 | Sarah Churchill (duchess of Marlborough.) - 1838 - 520 pàgines
...Halifax, who a long time was a great Whig. He was of a family, but as a younger brother, he had but 50/. a year, with which he could make no great figure....whose means, but he got into the Treasury, and Lord Godolphin raised his fortune. He read extremely agreeably, and having a good deal of that business... | |
 | William Coxe - 1848 - 504 pàgines
...Marlboroughs. Her sketeh of Halifax, however, is not unamusing. " The first thing," says she, "for which he was cried up for was something from whence he was called Mou»e Montapu. I do not know any other way to describe it; but it was extremely liked, and I think... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1854 - 450 pàgines
...Halifax, who a long time was a great Whig. He was of a family, but as a younger brother he had but 50f. a year, with which he could make no great figure....cried up for was something from whence he was called House Montague. I do not know any other way to describe it. But it was extremely liked, and I think... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1854 - 484 pàgines
...Halifax, who a long time was a great Whig. He was of a family, but as a younger brother he had but 50/. a year, with which he could make no great figure....cried up for was something from whence he was called Moitse Mfmtiiijw. I do not know any other way to describe it. But it was extremely liked, and I tliiuk... | |
 | William Coxe - 1873 - 520 pàgines
...Marlboroughs. Her sketch of Halifax, however, is not unamusing. " The first thing," says she, " for which he was cried up for was something from whence he was...whose means, but he got into the treasury, and Lord Godolphin raised his fortune. He read extremely agreeably, and having a good deal of that business... | |
 | Samuel Johnson - 1905 - 456 pàgines
...with an air of gaiety, " You will do well to put me in a way of making a Man of him.' Life, p. 17. ' The first thing he was cried up for was something from whence he was called Mouse Montagu' DuCHESSOF MARLBOROUGH, Carres. 1838, ii. 144. ' If Johnson quotes the Life, p. 30, he paraphrases the... | |
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... perhaps he might have some pension from her; but that I cannot be sure of, because if he had it, it is most probable it was paid by Mrs. Masham. I will now give an account of what I knew of my Lord Halifax, who a long time was a great Whig. He was... 