In the drawing-room of
Albemarle Street, he was Murray's "chief 4-o'clock man," until his
official duties compelled him to settle at Paris.
Albemarle Street, he was Murray's "chief 4-o'clock man," until his
official duties compelled him to settle at Paris.
Byron
"It is," says Byron
(letter to Murray, June 14, 1817), "the absurd work of a clever
man. "--_Letters_, 1900, iv. 134, and _note_ I. ]
[77] [Sotheby published, in 1814, _Five Tragedies_, viz. "The Confession,"
"Orestes," "Ivan," "The Death of Darnley," and "Zamorin and Zama. "]
[78] [_Ina, A Tragedy_, by Mrs. Wilmot [Barberina Ogle (1768-1854),
daughter of Sir Chaloner Ogle], afterwards Lady Dacre, was produced at
Drury Lane, April 22, 1815. Her "tragedy," writes Byron to Moore, April
23, 1815, "was last night damned. " See _Letters_, 1898, ii. 332, _note_
3, etc. ; _ibid. _, 1899, iii. 195, _note_ I. ]
[79] [George Hammond (1763-1853) was a distinguished diplomatist, who
twice (1795-1806 and 1807-1809) held the office of Under-secretary of
State for Foreign Affairs. He is associated with the foundation of the
_Anti-Jacobin_ and the _Quarterly Review_.
In the drawing-room of
Albemarle Street, he was Murray's "chief 4-o'clock man," until his
official duties compelled him to settle at Paris. --_Letters_, 1900, iv.
160, _note_ 1.
John Dent, M. P. , a banker, was nicknamed "Dog Dent" because he was
concerned in the introduction of the Dog-tax Bill in 1796. In 1802 he
introduced a Bill to abolish bull-baiting. --_Ibid_]
[80] [Sir John Malcolm (1769-1833), soldier, administrator, and
diplomatist, published (January, 1815) his _History of
Persia. --Letters_, 1899, iii. 113, _note_ 1. ]
[81] [For "Dark Hamilton," W. R. Hamilton (1777-1859), see _Childe
Harold_, Canto II. stanza xiii. _var_. I, _Poetical Works_, 1899, ii.
(letter to Murray, June 14, 1817), "the absurd work of a clever
man. "--_Letters_, 1900, iv. 134, and _note_ I. ]
[77] [Sotheby published, in 1814, _Five Tragedies_, viz. "The Confession,"
"Orestes," "Ivan," "The Death of Darnley," and "Zamorin and Zama. "]
[78] [_Ina, A Tragedy_, by Mrs. Wilmot [Barberina Ogle (1768-1854),
daughter of Sir Chaloner Ogle], afterwards Lady Dacre, was produced at
Drury Lane, April 22, 1815. Her "tragedy," writes Byron to Moore, April
23, 1815, "was last night damned. " See _Letters_, 1898, ii. 332, _note_
3, etc. ; _ibid. _, 1899, iii. 195, _note_ I. ]
[79] [George Hammond (1763-1853) was a distinguished diplomatist, who
twice (1795-1806 and 1807-1809) held the office of Under-secretary of
State for Foreign Affairs. He is associated with the foundation of the
_Anti-Jacobin_ and the _Quarterly Review_.
In the drawing-room of
Albemarle Street, he was Murray's "chief 4-o'clock man," until his
official duties compelled him to settle at Paris. --_Letters_, 1900, iv.
160, _note_ 1.
John Dent, M. P. , a banker, was nicknamed "Dog Dent" because he was
concerned in the introduction of the Dog-tax Bill in 1796. In 1802 he
introduced a Bill to abolish bull-baiting. --_Ibid_]
[80] [Sir John Malcolm (1769-1833), soldier, administrator, and
diplomatist, published (January, 1815) his _History of
Persia. --Letters_, 1899, iii. 113, _note_ 1. ]
[81] [For "Dark Hamilton," W. R. Hamilton (1777-1859), see _Childe
Harold_, Canto II. stanza xiii. _var_. I, _Poetical Works_, 1899, ii.
