"M-- took this instance of the inconstancy of the sex so much to
heart, that he had almost resolved for the future to keep clear
of all engagements for life, and returned to Paris, in order to
dissipate his anxiety, where he hired an apartment in one of the
academies, in the exercises whereof he took singular delight. During
his residence at this place, he had the good fortune to ingratiate
himself with a great general, a descendant of one of the most
ancient and illustrious families in France; having attracted his
notice by some remarks he had written on Folard's Polybius, which
were accidentally shown to that great man by one of his aides-de-camp,
who was a particular friend of M--. The favour he had thus acquired
was strengthened by his assiduities and attention. Upon his return
to London, he sent some of Handel's newest compositions to the
prince, who was particularly fond of that gentleman's productions,
together with Clark's edition of Caesar; and, in the spring of the
same year, before the French army took the field, he was honoured
with a most obliging letter from the prince, inviting him to come
over, if he wanted to see the operations of the campaign, and
desiring he would give himself no trouble about his equipage.
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