [[unclear]] [[/deletion]] [[addition]] ur [[/addition]]ner ha[[deletion]] b [[/deletion]] [[addition]] v [[/addition]]e 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 s[[deletion]] [[unclear]] [[/deletion]] [[addition]] ha [[/addition]]des of P[[deletion]] [[unclear]] [[/deletion]] [[addition]] un [[/addition]]hurst. I sent her to-day a curious an[[addition]] 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 t[[deletion]] 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. [[addition]] Letter written by Joseph Jikyll (1) This must have been Lord Frederick FitzClarence wife, Lady Augusta Boyle [[/addition]]
