Horace Walpole turns to the letters and argues that: Walpole's numerous letters are often used as a historical resource. In one, dating from 28 January 1754, he coined the word serendipity which he said was derived from a "silly fairy tale" he had read, "The Three Princes of Serendip". The oft-quoted epigram, "This world is a comedy to those that think, a tragedy to those that feel", is from a letter of Walpole's to Anne, Countess of Ossory, on 16 August 1776. The original, fuller version appeared in a letter to Sir Horace Mann on 31 December 1769: "I have often said,
Walpole, Massachusetts in the Revolution among those that assembled around Boston. Some quit their soldiering after only four days, while the longest term was for 11 days; however, many returned to ranks after the Massachusetts Provincial Congress voted on April 23 to raise a force of 30,000. Among the companies of Col. Joseph Read's regiment in "Camp at Roxbury, May 18th, 1775," was one company commanded by Capt. Seth Bullard. This company was not a Walpole militia, but composed mainly of Walpole and Medfield men. Bullard's lieutenant was Thomas Pettee of Walpole, while Ezekeil Plimpton of Medfield was the ensign. On December 4, 1775, Capt.