Excerpt from Memoirs of the Life and Reign of King George the Third, Vol. 1 of 3 The Princess Elizabeth Carolina died on the 4th of September, 1759, in the nine teenth year of her age. Horace \valpole writes to Sir Horace Mann on the 13th \ve have lost another princess, Lady Elizabeth. She died of an in ammation in her bowels in two days. Her figure was so very unfortunate, that it would have been difficult for her to be happy, but her parts and application were extraordinary. I saw her act in 'cato at eight years old when she could not stand alone, but was forced to lean against the side-scene. She had been so unhealthy, that at that age she had not been taught to read, but had learned the part of Lucia by hearing the others studying their parts She went to her father and mother, 'and begged she might act. They put her off as gently as they could she desired leave to repeat her part and, when she did, it was with so much sense, that there was no denying her. -walpole's Letters, vol. Iii. P. 248, Edition, 1857. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works."