Dolly Madison

Whilst the greatest effort has been made to ensure the quality of this text, due to the historical nature of this content, in some rare cases there may be minor issues with legibility. Thackeray, in the beginning of his lectures on the Four Georges, makes loving mention of a charming lady of the old school, whose life ex tended far back into the last century. I often thought, he says, as I took my kind old friend's hand, how with it I held on to the old society of wits and men of the world.