tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7775910475089264257.post7897103526225521556..comments2024-03-28T16:41:29.596-04:00Comments on The Duchess of Devonshire's Gossip Guide to the 18th Century: Tart of the Week: Kitty CliveHeather Carrollhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03544318718074061879noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7775910475089264257.post-82229652537983477482009-04-19T14:13:00.000-04:002009-04-19T14:13:00.000-04:00Dr Johnson rather liked her by all accounts, and h...Dr Johnson rather liked her by all accounts, and he was difficult to impress! He told Boswell: "Clive, Sir, is a good thing to sit by; she always understands what you say."Mrs Woffingtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15419274420587441386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7775910475089264257.post-6191174985316378192009-04-18T13:33:00.000-04:002009-04-18T13:33:00.000-04:00Wow, what a character. I wonder why she had such a...Wow, what a character. I wonder why she had such a temper.Ingrid Midahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03609389355426171504noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7775910475089264257.post-67287268955046873752009-04-18T00:40:00.000-04:002009-04-18T00:40:00.000-04:00Yes sometimes they do actually have happy endings!...Yes sometimes they do actually have happy endings! Not often, but sometimes!Heather Carrollhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03544318718074061879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7775910475089264257.post-89417820840951317122009-04-17T23:46:00.000-04:002009-04-17T23:46:00.000-04:00Finally! A story with a happy ending!Finally! A story with a happy ending!Katynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7775910475089264257.post-22368910671339122372009-04-17T17:36:00.000-04:002009-04-17T17:36:00.000-04:00This tart seems to have come out ahead of the game...This tart seems to have come out ahead of the game. More power to her. And Horace Walpole for a friend is doing pretty well. He could be a gossipy old fishwife when he wanted, so she must have had some smarts and/or charm.<br />Glad to back in the gossip loop. Now I need to back and read all the wonderful posts I missed!Polonaisehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10192167594851519558noreply@blogger.com