 | Horace Walpole - 1759 - 270 pages
...Charles the Second, and in the gloomy one of King William : He had as much wit as his firft Mafler, or his cotemporaries Buckingham and Rochefter, without...or the Earl's want of thought. The latter faid with aftoniftiment, " That he " did not know how it was, but Lord Dorfet " might do any thing, and yet was... | |
 | Horace Walpole - 1759 - 272 pages
...Charles the Second, and in the gloomy one of King William : He had as much wit as his firft Mafter, or his cotemporaries Buckingham and Rochefter, without...the Duke's want of principles, or the Earl's want of thoughtThe latter faid with aftonifhment, " That he " did not know how it was, but Lord Dorfet " might... | |
 | Horace Walpole - 1759 - 266 pages
...Charles the Second, and in the gloomy one of King William : He had as much wit as his firft Mafter, or his cotemporaries Buckingham and Rochefter, without the royal want of feeling, the Duke's wane of principles, or the Earl's want of thought. The latter faid with aftonimment, " That he " did... | |
 | Matthew Prior - 1779 - 478 pages
...Charles the fecond, and in, " the gloomy one of King William : he had as much wit " as his firft mafter, or his cotemporaries, Buckingham and " Rochefter,...the Earl's want of thought. The " latter faid with aftonilhment, ' That he did not know " how it was, but Lord Dorfet might do any thing, and " yet was... | |
 | Horace Walpole - 1792 - 544 pages
...Letters, I {hall nature. He was the fined gentleman in the voluptuous Court of Charles the Second, and in the gloomy one of King William : He had as...or the Earl's want of thought. The latter faid with adonifliment, " That he " did not know how it was, but Lord Dor" fet might do any thing, and yet was... | |
 | 1793 - 806 pages
...\vi: as his firfl mafier, or his contemporaries Buckingham and Rochciler, without the royal wia: '-" feeling, the duke's want of principles, or the earl's want of thought. The latter faid with aftw:'-- roent, " That he did not know how it was, but LordDorfet might do any thing, ar.d yet w«... | |
 | Robert Anderson - 1795 - 842 pages
...wit *s his iiril mailer, or his conteniporaiics Buckingham and Rochefter, without the royal wantrf feeling, the duke's want of principles, or the earl's want of thought. The latter faid with jll< • • ment, " That he did not know how it was, but Lord Dorfet might do any thing, and yet was... | |
 | Robert Anderson - 1795 - 806 pages
...•wi: as his full mafler, or his contemporaries Buckingham and Kocheiler, without the royal want cf feeling, the duke's want of principles, or the earl's want of thought. The lat'er faid with aflonifiiment, " That he did not know host it wes, but Lord Dorfet might do any thing,... | |
 | Horace Walpole - 1796 - 398 pages
...Court of Charles II. and in the gloomy one of King William : He had as much wit as his firft mafter, or his cotemporaries Buckingham and Rochefter, without...of feeling, the Duke's want of principles, or the Earls want of thought. The latter faid with aftonimment, " That he did not know how it was, but Lord... | |
 | Horace Walpole - 1796 - 402 pages
...Buckingham and Rochefter, without the royal want of feeling, the Duke's want of principles, or the Earls want of thought. The latter faid with aftonifhment, " That he did not know how it was, but Lord Dor" fet might do any thing, and yet was never to " blame." It was not that he was free from the failings... | |
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He was the finest gentleman in the voluptuous court of Charles the Second, and in the gloomy one of King William. He had as much wit as his first master, or his contemporaries, Buckingham and Rochester ; without the royal want of feeling, the Duke's want... 
