ity, that
seemed to delight in disuniting hearts, in order to engage them soon
after to different objects. One would have imagined that the God of
Love, actuated by some new caprice, had placed his empire under the
dominion of Hymen, and had, at the same time, blind-folded that God, in
order to cross-match most of the lovers whom we have been speaking of'

The fair Stewart married the Duke of Richmond; the invincible Jermyn, a
silly country girl; Lord Rochester, a melancholy heiress; the sprightly
Temple, the serious Lyttleton; Talbot, without knowing why or wherefore,
took to wife the languishing Boynton; George Hamilton, under more
favourable auspices, married the lovely Jennings; and the Chevalier de
Grammont, as the reward of a constancy he had never before known, and
which he never afterwards practised, found Hymen and Love united in his
favour, and was at last blessed with the possession of Miss Hamilton.

[After the deaths of Miss Boynton and of George Hamilton, Talbot
married Miss Jennings, and became afterwards Duke of Tyrconnel.]

["The famous Count Grammont was thought to be the original of The
Forced Marriage. This nobleman, during his stay at the court of
England, had made love to Miss Hamilton, but was coming away for
France without bringing matters to a proper conclusion. The young
lady's brothers pursued him, and came up with him near Dover, in
order to exchange some pistol-shot with him: They called out, 'Count
Grammont, have you forgot nothing at London?' 'Excuse me,' answered
the Count, guessing their errand, 'I forgot to marry your sister; so
lead on, and let us finish that affair.' By the pleasantry of the
answer, this was the same Grammont who commanded at the siege of a
place, the governor of which capitulated after a short defence, and
obtained an easy capitulation. The governor then said to Monsieur
Grammont, I'll tell you a secret--that the reason of my capitulation
was, because I was in want of powder.' Monsieur replied, 'And
secret for secret--the reason of my granting you such an easy
capitulation was, because I was in want of ball."--Biog. Gallica,
vol. i., p. 202.

Count Grammont and his lady left England in 1669. King Charles in a
letter to his sister, the Duchess of Orleans, dated 24th October, in
that year, says, "I writt to you yesterday, by the Compte de
Grammont, but I beleeve this letter will come sooner to your