...every evening at a tavern near the parliament, to consult affairs, and to drive things on to extT-emes against the Whigs, to call the old ministry to account, and get off five or six heads. Sir Walter Scott aptly remarks in his edition of Swift'sworks, that this club of country gentlemen,...

...and meet every evening at a tavern near the parliament, to consult affairs, 20 and drive things on to extremes against the Whigs, to call the old ministry...must be something thought on to settle things better. I will tell you one great state 25 secret ; the queen, sensible how much she was governed by the late...

...beer, and meet every evening at a tavern near the Parliament to consult affairs, and to drive things on to extremes against the Whigs, to call the old ministry to account and get off five or six heads." The rival Whig club was the " Kit-Cat." It contained a galaxy of wits and statesmen. " Peg W_pffington,"...

...beer, and meet every evening at a tavern near the Parliament to consult affairs, and to drive things on to extremes against the Whigs, to call the old ministry to account and get off five or six heads." The rival Whig club was the " Kit-Cat." It contained a galaxy of wits and statesmen. " Peg Woffington,"...

...home, and meet every evening at a tavern near the Parliament, to consult affairs, and drive things on to extremes against the Whigs, to call the old ministry...of them in confidence told me, that there must be some- / thing thought on to settle things better. I'll tell you one great state secret ; the Queen,...

...home, and meet every evening at a tavern near the Parliament, to consult affairs, and drive things on to extremes against the Whigs, to call the old ministry...on to settle things better. I'll tell you one great state secret ; the Queen, sensible how much she was governed by the late ministry, runs a little into...

...home, and meet every evening at a tavern near the Parliament to consult affairs, and drive things on to extremes against the Whigs, to call the old Ministry to account, and get off five or six heads.3 The Ministry seem not to regard them ; yet one of them in confidence told me that there 1 Cf....

...to extremes against the Whigs, to call the old Ministry to account, and get off five or six heads.3 The Ministry seem not to regard them ; yet one of them in confidence told me that there 1 Cf. p. 155. 2 Esther Johnson lodged opposite St. Mary's in Dublin. 3 This famous Tory club began...

...drive things on to extremes against the Whigs, to call the old ministry to account,' and he adds that ' The ministry seem not to regard them, yet one of them...be something thought on to settle things better.' We can perhaps without difficulty form a kind of comparison between the October Club and certain political...

...home, and meet every evening at a tavern near the Parliament to consult affairs and drive things on to extremes against the Whigs, to call the old ministry to account, and get off five or six heads" (Swift, Journal to Stella, i8th February, 1711). o'ertake the fore," ' was not more mistaken than Lord...