Robert Harley, Earl of Oxford, Prime Minister 1710-1714: A Study of Politics and Letters in the Age of Anne

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Methuen & Company, 1902 - 256 sidor
 

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Sida 123 - ... the governor and company of the Bank of England, or by the governor and company of merchants of Great Britain trading to the South Seas and other parts of America, and for encouraging the fishery...
Sida 200 - Scriblerus was to have ridiculed all the false tastes in learning, under the character of a man of capacity enough ; that had dipped into every art and science, but injudiciously in each.
Sida 60 - A Review of the Affairs of France, and of all Europe, as influenced by that Nation...
Sida 97 - I think Mr. St. John the greatest young man I ever knew ; wit, capacity, beauty, quickness of apprehension, good learning, and an excellent taste ; the best orator in the house of commons, admirable conversation, good nature, and good manners ; generous, and a despiser of money.
Sida 169 - The wolf dwells with the lamb, and the leopard lies down with the kid...
Sida 144 - I was resolved to stay till I could tell you the queen had got so far the better of the dragon as to take her power out of his hands. " He has been the most ungrateful man to her, and to all his best friends, that ever was born. " I cannot have so much time now to write all my mind, because my dear mistress is not well ; and I think I may lay her illness to the charge of the Treasurer, who, for three weeks together, was teasing and vexing her without intermission ! And she could not get rid of him...
Sida 194 - John Gay. I'm no more to converse with the swains, But go where fine people resort : One can live without money on plains, But never without it at court. If, when with the swains I did gambol, I array'd me in silver and blue : When abroad, and in courts I shall ramble, Pray, my lord, how much money will do...
Sida 26 - Let me conjure you to disappoint the only hopes of our enemies, by your unanimity : I have shown, and will always show, how desirous I am to be the common father of all my people ; do you, in like manner, lay aside parties and divisions ;. let there be no other distinction heard of among us for the future, but of those who are for the Protestant religion and the present establishment, and of those who mean a Popish prince and a French government.
Sida 199 - The end of our Club is to advance conversation and friendship, and to reward deserving persons with our interest and recommendation. We take in none but men of wit or men of interest; and if we go on as we begin, no other Club in this town will be worth talking of.
Sida 189 - He has the best skill in ancient hands and MSS. of any man not only of this, but, I believe, of any former age...

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