George Selwyn and His Contemporaries: With Memoirs and Notes, المجلد 1R. Bentley, 1843 "George Augustus Selwyn (11 August 1719?25 January 1791, age 71) was a Member of Parliament (MP) in the Parliament of Great Britain. Selwyn spent 44 years in the House of Commons without being recorded as making a speech. He put his electoral interest, as the person who controlled both seats in Ludgershall and one in Gloucester, at the disposal of the King's ministers (whoever they might be), because he was financially dependent on obtaining (a total of three) sinecure offices and a pension, which offset his expenses of bribing the electorate, and his gambling debts."--Wikipedia. |
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Abergavenny Adieu afterwards appointed August Baron Bath beautiful believe brother celebrated Charles Hanbury Williams Charles Townshend Colonel Countess Court Crome D'Eon daughter DEAR GEORGE DEAR SELWYN DEAR SIR death died dine dinner Duchess of Bedford Duke of Queensberry EARL OF MARCH eldest father favour French George Augustus Selwyn GEORGE SELWYN George the Third GILLY WILLIAMS glad Gloucester hear Henry Henry Pelham Hertford Hervey honour hope Horace Walpole humble servant John July Lady Coventry Lady Mary Lady Townshend Lepel letter London Lord Holland Lord March Madame MARCH TO GEORGE Marquis married minister Monsieur morning never Newmarket October Paris Parliament Pelham person Pitt pleasure received RICHARD RIGBY Rigby says second Earl sent Sir Charles sister tell thousand pounds to-morrow told town Viscount Walpole writes week White's wife WILLIAMS TO GEORGE wish yesterday
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الصفحة 8 - Statesman, yet friend to truth ; of soul sincere, In action faithful, and in honour clear ! Who broke no promise, served no private end, Who gained no title, and who lost no friend; Ennobled by himself, by all approved, Praised, wept, and honoured by the Muse he loved.
الصفحة 124 - For even then, sir, even before this splendid orb was entirely set, and while the western horizon was in a blaze with his descending glory, on the opposite quarter of the heavens arose another luminary, and, for his hour, became lord of the ascendant.
الصفحة 185 - And mariners, though shipwreck'd, dread to land. Here reign the blustering North and blighting East, No tree is heard to whisper, bird to sing ; Yet Nature could not furnish out the feast, Art he invokes new horrors still to bring. Here mouldering fanes and battlements arise, Turrets and arches nodding to their fall, Unpeopled monast'ries delude our eyes, And mimic desolation covers all.
الصفحة 234 - She is two women, the upper and the lower. I need not tell you that the lower is gallant, and still has pretensions. The upper is very sensible, too, and has a measured eloquence that is just and pleasing, — but all is spoiled by an unrelaxed attention to applause. You would think she was always sitting for her picture to her biographer.
الصفحة 214 - Now Hervey, fair of face, I mark full well, With thee, Youth's youngest daughter, sweet Lepell.
الصفحة 166 - The concourse was so great, when the Duchess of Hamilton was presented at court, on Friday, that even the noble crowd in the drawing-room clambered on chairs and tables to look at her. There are mobs at their doors to see them get into their chairs, and people go early to get places at the theatres, when it is known they will be there.
الصفحة 45 - But, where each science lifts its modern type, Hist'ry her pot, divinity her pipe, While proud philosophy repines to show, Dishonest sight ! his breeches rent below ; Embrowned with native bronze, lo ! Henley stands, Tuning his voice, and balancing his hands.
الصفحة 124 - In truth, sir, he was the delight and ornament of this house, and the charm of every private society which he honoured with his presence. Perhaps there never arose in this country, nor in any country, a man of a more pointed and finished wit ; and (where his passions were not concerned) of a more refined, exquisite...
الصفحة 314 - So far was very well. On Saturday at the Maccaroni Club' (which is composed of all the travelled young men who wear long curls and spying-glasses,) they played again: the Due lost, but not much.
الصفحة 110 - ... which he took off and put on a night-cap of Scotch plaid, and then pulled off his coat and waistcoat and lay down ; but being told he was on the wrong side, vaulted round, and immediately gave the sign by tossing up his arm, as if he were giving the signal for battle. He received three blows, but the first certainly took away all sensation. He was not a quarter of an hour on the scaffold ; Lord Kilmarnock above half a one. Balmerino certainly died with the intrepidity of a hero, but with the...