The Letters of Horace Walpole, Vol. 14 of 16

The Letters of Horace Walpole, Vol. 14 of 16 PDF Author: Mrs. Paget Toynbee
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Excerpt from The Letters of Horace Walpole, Vol. 14 of 16: Fourth Earl of Orford Arranged The Duke and Duchess of Buccleuch, they say, came through Holland, and going to visit a chief burgher, found cannon planted before his door, and did not stay to leave a card How Lord George Gordon must long to be there and burn a street or two! Most of Mr. Cunningham's anecdotes, to be sure, are not new at present, Madam, but they would have been so twenty years ago, and at least confirm much of what has come out recently. Some, I doubt, have been castrated; indeed, I have heard so - nay, am sure for in one paragraph a siege or town is mentioned, and refers to the preceding paragraph, in which not a syllable of it is said: clumsy enough. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

The Letters of Horace Walpole, Vol. 14 of 16

The Letters of Horace Walpole, Vol. 14 of 16 PDF Author: Mrs. Paget Toynbee
Publisher: Forgotten Books
ISBN: 9781528279758
Category : Literary Collections
Languages : en
Pages : 478

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Excerpt from The Letters of Horace Walpole, Vol. 14 of 16: Fourth Earl of Orford Arranged The Duke and Duchess of Buccleuch, they say, came through Holland, and going to visit a chief burgher, found cannon planted before his door, and did not stay to leave a card How Lord George Gordon must long to be there and burn a street or two! Most of Mr. Cunningham's anecdotes, to be sure, are not new at present, Madam, but they would have been so twenty years ago, and at least confirm much of what has come out recently. Some, I doubt, have been castrated; indeed, I have heard so - nay, am sure for in one paragraph a siege or town is mentioned, and refers to the preceding paragraph, in which not a syllable of it is said: clumsy enough. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

The Letters of Horace Walpole, Vol. 8 of 16

The Letters of Horace Walpole, Vol. 8 of 16 PDF Author: Mrs. Paget Toynbee
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ISBN: 9781330914892
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Excerpt from The Letters of Horace Walpole, Vol. 8 of 16: Fourth Earl of Orford; 1783 1787 Do not think, my best Lord, that I forget or neglect the very kind and favourite invitations from Nuneham, but I weigh my own incapacities, and how likely I am to be an encumbrance. Theresult of my meditations is, that, as I can neither entirely resign my own satisfaction, nor purchase it with clogging you and Lady Harcourt, nor abstain from visiting the additional beauties of Nuneham, before they are in the sere and yellow leaf; I have determined to offer myself in the beginning of September. In the morning I can drive out with you; and as the days will then be short, I shall not be the cause of your being in the house, and consequently can enjoy your company without having it on my conscience to have shortened your walks, in which I am not able to join. If this scheme will inter fere with none of your Lordship's, you will be so good as to let me know your commands at your leisure. By your note to Mrs. Clive, I learn that Miss Fauquier is with you, and Mr. Whitehead, and so I hope they will be in September if you admit me. Where Mr. Mason is, I am ignorant, which is pretty much the state of my intelligence about everybody and everything, except my own calamities, which consist in having had a little gout, and in having a little more rheumatism, from having been able to bear not so much clothing as our ancestor's old jacket or fig leaf in the excessive heat, and from being overrun with all the languages of Babel, who come to see my house from morning to night. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

The Letters of Horace Walpole, Fourth Earl of Orford Volume 14 Volume 14

The Letters of Horace Walpole, Fourth Earl of Orford Volume 14 Volume 14 PDF Author: Walpole Horace 1717-1797
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ISBN: 9781313583480
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Pages : 484

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Letters of Horace Walpole, 4th Earl of Oxford. Volume 14

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Letters of Horace Walpole, 4th Earl of Oxford. Volume 16

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The Letters of Horace Walpole, Fourth Earl of Orford Volume 16 Volume 16

The Letters of Horace Walpole, Fourth Earl of Orford Volume 16 Volume 16 PDF Author: Walpole Horace 1717-1797
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ISBN: 9781313583503
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Pages : 446

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The Letters of Horace Walpole

The Letters of Horace Walpole PDF Author: Horace Walpole
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Pages : 556

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The Letters of Horace Walpole, Vol. 4 of 16

The Letters of Horace Walpole, Vol. 4 of 16 PDF Author: Mrs. Paget Toynbee
Publisher: Forgotten Books
ISBN: 9780484733731
Category : Literary Collections
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Pages : 482

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Excerpt from The Letters of Horace Walpole, Vol. 4 of 16: Fourth Earl of Orford; Chronologically Arranged and Edited With Notes and Indices Now are you mortally angry with me for trifling with you, and not telling you at once the particulars Of this almost-revolution. You may be-angry, but I shall take my own time, and shall give myself what airs I please both to you, my Lord Ambassador, and to you, my Lord Secretary of State, who will, I suppose, open this letter-ii you have courage enough left. In the first place, I assume all the impertinence of a prophet - ay, of that great curiosity, a prophet, who really prophesied before the event, and whose predictions have been accomplished. Have I, or have I not, announced to you the unexpected blows that would be given to the administration - come, I will lay aside my dignity, and satisfy your impatience. There's moderation. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

Place-making for the Imagination: Horace Walpole and Strawberry Hill

Place-making for the Imagination: Horace Walpole and Strawberry Hill PDF Author: Marion Harney
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1317080505
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 327

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Drawing together landscape, architecture and literature, Strawberry Hill, the celebrated eighteenth-century ’Gothic’ villa and garden beside the River Thames, is an autobiographical site, where we can read the story of its creator, Horace Walpole. This 'man of taste' created private resonances, pleasure and entertainment - a collusion of the historic, the visual and the sensory. Above all, it expresses the inseparable integration of house and setting, and of the architecture with the collection, all specific to one individual, a unity that is relevant today to all architects, landscape designers and garden and country house enthusiasts. Avoiding the straightforward architectural description of previous texts, this beautifully illustrated book reveals the Gothic villa and associated landscape to be inspired by theories that stimulate 'The Pleasures of the Imagination' articulated in the series of essays by Joseph Addison (1672-1719) published in the Spectator (1712). Linked to this argument, it proposes that the concepts behind the designs for Strawberry Hill are not based around architectural precedent but around eighteenth-century aesthetics theories, antiquarianism and matters of 'Taste'. Using architectural quotations from Gothic tombs, Walpole expresses the mythical idea that it was based on monastic foundations with visual links to significant historical figures and events in English history. The book explains for the first time the reasons for its creation, which have never been adequately explored or fully understood in previous publications. The book develops an argument that Walpole was the first to define theories on Gothic architecture in his Anecdotes of Painting (1762-71). Similarly innovative, The History of the Modern Taste in Gardening (1780) is one of the first to attempt a history and theory of gardening. The research uniquely evaluates how these theories found expression at Strawberry Hill. This reassessment of the villa and its associated l

The Letters of Horace Walpole, Fourth Earl of Orford, Vol. 4 of 16

The Letters of Horace Walpole, Fourth Earl of Orford, Vol. 4 of 16 PDF Author: Horace Walpole
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ISBN: 9780282116774
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Pages : 484

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Excerpt from The Letters of Horace Walpole, Fourth Earl of Orford, Vol. 4 of 16: Chronologically Arranged and Edited With Notes and Indices; With Portraits and Facsimiles; 1756-1760 Jan. 6, 1757 Jun. 17, 1757 Jan. 80, 1757 Feb. 18, 1757 Feb. 27, 1757 March 8, 1757 March 17, 1757 April 7, 1757 April 20, 1757 May 5, 1757 May 12, [1757] May 18, 1757 May 19, 1757 May 19, [1757] May 27, 1757 June 1, 1757 June 2, 1757 June 9, 1757 June 14, 1757. June 18, [1757. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.