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The Wits and Beaux of Society Volume 2 By: A. T. Thomson (1797-1862) |
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WITS AND BEAUX OF SOCIETY
BY GRACE AND PHILIP WHARTON
EDITED BY JUSTIN HUNTLY MCCARTHY, M. P.
And the original illustrations by H. K. BROWNE AND JAMES GODWIN
TWO VOLS. VOL. II.
1890 CONTENTS VOL. II.
HORACE WALPOLE. The Commoners of England. Horace's Regret for the Death of his Mother.
Little Horace in Arlington Street. Introduced to George I.
Characteristic Anecdote of George I. Walpole's Education. Schoolboy
Days. Boyish Friendships. Companionship of Gray. A Dreary Doom.
Walpole's Description of Youthful Delights. Anecdote of Pope and
Frederic of Wales. The Pomfrets. Sir Thomas Robinson's Ball. An
Admirable Scene. Political Squibs. Sir Robert's Retirement from
Office. The Splendid Mansion of Houghton. Sir Robert's Love of
Gardening. What we owe to the 'Grandes Tours.' George Vertue. Men of
One Idea. The Noble Picture gallery at Houghton. The 'Market Pieces.'
Sir Robert's Death. The Granville Faction. A very good Quarrel.
Twickenham. Strawberry Hill. The Recluse of Strawberry. Portraits of
the Digby Family. Sacrilege. Mrs. Darner's Models. The Long Gallery at
Strawberry. The Chapel. 'A Dirty Little Thing.' The Society around
Strawberry Hill. Anne Seymour Conway. A Man who never Doubted. Lady
Sophia Fermer's Marriage. Horace in Favour. Anecdote of Sir William
Stanhope. A Paper House. Walpole's Habits. Why did he not Marry?
'Dowagers as Plenty as Flounders.' Catherine Hyde, Duchess of
Queensberry. Anecdote of Lady Granville. Kitty Clive. Death of Horatio
Walpole. George, third Earl of Orford. A Visit to Houghton. Family
Misfortunes. Poor Chatterton. Walpole's Concern with Chatterton.
Walpole in Paris. Anecdote of Madame Geoffrin. 'Who's that Mr.
Walpole?' The Miss Berrys. Horace's two 'Straw Berries.' Tapping a
New Reign. The Sign of the Gothic Castle. Growing Old with Dignity.
Succession to an Earldom. Walpole's Last Hours. Let us not be
Ungrateful.
GEORGE SELWYN. A Love of Horrors. Anecdotes of Selwyn's Mother. Selwyn's College
Days. Orator Henley. Selwyn's Blasphemous Freak. The Profession of a
Wit. The Thirst for Hazard. Reynolds's Conversation Piece. Selwyn's
Eccentricities and Witticisms. A most Important Communication. An
Amateur Headsman. The Eloquence of Indifference. Catching a
Housebreaker. The Family of the Selwyns. The Man of the People.
Selwyn's Parliamentary Career. True Wit. Some of Selwyn's Witty
Sayings. The Sovereignty of the People. On two kinds of Wit. Selwyn's
Home for Children. Mie Mie, the Little Italian. Selwyn's Little
Companion taken from him. His Later Days and Death.
RICHARD BRINSLEY SHERIDAN. Sheridan a Dunce. Boyish Dreams of Literary Fame. Sheridan in Love. A
Nest of Nightingales. The 'Maid of Bath.' Captivated by Genius.
Sheridan's Elopement with 'Cecilia.' His Duel with Captain Matthews.
Standards of Ridicule. Painful Family Estrangements. Enters Drury
Lane. Success of the Famous 'School for Scandal.' Opinions of Sheridan
and his Influence. The Literary Club. Anecdote of Garrick's
Admittance. Origin of the 'Rejected Addresses.' New Flights. Political
Ambition. The Gaming Mania. Almacks'. Brookes'. Black balled. Two
Versions of the Election Trick. St. Stephen's Won. Vocal Difficulties.
Leads a Double Life. Pitt's Vulgar Attack. Sheridan's Happy Retort
Grattan's Quip. Sheridan's Sallies. The Trial of Warren Hastings.
Wonderful Effect of Sheridan's Eloquence. The Supreme Effort. The
Star Culminates. Native Taste for Swindling. A Shrewd but Graceless
Oxonian. Duns Outwitted. The Lawyer Jockeyed. Adventures with
Bailiffs. Sheridan's Powers of Persuasion. House of Commons Greek.
Curious Mimicry. The Royal Boon Company. Street Frolics at Night.
An Old Tale. 'All's well that ends well.' The Fray in St. Giles'.
Unopened Letters. An Odd Incident. Reckless Extravagance, Sporting
Ambition. Like Father like Son. A Severe and Witty Rebuke... Continue reading book >>
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