English WitsLeonard Russell Hutchinson, 1940 - 349 pages Essays by several authors on Pope, Johnson, Wilde, Whistler, Smith, Hook, Lamb, Sheridan, Wilkes, Labouchere, Beerbohm, Shaw, "Saki", and Mitford. |
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Page 190
... king's friendship — never , as Creevey admits , presumed upon . Besides , as an incurable romantic , he thought he perceived in the Prince the character and ability needed to restore the glory of England , in need of a bit of furbishing ...
... king's friendship — never , as Creevey admits , presumed upon . Besides , as an incurable romantic , he thought he perceived in the Prince the character and ability needed to restore the glory of England , in need of a bit of furbishing ...
Page 289
... King Magnus shall or shall not accept the ultimatum presented to him by his rebellious and restive Cabinet . But even here the central point of the play is not the King's personal problem , but the discussions as to the nature of ...
... King Magnus shall or shall not accept the ultimatum presented to him by his rebellious and restive Cabinet . But even here the central point of the play is not the King's personal problem , but the discussions as to the nature of ...
Page 301
... King Magnus in the first act in which the King explains to his disgruntled Cabinet that " politics , once the centre of attraction for ability , public spirit , and ambition , has . . . become the refuge of a few fanciers of public ...
... King Magnus in the first act in which the King explains to his disgruntled Cabinet that " politics , once the centre of attraction for ability , public spirit , and ambition , has . . . become the refuge of a few fanciers of public ...
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A. J. A. SYMONS admiration amusing artist asked audience Boswell Bute called character Charles Lamb charm Coleridge critic D. B. WYNDHAM LEWIS delightful dinner Dunciad EDITOR enemies England English essays eyes famous father feeling genius give honour Hook's House humour ideas Johnson joke King knew Labouchere Lady Lamb Lamb's later laugh letters libel literary lived London look Lord Lord Byron Mary Mary Russell Mitford mind Mitford nature never North Briton once Oscar Wilde Oxford perhaps person play political poor Pope Pope's reader remark replied Saki satire Shakespeare Shaw Shaw's Sheridan Sherry Smith speech spirit story style Sydney Smith talk tell theatre Theodore Hook thing thought Three Mile Cross tion to-day told took truth Voltaire Whigs Whistler Wilde's Wilkes Wilkes's witty woman word writing wrote young