Price discusses various literary works, stating that the recipient had been unfair in comparing an ode titled Europe Rediviva to a work which had inspired the likes of Wordsworth and Coleridge. He goes on to discuss the nature of literary fame and how this can influence contemporary readers of anonymously published words, recounting an anecdote about Voltaire. He reveals that the author of Europe Rediviva is Henry Gally Knight and asks if this changes her perception of the poem. He concludes with a discussion of his ill health and the ineffectiveness of various diets that he has attempted.