Enthusiast in Wit: A Portrait of John Wilmot, Earl of Rochester, 1647-1680Routledge and Paul, 1962 - 246 pages |
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... told that he was once bitten by a dog , and that the worst he said to the animal was , ' I wish you were married and living in the country ' . Local tradition preserved some anecdotes of the ways in which the ' mad Earl ' amused himself ...
... told that he was once bitten by a dog , and that the worst he said to the animal was , ' I wish you were married and living in the country ' . Local tradition preserved some anecdotes of the ways in which the ' mad Earl ' amused himself ...
Page 193
... told , he ' had always a very good opinion ' . Rochester said to Giffard on this occasion , ' Mr. Giffard , I wonder you will not come to visit me oftner . I have a great respect for you and I should be extremely glad of your frequent ...
... told , he ' had always a very good opinion ' . Rochester said to Giffard on this occasion , ' Mr. Giffard , I wonder you will not come to visit me oftner . I have a great respect for you and I should be extremely glad of your frequent ...
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... told , and ' said never a word to him , but stole away out of the room ' . When Rochester saw him go , ' Is a gone , ' says he , ' poor wretch ! I fear his heart is harden'd . ' It is impossible not to feel some sympathy with poor ...
... told , and ' said never a word to him , but stole away out of the room ' . When Rochester saw him go , ' Is a gone , ' says he , ' poor wretch ! I fear his heart is harden'd . ' It is impossible not to feel some sympathy with poor ...
Contents
Two THE CLIMATE OF OPINION | 22 |
Three VERY ACCEPTABLE IN A COURT | 32 |
Four THE UTOPIA OF GALLANTRY | 60 |
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