SIR WILLIAM JONES'S LETTERS. LXXI. To the Bishop of St. Asaph. November 23, 1780. MY LORD, HAD I not been prevented by particular business from writing to your lordship on Tuesday evening and yesterday, I would have informed you before, that we had done ourselves the honour (and a very great one we shall ever esteem it) of electing your lordship a member of our club: the election, * Generally known by the name of the "Turk's Head Club," held in Gerrard-street, Soho. The establishment of this club was first proposed by sir Joshua Reynolds to Burke and Johnson, and the original members of it were the friends of these three: the number of members was gradually increased to forty-comprehending men of the most distinguished characters, and eminent for their learning, talents, and abilities. |