In the book Letters of Horace Walpole, the author Toynbee placed together a collection of letters Horace Walpole the Fourth Earl of Orford, wrote. In this volume Walpole writes to many acquaintances ranging from Reverends to Dukes during the time period 1771 to 1774. Horace Walpole, a man of letters and Whig politician is the son of the first Prime Minister Robert Walpole (Langford). He is most famous for his correspondences he wrote at his house Strawberry Hill (Langford). In this document Walpole is writing to the Earl of Strafford. The Earl of Strafford with the name William Wentworth is an English nobleman during the 1700s. In this message to the Earl of Strafford Horace Walpole gives an in depth look into the thoughts and ideals of Englishman during the Eighteenth Century.
Written on June 20, 1771 in Strawberry Hill, Horace Walpole transcribes to the Earl of Strafford before he leaves on his trip to Paris. Walpole opens up by stating, “I have waited impatiently, my dear Lord for something worth putting into a letter; but trees do not speak in Parliament,” (Toynbee, 47). This shows how he has been actively listening for any valuable news to send to the Earl. Then Walpole begins to discuss his intentions for his trip to Paris. He originally mentions that the purpose of this trip is to visit a blind friend whose name is Madame du Deffand (Toynbee, 47). Once he declares the purpose of his trip to Paris Walpole goes on to then ask the Earl and Lady of Strafford if there is any items of business they would like for him to take care of during his trip. With the topic of Paris brought up, Walpole then changes to subject to the political situation in France. He shares his ideas on how he believes their current government will not e...
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...e reinforces this through the examples provided above, also by discussing how displeased he is to see foreign nobles. Not only does this source provide insight into the minds of the British gentry of their opinions on France, but also insight into the social hierarchy of the eighteenth century. By the way Walpole expresses himself to the Earl of Strafford he composes himself as a servant of his and willing to perform any duties called upon him during his trip. This gives valuable comprehension of the lifestyle of those lower than their acquaintances in the hierarchy by showing how they are willing to help those in the aristocracy to better themselves and hopefully increase their standing in the future. Written from friend to friend Walpole clearly shows his admiration and loyalty to the Earl and gives wonderful understanding into the eighteenth century of England.
“London.” Lloyd’s Evening Post. 9 August. 1773- 11 August. 1773. Gale Cenage Learning. Web. 29 March. 2014.
In this biography we follow the life of John Winthrop. John was raised in Groton Manor in Suffolk. He caught the fever of Puritanism at a young age and we see the internal struggle that followed. Winthrop dedicated his life to seeking God. Then it explains his education and the practices of law that he experienced. We then begin to see the Puritan view on the political situation. This was mainly because King Charles I married a Catholic woman, and this scared the Puritans. Of course they wanted someone of the same religion to lead their country. King Charles I caused a lot of problems because he kept dismissing the Parliament whenever they disagreed
Just as everything in my life seemed to be straightening itself out, everything began to fall apart again. Sir William died suddenly in 1669, leaving me once again almost without a family. Jonathon was all I had left in the world. During this time, the two of us grew very close. He called me Stella, oh how I loved that name. We shared everything with one another. We had a lot in common, for Jonathon was also raised without a father. His died two months before he was born. He talked of his early childhood in Dublin, Ireland, and then of how he moved to London, England. Jonathon used to write me the most beautiful letters; I still have them all. He used to write about his job as Chief Journalist and Principal Pamphleteer for Robert Harley, the Earl of Oxford. He would tell me how even though he enjoyed his job, what he really desired was more political power. I told him that his day would come. I knew he would soon get the power and fame that he deserved.
During the 1800s, the aristocracy of England and France lived in luxury and possessed an enormous amount of power in the society while peasants live in poverty. Dickens links the two countries with the theme of how history repeats itself. Dickens compares the social rankings, rulers, and events of the two countries and warns how if the English aristocracy did not change their ways, what happens in France would happen to them. In the novel, Dickens portrays the character, Monseigneur as an individual character as well as a social class of France. Monseigneur is a character who Dickens portrays as the entire class of the French aristocracy in the way of which he abuses his power. Dickens describes how the Monseigneur was having chocolate prepared for him by four men who are wearing gold watches as peasants were starving and dying. Dickens uses the actions of the Monseigneur to represent the entire population of the aristocrats in the city of St. Antoine. Another way in which Dickens shows how the Monseigneur was corrupt was how he appointed people to be officials not by their skill but by the way they would appraise him or by their status. Dickens foreshadows how France would become corrupt over time from the action...
The main topics for this week’s readings are generally themed around the birth of the public sphere during the eighteenth century with the advent of modernity and the discourse that surrounds it. Each author presents essentially the same themes and ideas on varying subject matter but does so from a different view point and through different stories.
It is interesting to compare the relations between older and younger men in Henry IV and As You Like It. This essay will consider two extracts; 1 Henry IV, 2.4.109-62 (Bevington ed., pp. 182-6) and As You Like It, 2.3.27-77 (Brissenden ed., pp. 131-3). The two extracts differ dramatically in their approach to the relations between older and younger men.
Douglass and London 1802 are both directed to a significant character in which has been prolific throughout their lives until their unfortunate death; however, the continuity of their achievements still survives greater than ever. Not only are these literary works structured in fourteen lined Italian sonnets, but they are also comprised of an ABBA rhyme scheme within their opening eight lines. The pieces written by Wordsworth and Dunbar are also homogenous in the essence that they invoked to accomplished men. “England hath need of thee: she is a fen of stagnant waters,” Wordsworth says to Milton to exaggerate the necessity of his return; just as Dunbar impels Douglass’s “strong arm to guide the shivering bark.” Just as these poems
... that demonstrated Charles’ intense passion to showcase realism in his writings of life’s experiences. After the writings of A Tale of Two Cities, he also wrote, Great Expectations in 186I, over which there feel sorry for yourself the sad sense of the of the Lower Thames. He also wrote Our Mutual Friend in 1864, in which the seep and dirt of Rotherhithe, its boatmen and loafers, are made to pass through the book with swelling consequence.
Jane Austen’s novel Persuasion emanates the social and political upheaval caused by the war and depicts the transition into nineteenth century realism where class and wealth was considered extremely important in the social hierarchy. She explores the reactions to the newly diverse interactions between different social classes and although she was “no snob, she knew all about snobbery.” Therefore, she is able to realistically portray the views of upper class characters such as Sir Walter Elliot and contrast them to men who have earned their wealth, such as Captain Wentworth. Whilst Britain was involved with the Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars in the early nineteenth century, the navy had a profound involvement therefore this is not only reflected in Austen’s real life, but also in her novels. This alters the narrative in the novel as a whole as Austen depicts how wealth and being upper class is no longer limited to hereditory but can also be earned through professions such as being in the navy. As a result, the contrasts between the opinions and actions of the men who work for their wealth and the men who merely receive it from their family are profound.
Chesterfield, Lord. Lord Chesterfield's Letters: Complete, Unabridged, and Uncensored. Oxford: Oxford University Press, USA, 2008. Print.
Pope, Alexander. "An Essay on Man." in Eighteenth-Century English Literature. Eds. Geoffrey Tillotson, Paul Fussell, Jr. and Marshall Waingrow. New York: Harcourt, 1969. 635-51.
The Speaker in ‘My Last Duchess’ is conversing with the servant of a count whose daughter he is proposing to marry. He treats t...
A Comparison of November, 1806 (Wordsworth) to the Men of Kent (Wordsworth), Drummer Hodge (Hardy), and The Charge of the Light Brigade (Lord Alfred Tennyson)
'The business of the poet and novelist is to show the sorriness underlying the grandest things, and the grandeur underlying the sorriest.'; Thomas Hardy said this upon completion of the novel The Mayor of Casterbridge. Thomas Henchard, the main character in his novel, becomes the example to illustrate this idea. Henchard is at one point the most powerful person in a small town called Casterbridge. He is the wealthiest person and commands the most respect, but Hardy shows some terrible characteristics of Henchard. Because of Henchard's pride and ego, he loses his fame and fortune and becomes a part of the lowest working class. There, while exhibiting some of his cruder qualities, he also shows signs of true affection to others.
Earla Wilputte argues that Haywood’s letter is a parody rather than an earnest petition from a Jacobite supporter. She responds ota general tread if criticism which identifies manley as a Tory and therefore sees her writing as supportive of the Jacobites. She also takes up Paula Backschudei’s arguement about Haywood’s ironic narrator. Wilputte supports her argument by using secondary experts onparod and primary document from Haywood’s writings. her argument is somewhat successful as she does show some contradictory aspects as to the primary documents concerning the prince and her story’s account of him. However, she does not sufficiently address the oppositional ideas concerning the earnestness of the tale or what motivation she might have had for writing against the Jacobites.