 He was the finest gentleman in the voluptuous court of Charles II., 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 of principles,...  Memoirs of Count Grammont - Page 278by Anthony Hamilton (Count) - 1809Full view - About this book
 | 1759 - 422 pages
...King William : He had as much wit as his firft matter, or his cotemporaries Buckingham and Rochefter, without the royal want of feeling, the duke's want...principles, or the earl's want of thought The latter faid with aftonifhment, " That he did not know how it was, but Lord Dorfet might do any thing, and... | |
 | Horace Walpole - English literature - 1759 - 270 pages
...King William : He had as much wit as his firft Mafler, or his cotemporaries Buckingham and Rochefter, without the royal want of feeling, the Duke's want...principles, 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,... | |
 | Horace Walpole - English literature - 1759 - 272 pages
...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 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... | |
 | Matthew Prior - 1779 - 478 pages
...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 " want...principles, or 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... | |
 | 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... | |
 | Robert Anderson - English poetry - 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,... | |
 | Robert Anderson - English poetry - 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 - 402 pages
...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 want of principles, or the Earls want of thought. The latter faid with aftonifhment, " That he did not know how it was, but Lord... | |
 | Alexander Pope - English literature - 1797 - 428 pages
...King William. He had as much wit as his in il mailer, or his cotemporaries, Buckingham and Rochefter; without the royal want of feeling, the Duke's want...principles, or the Earl's want of thought. The latter faid, with aftoiiifhment, " That he did not know how it was, but Lord Dorfet might do any thing, and... | |
 | Horace Walpole - English literature - 1806 - 478 pages
...contemporaries, speaks of him as " a person highly esteemed for his admirable raries Buckingham and Rochester, without the royal want of feeling, the duke's want...Dorset might do any thing, and yet was never to blame V It was not that he was free from the failings of humanity, but he had the tenderness of it too, which... | |
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