The Wits And Beaux Of Society Vol 1 Of 2 Classic Reprint

Author : Grace Wharton
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN 13 : 9781722682781
Total Pages : 178 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (827 download)

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Download or read book The Wits and Beaux of Society Volume 1 written by Grace Wharton and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2018-07-09 with total page 178 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Wits and Beaux of Society Volume 1 By Grace Wharton GEORGE VILLIERS, SECOND DUKE OF BUCKINGHAM. Signs of the Restoration.-Samuel Pepys in his Glory.-A Royal Company.-Pepys 'ready to Weep.'-The Playmate of Charles II.-George Villiers's Inheritance.-Two Gallant Young Noblemen.-The Brave Francis Villiers.-After the Battle of Worcester.-Disguising the King.-Villiers in Hiding.-He appears as a Mountebank.-Buckingham's Habits.-A Daring Adventure.-Cromwell's Saintly Daughter.-Villiers and the Rabbi.-The Buckingham Pictures and Estates.-York House.-Villiers returns to England.-Poor Mary Fairfax.-Villiers in the Tower.-Abraham Cowley, the Poet.-The Greatest Ornament of Whitehall.-Buckingham's Wit and Beauty.-Flecknoe's Opinion of Him.-His Duel with the Earl of Shrewsbury.-Villiers as a Poet.-As a Dramatist.-A Fearful Censure!-Villiers's Influence in Parliament.-A Scene in the Lords.-The Duke of Ormond in Danger.-Colonel Blood's Outrages.-Wallingford House and Ham House.-'Madame Ellen.'-The Cabal.-Villiers again in the Tower.-A Change.-The Duke of York's Theatre.-Buckingham and the Princess of Orange.-His last Hours.-His Religion.-Death of Villiers.-The Duchess of Buckingham. Samuel Pepys, the weather-glass of his time, hails the first glimpse of the Restoration of Charles II. in his usual quaint terms and vulgar sycophancy. 'To Westminster Hall, ' says he; 'where I heard how the Parliament had this day dissolved themselves, and did pass very cheerfully through the Hall, and the Speaker without his mace. The whole Hall was joyful thereat, as well as themselves; and now they begin to talk loud of the king.' And the evening was closed, he further tells us, with a large bonfire in the Exchange, and people called out, 'God bless King Charles!' This was in March 1660; and during that spring Pepys was noting down how he did not think it possible that my 'Lord Protector, ' Richard Cromwell, should come into power again; how there were great hopes of the king's arrival; how Monk, the Restorer, was feasted at Mercers' Hall (Pepys's own especial); how it was resolved that a treaty be offered to the king, privately; how he resolved to go to sea with 'my lord: ' and how, while they lay at Gravesend, the great affair which brought back Charles Stuart was virtually accomplished. Then, with various parentheses, inimitable in their way, Pepys carries on his narrative. He has left his father's 'cutting-room' to take care of itself; and finds his cabin little, though his bed is convenient, but is certain, as he rides at anchor with 'my lord, ' in the ship, that the king 'must of necessity come in, ' and the vessel sails round and anchors in Lee Roads. 'To the castles about Deal, where our fleet' (our fleet, the saucy son of a tailor!) 'lay and anchored; great was the shoot of guns from the castles, and ships, and our answers.' Glorious Samuel! in his element, to be sure. We are delighted to publish this classic book as part of our extensive Classic Library collection. Many of the books in our collection have been out of print for decades, and therefore have not been accessible to the general public. The aim of our publishing program is to facilitate rapid access to this vast reservoir of literature, and our view is that this is a significant literary work, which deserves to be brought back into print after many decades. The contents of the vast majority of titles in the Classic Library have been scanned from the original works. To ensure a high quality product, each title has been meticulously hand curated by our staff. Our philosophy has been guided by a desire to provide the reader with a book that is as close as possible to ownership of the original work. We hope that you will enjoy this wonderful classic work, and that for you it becomes an enriching experience.