| 单词 | Bolingbroke |
| 例句 | “Richard II” concluded with the arresting image of Mr. Britton’s forceful Bolingbroke, now anointed Henry IV, literally trembling in fear as he clutches that much-fought-for crown. Review: Royal Shakespeare Company’s ‘King and Country’ at BAM 2016-04-04T04:00:00Z Bolingbroke — who will ultimately become Henry IV — accuses Mowbray of plotting the death of his uncle, whose coffin is at center stage. Review: Royal Shakespeare Company’s ‘King and Country’ at BAM 2016-04-04T04:00:00Z Henry IV, Part 1 Intimate production of Shakespeare’s historical drama about Henry Bolingbroke, his wayward son Hal, the scoundrel Falstaff, et al., features onstage seating. The week ahead in L.A. theater, Aug. 13-20: 'Hamilton,' 'Henry IV, Part 1' and more 2017-08-13T04:00:00Z If we were certain from the outset that Richard II and Julius Caesar were definitely right and Bolingbroke and Brutus unsympathetically wrong, we would hardly bother staying to the end. Shakespeare's Restless World by Neil MacGregor - review 2012-11-23T22:55:02Z Indecisive and amenable to the whims of his buddies, he is approached to be an arbiter in the fiery dispute between two dukes, one of whom is his cousin, Henry Bolingbroke. ‘Richard II’ Review: A Radio King With a Tottering Crown 2020-07-17T04:00:00Z Both dukes are exiled, but Bolingbroke soon returns with the support of the people to depose the king, who realizes too late that carelessness has cost him his title, his honor and his legacy. ‘Richard II’ Review: A Radio King With a Tottering Crown 2020-07-17T04:00:00Z All that changes this year with Andrew Hilton's production of Richard II, a play in which the clash between the all too human Richard and the ambitious Bolingbroke makes for great drama. This week's new theatre 2011-02-05T00:05:41Z And like Richard, he finds himself pitted against a usurping Bolingbroke, who understands that for the monarchy to survive, it has to accommodate changing times and the juggernaut of realpolitik. Review: In ‘King Charles III,’ Glimpsing the Near Future of Monarchy 2015-11-01T04:00:00Z It was sold by Bolingbroke descendents in 1943 to Walter Hutchinson, who set up the National Gallery of British Sports and Pastimes – "sadly, a relatively short-lived affair", said Stainton. ?20m estimate for George Stubbs horse-racing painting 2011-04-06T15:36:16Z They've worked together many times before, most recently in Kubzansky's "R II," her adaptation of Shakespeare's "Richard II," in which White starred as the usurper, Bolingbroke, and they exude mutual enthusiasm. Pasadena Playhouse's 'Pygmalion' is more a rethinking than a revival 2015-03-21T04:00:00Z And Bolingbroke’s motives — whether he has always wanted the crown, whether he actually wanted Richard dead — are unclear. ‘Richard II’ Review: A Radio King With a Tottering Crown 2020-07-17T04:00:00Z And it has moments of absolute genius, above all the one we're about to film: the deposition scene, where the bankrupt king somehow turns his defeat by Bolingbroke into the strangest kind of victory. Power and glory: how to tackle Shakespeare's revolutions 2012-06-20T17:59:07Z “It was a multiracial cast — Shakespeare’s ‘Richard II.’ The people coming into power with Bolingbroke, they were all people of color.” 'Twilight: Los Angeles, 1992' raises the voices of the city once more, 30 years later 2023-03-01T05:00:00Z Ethan Bolingbroke had seven catches for 83 yards and a touchdown. Davis TD run lifts Portland State past Southern Utah, 20-13 2021-10-02T04:00:00Z Michael Bolingbroke, an Englishman who formerly worked at Manchester United, resigned his position as CEO on Monday. Pioli tasked with restoring Inter Milan to respectability 2016-11-08T05:00:00Z “We fail if we don’t win trophies,” Bolingbroke said. Inter Milan struggling on the pitch, chasing growth in China 2016-10-19T04:00:00Z “There is definitely an environment that encourages investment in soccer now,” Inter CEO Michael Bolingbroke told the Leaders in Sport Business Summit on Wednesday. China offers 'extraordinary prize' for Europe's clubs: Inter boss 2016-10-05T04:00:00Z There will be no changes to Inter's management team, with Roberto Mancini remaining as manager and Michael Bolingbroke staying on as chief executive. Inter Milan takeover: Suning Commerce Group Ltd buys 68.55% 2016-06-06T04:00:00Z The deal is not expected to affect the position of manager Roberto Mancini, while chief executive Michael Bolingbroke is also to keep his role. Inter Milan: Serie A club to be taken over by Chinese investors 2016-06-03T04:00:00Z The murder at Kate’s guesthouse, and the scandal that threatens to emerge from it, are set against turmoil pitting the supporters of Richard II against Henry Bolingbroke for England’s throne. From York to the San Juans: new crime fiction by Seattle writers 2016-05-08T04:00:00Z However, as the pace of aircraft design intensified towards the end of the war, the Bolingbroke was soon outpaced and outmanoeuvred by newer faster designs which made it "look like an Austin 7 would today". WW2 plane to be restored to glory 2014-03-14T11:15:06Z The charge against Mr Brookes, of Bolingbroke Road, Cleethorpes, had stemmed from a sunbathing session in his garden on 13 July. Nude ban mayor not guilty of sex act 2013-10-01T09:16:48Z It will not do to study too closely the private characters of the chiefs of any political band in the House of Commons, from the days of Bolingbroke to those of Fox. Modern Leaders: Being a Series of Biographical Sketches 2012-04-01T02:00:10.050Z His feeling towards Maecenas is more like that of Pope towards Bolingbroke than that which a client in ancient or modern times entertains towards his patron. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 6 "Home, Daniel" to "Hortensius, Quintus" 2012-03-15T02:00:32.250Z Voltaire left France for England, which his acquaintance with Lord Bolingbroke induced him to desire to visit. Voltaire: A Sketch of his Life and Works 2012-03-14T02:00:25.570Z The Canadian plane, called the Bolingbroke, was used to hunt U boats and Japanese submarines. WW2 plane to be restored to glory 2014-03-14T11:15:06Z Many ancient villages have disappeared entirely, notably Ravenspur or Ravenser, once a port, represented in parliament under Edward I., and the scene of the landing of Bolingbroke, afterwards Henry IV., in 1399. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 8 "Hudson River" to "Hurstmonceaux" 2012-02-24T03:00:27.173Z Chesterfield, Bolingbroke, Horace Walpole and others, bear witness to the fashion which prevailed. Fletcher of Madeley 2012-02-23T03:00:39.877Z Though himself contemporary with the earlier deists, Bolingbroke’s principal works were posthumously published after interest in the controversy had declined. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 10 "David, St" to "Demidov" 2012-02-17T03:00:33.923Z Bolingbroke he had met in exile at La Source in 1721, and he had learnt to regard the illustrious Englishman who possessed “all the learning of his country and all the politeness of ours.” Voltaire: A Sketch of his Life and Works 2012-03-14T02:00:25.570Z It was gifted to the Bristol Aero Collection in 2006 and a huge logistical operation to bring the Bolingbroke to Bristol sprang into action ahead of the reconstruction project. WW2 plane to be restored to glory 2014-03-14T11:15:06Z In 1748 she gave Whitefield a scarf as her chaplain, and in that capacity he frequently preached in her London house in Park Street to audiences that included Chesterfield, Walpole and Bolingbroke. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 8 "Hudson River" to "Hurstmonceaux" 2012-02-24T03:00:27.173Z Bolingbroke was brought forward as a witness, and repeated that the Duchess ‘first stirred him to labour in his necromancy.’ Witch, Warlock, and Magician Historical Sketches of Magic and Witchcraft in England and Scotland 2012-02-06T03:00:14.350Z But for the most part I had ever in my mind Lord Derwentwater's word about the pawns, and those yet earlier forebodings of my kinsman Bolingbroke. Lawrence Clavering 2012-02-01T03:00:11.667Z While in this country he wrote in English a portion of his tragedy Brutus, inspired by and dedicated to Bolingbroke, and two essays, one on the Civil Wars of France, and one on Epic Poetry. Voltaire: A Sketch of his Life and Works 2012-03-14T02:00:25.570Z As Bolingbroke said, Cudworth “read too much to think enough, and admired too much to think freely.” Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 8 "Cube" to "Daguerre, Louis" 2012-01-31T03:00:17.257Z It was commonly resorted to in charges of treason, as in the above-mentioned dispute between Henry Bolingbroke and Thomas Mowbray, when the ceremonies were of an imposing character. Legal Lore Curiosities of Law and Lawyers 2012-01-17T03:00:20.443Z Bolingbroke was a scholar, an adept in natural science, and an ardent student of astronomy: William of Worcester describes him as one of the most famous clerks of the world. Witch, Warlock, and Magician Historical Sketches of Magic and Witchcraft in England and Scotland 2012-02-06T03:00:14.350Z "Bolingbroke!" cried Mr. Curwen, and seldom have I seen a man's face change so suddenly. Lawrence Clavering 2012-02-01T03:00:11.667Z To the same friend he wrote from Potsdam in 1752, hoping that his Vindication of Bolingbroke was translated, as it would annoy the priests, “whom I have hated, hate, and shall hate till doomsday.” Voltaire: A Sketch of his Life and Works 2012-03-14T02:00:25.570Z Afterwards he was in the service of Henry of Bolingbroke, the future king, though by an error it has been commonly stated that he was squire to Richard II. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 1 "Gichtel, Johann" to "Glory" 2012-01-11T03:00:20.463Z He exerted himself to defeat the impeachment of Lord Oxford in 1717, and in 1723 he was active in obtaining a pardon for another old political friend, Lord Bolingbroke. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 8 "Haller, Albrecht" to "Harmonium" 2012-01-02T03:00:22.443Z Roger Bolingbroke was hung, drawn, and quartered, according to the barbarous custom of the age; Southwell escaped a similar fate by dying in the Tower before the day appointed for his trial. Witch, Warlock, and Magician Historical Sketches of Magic and Witchcraft in England and Scotland 2012-02-06T03:00:14.350Z Bolingbroke!" he cried wildly--"a knave! a debauched, villainous knave! Lawrence Clavering 2012-02-01T03:00:11.667Z Buckle classes him with Bolingbroke and Montesquieu, the fathers of modern history, and all sceptics; and even now, says Lecky, no historian can read him without profit. Voltaire: A Sketch of his Life and Works 2012-03-14T02:00:25.570Z His main tendency was not, as with Chesterfield and Carteret and Bolingbroke, towards high statesmanship. Lord Chatham His Early Life and Connections 2012-01-02T03:00:18.893Z The works of Bolingbroke went quite as far as Mr. Paine. The Battle of The Press As Told in the Story of the Life of Richard Carlile By His Daughter, Theophila Carlile Campbell 2011-12-24T03:08:06.653Z It proved to be a volume of the writings of Lord Bolingbroke, the great English Infidel. Abraham Lincoln: Was He A Christian? 2011-12-24T03:07:56.830Z "I did not know Lord Bolingbroke was your kinsman;" and then in a rush of sincerity: "But far more than the words, I regret your relationship with the man." Lawrence Clavering 2012-02-01T03:00:11.667Z His Important Examination of the Scriptures, which he falsely attributed to Lord Bolingbroke, was condemned with five other of his pieces by a decree of the Court of Rome, 29th November, 1771. Voltaire: A Sketch of his Life and Works 2012-03-14T02:00:25.570Z He had been sneered at by the Government paper, the 'Gazetteer,' and defended by Bolingbroke's organ, the 'Craftsman.' Lord Chatham His Early Life and Connections 2012-01-02T03:00:18.893Z His appearance in arms was purely the result of the complications that followed the deposition of Richard II. and the enthronement of Bolingbroke. Curious Church Customs and Cognate Subjects 2011-12-02T03:00:21.090Z Like Flood, with whom he was on terms of friendship, he cultivated his natural genius for eloquence by study of good models, including Bolingbroke and Junius. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 4 "Grasshopper" to "Greek Language" 2011-11-28T03:00:19.517Z Come!" said Lord Bolingbroke, breaking in upon my reflections of a sudden; "if your afternoon is not disposed of, I would gladly take a turn with you. Lawrence Clavering 2012-02-01T03:00:11.667Z Bolingbroke finely said of Marlborough: “He was so great a man that I forget his errors.” Voltaire: A Sketch of his Life and Works 2012-03-14T02:00:25.570Z Like Bolingbroke he had trained himself to spare no pains in ordinary conversation to attain accuracy of expression, so as to be sure of himself in public. Lord Chatham His Early Life and Connections 2012-01-02T03:00:18.893Z First to fall was the Earl of Wiltshire, who was captured in Bristol Castle, and dragged to the block with indecent haste, and on no sufficient cause, by Bolingbroke’s command. Curious Church Customs and Cognate Subjects 2011-12-02T03:00:21.090Z It is more likely that the first doubts were injected into his mind by the reading of Bolingbroke. Thomas Jefferson The Apostle of Americanism 2011-11-23T03:00:55.563Z "What is it, then, Lawrence?" asked Bolingbroke as he closed the door. Lawrence Clavering 2012-02-01T03:00:11.667Z He was a friend of the Whig leaders Stanhope and Sunderland, took a share in defeating the Jacobite conspiracy of Bolingbroke on the death of Queen Anne, and supported the passing of the Septennial Act. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 3 "Gordon, Lord George" to "Grasses" 2011-11-13T03:00:13.177Z So he is solacing himself by reading Bolingbroke's works. Lord Chatham His Early Life and Connections 2012-01-02T03:00:18.893Z Harley and Bolingbroke, quick to discern the weakness, called their invulnerable ally by his Christian name, but stopped short of conferring upon him any benefit whatever. The International Monthly, Vol. II, No. I December 1, 1850 2011-10-29T02:00:14.677Z The catalogues of the old libraries of Virginia frequently mention Shaftesbury's "Characteristics" and Bolingbroke's "Works." Thomas Jefferson The Apostle of Americanism 2011-11-23T03:00:55.563Z For Bolingbroke began to laugh, and in a moment or two the King's face relaxed, and he joined in with him. Lawrence Clavering 2012-02-01T03:00:11.667Z Queen Caroline was provoked into classing him and Bolingbroke, as “the two most worthless men of parts in the country.” Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 3 "Gordon, Lord George" to "Grasses" 2011-11-13T03:00:13.177Z Here he kept open house in the spacious and genial fashion of that time, and entertained Pope, Congreve, Bolingbroke, Pulteney, the wits as well as the princes of the day. Lord Chatham His Early Life and Connections 2012-01-02T03:00:18.893Z By his intrigues Bolingbroke had triumphed over his colleagues, and Oxford was disgraced. The International Monthly, Vol. II, No. I December 1, 1850 2011-10-29T02:00:14.677Z He therefore went systematically through Bolingbroke, learned from him methods of historical criticism and scientific doubt, weighed the evidence with a legal mind and came to very definite conclusions. Thomas Jefferson The Apostle of Americanism 2011-11-23T03:00:55.563Z Nay," interposed Lord Bolingbroke; "your Majesty credits me with what belongs to yourself. Lawrence Clavering 2012-02-01T03:00:11.667Z Bolingbroke House was a spacious edifice, said to have contained Bolingbroke house. fifty rooms on a floor, of which a few only remain; among which is the favourite apartment of Lord Bolingbroke, wainscotted with cedar. Curiosities of Great Britain: England and Wales Delineated Vol.1-11 Historical, Entertaining & Commercial; Alphabetically Arranged. 11 Volume set. 2011-09-26T02:00:29.140Z Pitt, like most other people, except the rare spirits who loved the brilliant being, profoundly distrusted Bolingbroke, and may not have wished to see Bolingbroke influence assume a footing in his house. Lord Chatham His Early Life and Connections 2012-01-02T03:00:18.893Z Bolingbroke triumphant besought his Jonathan, as he loved his Queen, to stand by her Minister, and to aid him in his perilous adventure. The International Monthly, Vol. II, No. I December 1, 1850 2011-10-29T02:00:14.677Z Men are either fallible or dishonest, false interpretations creep in, texts are distorted from their original meaning, and thus it becomes necessary to apply to legal decisions the rules of historical evidence formulated by Bolingbroke. Thomas Jefferson The Apostle of Americanism 2011-11-23T03:00:55.563Z Then, your Majesty," Lord Bolingbroke interrupted, "neither is he known there. Lawrence Clavering 2012-02-01T03:00:11.667Z This piece was purposely drawn up in the manner of Lord Bolingbroke, and for a time imposed upon the friends of that writer as his real productions. Curiosities of Great Britain: England and Wales Delineated Vol.1-11 Historical, Entertaining & Commercial; Alphabetically Arranged. 11 Volume set. 2011-09-26T02:00:29.140Z But, as a matter of fact, she had left him some time before, and gone to live with Lady Bolingbroke at Argeville. Lord Chatham His Early Life and Connections 2012-01-02T03:00:18.893Z Swift introduced Gay to Lord Bolingbroke, and secured that nobleman's weighty patronage for the poet. The International Monthly, Vol. II, No. I December 1, 1850 2011-10-29T02:00:14.677Z It was then that he copied and evidently accepted the statement of Bolingbroke that "it is not true that Christ revealed an entire body of ethics, proved to be the law of nature." Thomas Jefferson The Apostle of Americanism 2011-11-23T03:00:55.563Z "But are they true?" said Bolingbroke, spreading out his hands. Lawrence Clavering 2012-02-01T03:00:11.667Z Behind them was Bolingbroke, excluded from parliament but suggesting every party move. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 7 "Geoponici" to "Germany" 2011-09-26T02:00:25.313Z Harley as a "trickster is a doctrine as deeply rooted in historical opinion as the military skill of Marlborough and the oratorical accomplishments of Bolingbroke." A Short Narrative of the Life and Actions of His Grace John, D. of Marlborogh 2011-09-24T02:00:14.813Z Viscount Bolingbroke, statesman, charged with high treason and pardoned, died a.d. Church History, Vol. 3 of 3 2011-09-14T02:00:43.813Z I would even say that there is no distinct influence of Bolingbroke, for Jefferson borrowed from Bolingbroke methods of approaching certain problems rather than definite ideas. Thomas Jefferson The Apostle of Americanism 2011-11-23T03:00:55.563Z "Very well," he said at length, and he gave me Lord Bolingbroke's address. Lawrence Clavering 2012-02-01T03:00:11.667Z As the ally of Bolingbroke, and opponent of Walpole, he was to some extent a favourite of Swift. Ireland in the Days of Dean Swift Irish Tracts, 1720 to 1734 2011-08-23T02:00:30.217Z In a letter to him, Lord Bolingbroke wrote: "I know but three men who are worthy of governing the nation: You, Pope and myself." Rheims and the Battles for its Possession Illustrated Michelin Guides to the Battle-Fields (1914-1918) 2011-07-31T02:00:09.963Z Or, Bolingbroke being evidently wronged, we suppose Bolingbroke’s statements to be true, and are quite surprised when, after attaining his end through them, he mentions casually on his death-bed that they were lies. Oxford Lectures on Poetry 2011-07-19T02:00:15.897Z That bucket down and full of tears am I, Drinking my griefs, whilst you mount up on high, Bolingbroke. Dramatic Technique 2011-07-04T02:00:19.763Z Lord Bolingbroke closed the door, flung himself into a chair, and yawned prodigiously. Lawrence Clavering 2012-02-01T03:00:11.667Z When Bolingbroke was defeated, the Whigs came into power and continued in office till the reign of George III. Ireland in the Days of Dean Swift Irish Tracts, 1720 to 1734 2011-08-23T02:00:30.217Z The scene is in England early in the eighteenth century, and among the characters will be Bolingbroke, Swift, and Pope; and Steele will play a prominent part. The International Monthly, Volume 4, No. 3, October, 1851 2011-07-02T02:00:11.323Z To Shakespeare he is one of those men, like Bolingbroke and Ulysses, who have plenty of ‘judgment’ and not much ‘blood.’ Oxford Lectures on Poetry 2011-07-19T02:00:15.897Z And never will I rise up from the ground Till Bolingbroke have pardon’d thee. Dramatic Technique 2011-07-04T02:00:19.763Z "Nay, your Majesty," I answered, "I bring no news at all;" and I glanced helplessly at Bolingbroke, who, having closed the door, now stood on one side, midway between King James and myself. Lawrence Clavering 2012-02-01T03:00:11.667Z When I lived at the Bolingbroke Arms—” “Please, mother, don’t tell us about it again,” exclaimed Alice impatiently. The Brute 2011-06-30T02:00:30.283Z The banished Bolingbroke, exasperated at the seizure of his paternal inheritance, returned before the term of his exile had expired. Olive Leaves Or, Sketches of Character 2011-06-25T02:00:21.120Z He took possession of the Lancaster estates to which Bolingbroke was heir and forbade this inheritance. Our Legal Heritage June 2011 (Sixth) Edition 2011-06-03T02:00:23.737Z Addison, Bolingbroke, and Middleton were not of sufficient authority, for he would use no word which was not to be found in Dryden. Amenities of Literature Consisting of Sketches and Characters of English Literature 2011-06-03T02:00:19.227Z "Oh," said the King, when I had ended, and he made the suggestion eagerly to Bolingbroke. Lawrence Clavering 2012-02-01T03:00:11.667Z In 1724, the same mistress, bribed by Lord Bolingbroke, successfully used her influence to pass an act through Parliament restoring him his forfeited estates. The Impeachment of The House of Brunswick 2011-05-31T02:00:34.353Z —The Norfolk County Council appointed Mr. H. C. Bolingbroke “accountant officer” to fill the vacancy occasioned by the retirement of Mr. H. W. Day from the office of County Treasurer. Norfolk Annals A Chronological Record of Remarkable Events in the Nineteeth Century, Vol. 2 2011-05-25T02:00:19.650Z Under the Tories he had been for a time chaplain to Sir Constantine Phipps, Lord Chancellor of Ireland, and shortly afterwards to Bolingbroke, who stood as godfather to Trapp's son Henry. The Preface to the Aeneis of Virgil (1718) 2011-05-19T02:00:05.527Z Bolingbroke might envy the learning which he could not rival, and borrow from those recondite stores the knowledge which otherwise might not have reached him. Amenities of Literature Consisting of Sketches and Characters of English Literature 2011-06-03T02:00:19.227Z Lord Bolingbroke followed me, and we quitted the monastery, and walked for some way in silence. Lawrence Clavering 2012-02-01T03:00:11.667Z I' the Bass Rock fort, by his father's care, Was his childhood's life assured; And Henry the subtle Bolingbroke, Proud England's King, 'neath the southron yoke His youth for long years immured. Heroines That Every Child Should Know Tales for Young People of the World's Heroines of All Ages 2011-05-04T02:00:19.257Z Hall, Norwich, it was announced, had been purchased by Mr. L. G. Bolingbroke. Norfolk Annals A Chronological Record of Remarkable Events in the Nineteeth Century, Vol. 2 2011-05-25T02:00:19.650Z About the time that ambitious Bolingbroke landed, a good hermit, moved with pity by the number of wrecks, and the dangers that beset the mouth of the estuary, set up a light somewhere near Ravenser. A Month in Yorkshire 2011-04-24T02:00:10.977Z Henry Bolingbroke, in the early part of his life, seems to have entertained some free opinions respecting the property of the church. Amenities of Literature Consisting of Sketches and Characters of English Literature 2011-06-03T02:00:19.227Z "And so weak men are," said I rather sadly, for I recalled all that Lord Bolingbroke had told me. Lawrence Clavering 2012-02-01T03:00:11.667Z Harry Lorrequer appeared in the Park, riding on a nag of Lord Bolingbroke's. Charles Lever, His Life in His Letters, Vol. II 2011-04-15T02:00:16.987Z In 1398 he banished his cousin, Henry Bolingbroke; and on the death of the latter's father, the Duke of Lancaster, unjustly appropriated his cousin's patrimony. The New Gresham Encyclopedia Volume 4, Part 2: Ebert to Estremadura 2011-04-14T02:00:56.200Z As regards personal assistance, Mr. Bolingbroke Mudie very kindly looked over the MS. before its completion. The International Auxiliary Language Esperanto Grammar and Commentary 2011-04-12T02:00:28.753Z Edward III. bestowed its constableship upon the earls of Chester, and here Richard II. surrendered to Bolingbroke. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 5 "Fleury, Claude" to "Foraker" 2011-04-03T02:00:20.883Z I was astonished at the outburst, since the Jacobites were wont to look with some deference towards Lord Bolingbroke. Lawrence Clavering 2012-02-01T03:00:11.667Z Now, the Roman annals had hitherto been chiefly a dry register of facts, what Lord Bolingbroke calls the Nuntia Vetustatis, or Gazette of Antiquity. History of Roman Literature from its Earliest Period to the Augustan Age. Volume II 2011-04-03T02:00:18.677Z In 1710 he resigned his appointment in the expectation of a place from Lord Bolingbroke, but was disappointed. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 3 "Fenton, Edward" to "Finistere" 2011-03-14T03:01:00.580Z He gloomily reviews the "infidelity and apostasy" resulting from the study of the ideas of Locke, Tindal, Bolingbroke, Mandeville, Shaftesbury, and Collins. Benjamin Franklin Representative selections, with introduction, bibliograpy, and notes 2011-03-08T03:00:46.777Z Accordingly, after some civil skirmishing with Somers, Halifax, and his other old friends, then just turned out of office, he openly transferred his allegiance to the new Tory administration of Harley and Bolingbroke. The Three Devils: Luther's, Milton's, and Goethe's With Other Essays 2011-03-03T03:00:54.067Z But it was the door that opened, and Lord Bolingbroke opened it. Lawrence Clavering 2012-02-01T03:00:11.667Z But the revulsion against strangeness and fancy and magnificence went too far; it made for a temporary bareness and meanness and disharmony, which had to be checked by Addison, Bolingbroke and Berkeley. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 6 "English Language" to "Epsom Salts" 2011-02-19T03:00:59.807Z Was n't it Bolingbroke that said constitutional government never could go on without lying,—audacious lying too? Sir Brook Fossbrooke, Volume I. 2011-02-18T03:00:17.957Z A Whig publication in which Steele combated the arguments of Swift, Bolingbroke, and Atterbury in The Examiner. A Catalogue of Books in English Later than 1700 (Vol 3 of 3) Forming a portion of the library of Robert Hoe 2011-02-16T03:00:32.387Z Gay, Arbuthnot, and Bolingbroke, now returned from exile, joined Pope in welcoming their friend. The Three Devils: Luther's, Milton's, and Goethe's With Other Essays 2011-03-03T03:00:54.067Z "But you have an uncle in Cumberland," said Bolingbroke. Lawrence Clavering 2012-02-01T03:00:11.667Z Neither the matter nor the manner of the brilliant Bolingbroke. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 6 "English Language" to "Epsom Salts" 2011-02-19T03:00:59.807Z There was small doubt as to the personality of his successor; possession is nine points of the law, and Henry of Bolingbroke for the moment had the whole nation at his back. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 5 English History 2011-02-12T03:00:32.473Z It would surely have been something, we think,—the opportunity to have seen all these, from Bolingbroke in his library to James Watt in his cradle. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 11, No. 68, June, 1863 2011-02-11T03:00:30.570Z Swift was seventy-eight years of age at the time of his death, having outlived all his contemporaries of the Queen Anne cluster of wits, with the exception of Bolingbroke, Ambrose Philips, and Cibber. The Three Devils: Luther's, Milton's, and Goethe's With Other Essays 2011-03-03T03:00:54.067Z I remained perforce silent and abashed; and it was in every way fortunate that I did, for my Lord Bolingbroke tactfully put forward the one argument that could serve my turn. Lawrence Clavering 2012-02-01T03:00:11.667Z It may be noted here how the fall of Bolingbroke and the Tories in 1714 precipitated the decay of the Renaissance ideal of literary patronage. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 6 "English Language" to "Epsom Salts" 2011-02-19T03:00:59.807Z Fortunately for Bolingbroke the young earl was only six years of age; not a voice was raised in his favour in parliament. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 5 English History 2011-02-12T03:00:32.473Z Officers were called to Kevin Carroll's home in Bolingbroke Road, Luton, late on Thursday after reports an object was thrown against the window of the house. Attack on EDL man's home probed 2011-01-28T09:10:35Z These were the days when the men whom kings delighted to honor were Bolingbroke, Chesterfield, Walpole, and Newcastle. A Sketch of the Life and Labors of George Whitefield 2010-12-24T03:00:34.583Z But Lord Bolingbroke broke in upon my protestations. Lawrence Clavering 2012-02-01T03:00:11.667Z The 15-member forum will discuss the idea at a meeting tomorrow involving the chief executive, David Gill, the chief operating officer, Michael Bolingbroke, and the director of venue, Karl Evans. Fans attack United over ticket charge 2010-04-22T21:00:00Z But Bolingbroke had already seized Chester, and was marching against him at the head of such a large army that the countryside refused to stir. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 5 English History 2011-02-12T03:00:32.473Z The district is associated with the names of Pope and Bolingbroke, and with the Wellington-Winchilsea duel. The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 3 Atrebates to Bedlis It is a fact, that eminent statesmen, like Bolingbroke and Chesterfield, were frequently his delighted hearers. A Sketch of the Life and Labors of George Whitefield 2010-12-24T03:00:34.583Z Lord Bolingbroke will inform you more of the particulars. Lawrence Clavering 2012-02-01T03:00:11.667Z He concerted with Bolingbroke to deliver the nation from the oppression of Richard II, and was a bitter persecutor of the Lollards and followers of Wycliffe. The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 2 Amiel to Atrauli Richard pretended to hold them among his Banishment of Bolingbroke and Norfolk. best friends, but in 1398 induced Bolingbroke to accuse Norfolk of treasonable language. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 5 English History 2011-02-12T03:00:32.473Z The sudden illness and death of the queen now frustrated any schemes which Bolingbroke, or others might have been contemplating. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 2 "Anjar" to "Apollo" Bolingbroke and Chesterfield, and Hume and Franklin, were not such weak men as to allow their judgments to be biased by any mere external endowments. A Sketch of the Life and Labors of George Whitefield 2010-12-24T03:00:34.583Z I rated him pretty soundly, being much contraried by the melancholy forebodings of Lord Bolingbroke. Lawrence Clavering 2012-02-01T03:00:11.667Z Since the days of Bolingbroke, there have been no examples of ministerial talent, equal to those exhibited, in both Houses, in the day of the Duke of Newcastle. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 58, No. 362, December 1845 While he was absent Henry of Bolingbroke landed at Ravenspur with a small body of exiles and mercenaries. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 5 English History 2011-02-12T03:00:32.473Z His drudgery produced such works as the 'Memoirs of Voltaire,' the 'Life of Nash,' two Histories of England, Histories of Rome and Greece, Lives of Parnell and Bolingbroke. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern, Vol. 16 But now the queen’s sudden death on the 1st of August, and the appointment of Shrewsbury to the lord treasurership, instantly changed the whole scene and ruined Bolingbroke. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 2 "Bohemia" to "Borgia, Francis" It is of Lord Bolingbroke that I wish to speak to you. Lawrence Clavering 2012-02-01T03:00:11.667Z The writing of the present chapters has often been a source of genuine pleasure to me, for I say with Bolingbroke in Richard II.: Fragments of an Autobiography The Craftsman provided a vehicle for Bolingbroke’s attacks on Walpole, while the Gentleman’s Magazine and Annual Register begin a more serious and prolonged career. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 5 English History 2011-02-12T03:00:32.473Z This skit the luckless satirist dedicated to Bolingbroke, whose brilliant star was just passing into eclipse. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern, Vol. 15 On the return of James, as the result of petty intrigues and jealousies, Bolingbroke was dismissed from his office. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 2 "Bohemia" to "Borgia, Francis" I saw Bolingbroke's eyebrows lift ever so slightly. Lawrence Clavering 2012-02-01T03:00:11.667Z Ravenspur, once an important town of Yorkshire, where Bolingbroke, afterwards Henry IV., landed in 1399, is now submerged; and Dunwich and other ancient ports in East Anglia have met with the same fate. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 4 "England" to "English Finance" He also returned with that monarch, when he landed at Ravenspur, to reclaim the kingdom,—the place where Henry of Bolingbroke, a century and a half previously, had disembarked to dethrone Richard II. The Strife of the Roses and Days of the Tudors in the West Bolingbroke warned me against you many a long year back. Gerald Fitzgerald The Chevalier They were both buried in the parish church at Battersea, where a monument with medallions and inscriptions composed by Bolingbroke was erected to their memory. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 2 "Bohemia" to "Borgia, Francis" And I, bethinking me that, in spite of his gloomy forecast, Lord Bolingbroke would none the less serve the King with unremitting vigour, began to take heart again, and so pardoned Leonard Ashlock. Lawrence Clavering 2012-02-01T03:00:11.667Z American essayists are left for another day; as are those English writers, like Sir William Temple and Bolingbroke, Macaulay and Matthew Arnold, who have given us the essay in literary full dress. A Century of English Essays An Anthology Ranging from Caxton to R. L. Stevenson & the Writers of Our Own Time No such plea was put forth by Bolingbroke. The Works of Alexander Pope, Volume 1 New Edition Of Lord Bolingbroke it is told that he once attended Queen Anne in haste with a tie or Ramillie wig on his head. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 4 "Coquelin" to "Costume" Burke denies that Bolingbroke’s words left “any permanent impression on his mind.” Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 2 "Bohemia" to "Borgia, Francis" "Very well," replied Lord Bolingbroke, something hastily; and I noticed that he dropped his hand over the superscription of the letter. Lawrence Clavering 2012-02-01T03:00:11.667Z She does not want shrewdness and spirit when her petulance and conceit do not get the better of her, and she has done ample and merited execution on Lord Bolingbroke. A Century of English Essays An Anthology Ranging from Caxton to R. L. Stevenson & the Writers of Our Own Time Mallet was the nominal, and Bolingbroke the real editor. The Works of Alexander Pope, Volume 1 New Edition There was, indeed, the usual amount of political squabbles; but when a Bolingbroke was the most eloquent and admired of parliamentary orators, what moral grandeur could be expected? The Poetical Works of William Lisle Bowles Vol. 2 A Collection of Political Tracts by Bolingbroke was published in 1748. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 2 "Bohemia" to "Borgia, Francis" Even Lord Bolingbroke lost his indifference; he moved a step or two nearer to the preacher. Lawrence Clavering 2012-02-01T03:00:11.667Z Lesbia made an artistic cover for hers, out of dull-green paper, with a pen-and-ink drawing of the picturesque Bolingbroke Arms Inn, and the title "Antiquities of Kingfield" printed in old English characters. Loyal to the School The particulars of Pope's misconduct are related with much asperity in a preliminary advertisement, of which the original, corrected by Bolingbroke, is in the British Museum. The Works of Alexander Pope, Volume 1 New Edition Lord Bolingbroke always said it was Dr. Manton’s Commentary on the 119th Psalm, which his mother, much against his inclination, compelled him to read, which made an infidel of him. The London Pulpit For all this Bolingbroke must be held primarily responsible. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 2 "Bohemia" to "Borgia, Francis" The picture weighed upon my conscience, and seemed like to effect my Lord Bolingbroke's evident purpose, though by means of a very different argument. Lawrence Clavering 2012-02-01T03:00:11.667Z The first move was made by arresting a Roger Bolingbroke who had been connected with the duke and the duchess, and who was said to be an astronomer or necromancer. A History of Witchcraft in England from 1558 to 1718 In this reply Warburton extenuates, without justifying, the act of his friend, and is more successful in his attack upon Bolingbroke for exposing the treachery than in his defence of Pope for perpetrating it. The Works of Alexander Pope, Volume 1 New Edition It was on a platform at the cathedral door that Roger Bolingbroke, the spurious necromancer who was supposed to have aided the ambitious designs of the Duke and Duchess of Gloucester, was exhibited. Old and New London Volume I Meanwhile the friendship between Bolingbroke and Harley, which formed the basis of the whole Tory administration, had been gradually dissolved. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 2 "Bohemia" to "Borgia, Francis" I began to laugh, and Bolingbroke turned an inquiring glance at me. Lawrence Clavering 2012-02-01T03:00:11.667Z Bolingbroke and a clergyman, Thomas Southwell, were indicted of treason with the duchess as accessory. A History of Witchcraft in England from 1558 to 1718 In the conduct of Pope to Bolingbroke there are points of resemblance to his conduct in the case of the correspondence, which render the evidence a material supplement to the present inquiry. The Works of Alexander Pope, Volume 1 New Edition And Pope's friend, Lord Bolingbroke, an avowed Deist, commended Foster for the false aphorism—"Where mystery begins religion ends." Old and New London Volume I Both Oxford2 and Bolingbroke had maintained for some time secret communications with James, and promised their help in restoring him at the queen’s death. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 2 "Bohemia" to "Borgia, Francis" I stood fascinated, unable to move, until at last Bolingbroke came back to me, and, taking my arm, led me out of church. Lawrence Clavering 2012-02-01T03:00:11.667Z Frederic and Algernon Sidney had read only one of his books, and Bolingbroke, a congenial spirit, who quotes him so often, knew him very little. The History of Freedom In the instance of the pamphlet he was not afraid to put himself into the power of the printer, who, says Bolingbroke, "kept his word with him better than he kept his with his friend." The Works of Alexander Pope, Volume 1 New Edition A controversy now raged between the friends of Pope and Bolingbroke, and Warburton and Mallet were the leaders of the several parties. Old and New London Volume I Lady Masham, the queen’s favourite, quarrelled with Oxford and identified herself with Bolingbroke’s interests. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 2 "Bohemia" to "Borgia, Francis" I looked up, and there was my Lord Bolingbroke at the window. Lawrence Clavering 2012-02-01T03:00:11.667Z In ascending the winding flights of its tottering galleries, I could not help wondering at the caprice of events which had converted the dwelling of Bolingbroke into a malting-house and a mill. A Morning's Walk from London to Kew It was not till he was in his grave that his deception was divulged by the application of the printer to Bolingbroke for instructions how to dispose of the impression. The Works of Alexander Pope, Volume 1 New Edition “The Essay plainly appears the fabric of a poet: what Bolingbroke supplied could be only the first principles; the order, illustration, and embellishments must be all Pope’s.” Hazlitt on English Literature An Introduction to the Appreciation of Literature Bolingbroke was now supreme, and everything appeared tending inevitably to a Jacobite restoration. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 2 "Bohemia" to "Borgia, Francis" It was thrown open from the inside, and Lord Bolingbroke stood anxiously in the door. Lawrence Clavering 2012-02-01T03:00:11.667Z Mr. Hodgson assured me, this had always been called “Pope’s room,” and he had no doubt it was the apartment usually occupied by that great poet, in his visits to his friend Bolingbroke. A Morning's Walk from London to Kew Towards the close of 1736 Curll printed a couple of letters to Swift, of which the first was written by Pope, and the second by Bolingbroke. The Works of Alexander Pope, Volume 1 New Edition Mesnager told Lord Bolingbroke that “the king, his master, would consent to any such article, looking the other way, as might disengage him from the obligation of that agreement, as the occasion should present.” Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 3 According to Herville, the French envoy, Bolingbroke declared to him that in six weeks he could have secured everything. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 2 "Bohemia" to "Borgia, Francis" I noticed that at the mention of Blackladies the King and Bolingbroke exchanged a glance. Lawrence Clavering 2012-02-01T03:00:11.667Z He told me, however, that this is but a wing of the mansion, which extended in Lord Bolingbroke’s time to the church-yard, and is now appropriated to the malting-house and its warehouses. A Morning's Walk from London to Kew The correspondence between Swift and Bolingbroke completed the series, which Pope complained was printed without his consent. The Works of Alexander Pope, Volume 1 New Edition He instructed alehouse politicians in the last speech of Bolingbroke, Walpole, or Pitt. Old Roads and New Roads On the accession of George I. the illuminations and bonfire at Lord Bolingbroke’s house in Golden Square were “particularly fine and remarkable,”7 but he was immediately dismissed from office. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 2 "Bohemia" to "Borgia, Francis" "Yes!" said I, and I told her of the picture which Lord Bolingbroke had shown to me at the monastery of the Chartreux in Paris, and of the thought which I had drawn from it. Lawrence Clavering 2012-02-01T03:00:11.667Z He was assisted by Bolingbroke; but when his patronage failed, Swift procured him the situation of editor to “Barber’s Gazette.” Calamities and Quarrels of Authors This letter of December, 1725, reappears in tho quarto of 1741, with the addition for the first time of a postscript by Bolingbroke. The Works of Alexander Pope, Volume 1 New Edition Against the patron, the intruder, and the law of Bolingbroke—the Dr. Robertsons of the last age, and the Dr. Cooks of the present. My Schools and Schoolmasters or The Story of my Education. Bolingbroke in July entirely identified himself with the interests of the Pretender, whose secretary he became, and on the 10th of September he was attainted. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 2 "Bohemia" to "Borgia, Francis" Of the young men more or less coming under the influence of the Childs’s, perhaps one of the most successful was the late Bernard Bolingbroke Woodward, Librarian to her Majesty. East Anglia Personal Recollections and Historical Associations Yet when Bolingbroke afterwards met Warburton he dissimulated: he used the language of compliment, but in a tone which claimed homage. Calamities and Quarrels of Authors The letter of Bolingbroke to Swift, in which the poet had no share, was commenced at Aix-la-Chapelle on August 30, 1729, and completed at Dawley on October 5. The Works of Alexander Pope, Volume 1 New Edition Bolingbroke had great powers of psychological analysis, but he despised the study of it apart from experience. History of Free Thought in Reference to The Christian Religion The assault on the government prompted by Bolingbroke was continued in the House of Commons by Windham, and great efforts were made to establish the alliance between the Tories and the Opposition Whigs. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 2 "Bohemia" to "Borgia, Francis" Bolingbroke's brilliant, versatile, and shallow intellect had strongly impressed Swift, and had also fascinated Pope. The Age of Pope (1700-1744) The reasonings of Bolingbroke appear at times to have disturbed the religious faith of our poet, and he owed much to Warburton in having that faith confirmed. Calamities and Quarrels of Authors Lord Bolingbroke has told me ten times over, he was going to write to you. The Works of Alexander Pope, Volume 1 New Edition These remarks will exhibit Bolingbroke's views, both in their cause and their relation to those of former deists. History of Free Thought in Reference to The Christian Religion The writings and career of Bolingbroke make a far weaker impression upon posterity than they made on contemporaries. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 2 "Bohemia" to "Borgia, Francis" Unfortunately the memory of this celebrated friendship is associated with one of the most ignoble acts of Bolingbroke's life. The Age of Pope (1700-1744) Mr. Pope told no more than literal truth, in calling Lord Bolingbroke his guide, philosopher, and friend.” Calamities and Quarrels of Authors He received the information from Dr. Heberden, who was then attending Lord Bolingbroke in his last illness. The Works of Alexander Pope, Volume 1 New Edition Bolingbroke's writings command respect from their mixture of clearness of exposition with power of argument. History of Free Thought in Reference to The Christian Religion Both kinds reflect in their Voltairian superficiality Bolingbroke’s manner of life, which was throughout uninspired by any great ideas or principles and thoroughly false and superficial. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 2 "Bohemia" to "Borgia, Francis" By a late noble writer, in which Lord Bolingbroke's style is imitated, and his arguments against revealed religion applied to exhibit 'the miseries and evils arising to mankind from every species of Artificial Society.' The Age of Pope (1700-1744) Had the contest solely depended on the effusions of genius, Bolingbroke might have prevailed; but an object more important than human interests induced the poet to throw himself into the arms of Warburton. Calamities and Quarrels of Authors "They fancied," says Bolingbroke, "that the Peace was the period at which their millenary year would begin." The Works of Alexander Pope, Volume 1 New Edition The philosophy expressed in Pope's didactic poetry gives expression to Bolingbroke's opinions472 on providence. History of Free Thought in Reference to The Christian Religion Lord Chesterfield, in one of his letters, which has been published by Earl Stanhope, says that Bolingbroke only doubted, and by no means rejected, a future state. Books and Authors Curious Facts and Characteristic Sketches Writing in 1712, he says, 'I gave Lord Bolingbroke a poem of Parnell's. The Age of Pope (1700-1744) The “Essay on Man” had been reformed by the subtle aid of Warburton, in opposition to the objectionable principles which Bolingbroke had infused into his system of philosophy: this, no doubt, had vexed Bolingbroke. Calamities and Quarrels of Authors He protested that he had no party purpose in the play, commissioned Pope to convey this assurance to Oxford and Bolingbroke, sent them the tragedy along with the message, and obtained their encouragement. The Works of Alexander Pope, Volume 1 New Edition Bolingbroke's attacks are directed against a portion of this literary evidence. History of Free Thought in Reference to The Christian Religion His work on natural society, in imitation of Lord Bolingbroke, is as different in point of style from his work on the French Revolution, as both are from the 'Letters of Junius.' Books and Authors Curious Facts and Characteristic Sketches And a month later he writes, 'Lord Bolingbroke likes Parnell mightily, and it is pleasant to see that one who hardly passed for anything in Ireland, makes his way here with a little friendly forwarding.' The Age of Pope (1700-1744) Nay, Lord Bolingbroke himself bids me expect no such thing.” Calamities and Quarrels of Authors Bolingbroke and Oxford were impeached, and the selfish bargain they had brought about by dishonourable means, that they might prolong their rule, annihilated their power for ever. The Works of Alexander Pope, Volume 1 New Edition His doubts and his beliefs are taken mainly from the English deists; and chiefly from Bolingbroke, the most French in mind of any of the English school. History of Free Thought in Reference to The Christian Religion The oak room was always called "Pope's Parlour," it being, in all probability, the apartment generally occupied by that great poet, in his visits to his friend Bolingbroke. Books and Authors Curious Facts and Characteristic Sketches The Tories, though in office, were far from feeling themselves secure, and both Harley and Bolingbroke were in correspondence with the Pretender. The Age of Pope (1700-1744) It is indeed a most cutting satire upon the Lord Treasurer and Lord Bolingbroke; and I wonder none of our friends ever undertook to answer it. Calamities and Quarrels of Authors The sole question," says Bolingbroke, "is, who caused this disunion?—and that will be easily decided by every impartial man, who informs himself carefully of the public anecdotes of that time. The Works of Alexander Pope, Volume 1 New Edition In Gibbon, about 1776, the ancient spirit of deism, the spirit of Bolingbroke, speaks, but the form is changed. History of Free Thought in Reference to The Christian Religion Lord Bolingbroke was one evening at a large party. Life and Literature Over two thousand extracts from ancient and modern writers, and classified in alphabetical order In the last and perhaps finest passage of the poem he calls Bolingbroke the 'master of the poet and the song,' and draws a picture of the ambitious statesman as beautiful as it is false. The Age of Pope (1700-1744) It is curious to observe the noble disciple of Hobbes, Lord Bolingbroke, a strenuous advocate for his political and moral opinions, enraged at what he calls his “High Church notions.” Calamities and Quarrels of Authors After the conclusion of the Peace, says Bolingbroke, "we saw nothing but increase of mortification, and nearer approaches to ruin." The Works of Alexander Pope, Volume 1 New Edition Pope, compared with Milton and Tennyson, 22; influence of Bolingbroke on, 145. History of Free Thought in Reference to The Christian Religion Bolingbroke replied, "He was a great man, and I have forgotten all his faults." Life and Literature Over two thousand extracts from ancient and modern writers, and classified in alphabetical order Into the prevailing topic of polite conversation Bolingbroke, who returned from exile in 1723, was drawn by the bent of his native genius. The Age of Pope (1700-1744) On the death of Pope, 1500 copies of one of Lord Bolingbroke’s works, “The Patriot King,” were discovered to have been secretly printed by Pope, but never published. Calamities and Quarrels of Authors Of the eight letters from Bolingbroke, seven were written in conjunction with the poet. The Works of Alexander Pope, Volume 1 New Edition There is a navigable drain from the Witham, passing near the village, affording communication with New Bolingbroke and Boston. A History of Horncastle from the earliest period to the present time Burke's mannerism does not appear in his early writings, and we can trace its development from the imitation of Bolingbroke to the last declamation against the Revolution. Hours in a Library New Edition, with Additions. Vol. II (of 3) That the poet acknowledges his large debt to Bolingbroke, and that Bolingbroke confesses it was due, is all that can be declared with certainty. The Age of Pope (1700-1744) The irregular conduct which Bolingbroke stigmatised as a breach of trust, was attributed to a desire of perpetuating the work of his friend, who might have capriciously destroyed it. Calamities and Quarrels of Authors A copy of the entire performance is among the Oxford papers, and reveals the fact that the Pope portion, and the Bolingbroke portion, are both abridged in the published version. The Works of Alexander Pope, Volume 1 New Edition "I'm afraid your aspiration is too lofty for my help," he said, "but if you should happen to grow less ambitious as you grow older, then remember, please, that my name is General Bolingbroke." The Romance of a Plain Man The infidels, whom he sometimes attacks, read Bolingbroke, and Chubb, and Mandeville, and have only heard by report even of the existence of Voltaire. Hours in a Library New Edition, with Additions. Vol. II (of 3) Obvious truths and well-worn truisms are uttered in high-sounding words, but in no department of thought can it be said that Bolingbroke breaks new ground. The Age of Pope (1700-1744) The preface of Mallet to the “Patriot King” of Bolingbroke, produced a literary quarrel; and more pamphlets than perhaps I have discovered were published on this occasion. Calamities and Quarrels of Authors The three letters which are inserted from Swift to Bolingbroke incline the scale to the same side. The Works of Alexander Pope, Volume 1 New Edition "With your record, General Bolingbroke," she said, in a quavering yet courageous voice, "you may refuse your approval, but not your respect, to a matter of principle." The Romance of a Plain Man But Bolingbroke and Shelburne, our two finest political geniuses, are passed over with contempt by ordinary historians. Hours in a Library New Edition, with Additions. Vol. II (of 3) Pope, no doubt in admiration of his friend's genius, had privately printed 1,500 copies of his Patriot King, one of Bolingbroke's ablest but most sophistical works. The Age of Pope (1700-1744) Thus “This Man was no sooner dead than Lord Bolingbroke received information that an entire edition of 1500 copies of these papers had been printed; that this very Man had corrected the press, &c.” Calamities and Quarrels of Authors Unfortunately the whole of the manuscripts were destroyed by Lord Bolingbroke, and beyond the unsatisfactory information conveyed in his remark, nothing can now be known of them. The Works of Alexander Pope, Volume 1 New Edition In all those weary weeks I had passed General Bolingbroke but once, and by the blank look on his great perspiring face, I saw that my hero had forgotten utterly the incident of my existence. The Romance of a Plain Man Bolingbroke may have been a very clever man, but he could not see through a stone wall. Hours in a Library New Edition, with Additions. Vol. II (of 3) The poet had acted trickily, after his wonted habit, though in all likelihood with the design of doing Bolingbroke a service. The Age of Pope (1700-1744) Bolingbroke and Warburton one day disputed before Pope, and parted never to meet again. Calamities and Quarrels of Authors "Warburton has the propriety of it as you know," wrote Bolingbroke to Lord Marchmont, one of the executors; "alter it he cannot by the terms of the will." The Works of Alexander Pope, Volume 1 New Edition I replied that I was sure that I should like Miss Matoaca's, for I had heard them lauded by General Bolingbroke; at which the poor lady blushed until her cheeks looked like withered rose leaves. The Romance of a Plain Man Bolingbroke declared that he never knew a man more tenderly devoted to his friends; and Warburton said, "He is as good a companion as poet, and, what is more, appears to be a good man." Six Centuries of English Poetry Tennyson to Chaucer It was a fault to be forgiven by a friend, but Bolingbroke, after nursing his anger for five years, gave vent to it in this contemptible and underhand way. The Age of Pope (1700-1744) An anecdote in this pamphlet assigns a sufficient motive to excite some wrath in a much less irritable animal than the self-important editor of Bolingbroke’s Works. Calamities and Quarrels of Authors The five writers to whose genius we owe the first attempt at comprehensive views of history were Bolingbroke, Montesquieu, Voltaire, Hume, and Gibbon. Men, Women, and Gods And Other Lectures The Bolingbrokes proved themselves to their king before this was a country—" "Well, I'm not his king," rejoined Sally, scornfully, "so it wasn't proved to me. The Romance of a Plain Man The sixth is Edmund Burke—against whom we put Thomas Paine, or, if that will not do, Lord Bolingbroke. Flowers of Freethought (Second Series) Yet of all the characters in our history Bolingbroke must be pronounced to be most of a charlatan; of all the writing in our literature, his is the hollowest, the flashiest, the most insincere.' The Age of Pope (1700-1744) Johnson does not develope the secret motives of what he has energetically termed “Bolingbroke’s thirst of vengeance.” Calamities and Quarrels of Authors With the accession of George, came the impeachment of Bolingbroke by the victorious Whigs. Ancient and Modern Celebrated Freethinkers Reprinted From an English Work, Entitled "Half-Hours With The Freethinkers." He was a fresh, high-coloured boy, whose features showed even now a slight forecast of General Bolingbroke's awful redness. The Romance of a Plain Man Bolingbroke took him in hand; he was astonished to find a learned and literary noblesse; Locke was his true teacher. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 13 On reaching Calais he heard that Bolingbroke had just arrived there on his way to England, having had a royal pardon. The Age of Pope (1700-1744) For Mallet was but the mouthpiece of Bolingbroke. Calamities and Quarrels of Authors The results which Bolingbroke foretold—proceeding rashly and failing ignominiously—both occurred. Ancient and Modern Celebrated Freethinkers Reprinted From an English Work, Entitled "Half-Hours With The Freethinkers." Latin he treated with the same half-playful, half-contemptuous courtesy that I had observed in General Bolingbroke's manner to "the ladies," and even the doctor he regarded as a mixture of a scholar and a mollycoddle. The Romance of a Plain Man So it is to history that our last appeal must be made, for, says Bolingbroke, "History is philosophy, teaching by example." Prize Orations of the Intercollegiate Peace Association Not far beyond is Sunninghill, near which was Pope's early home, and in the garden of the vicarage are three trees planted by Burke, Chesterfield, and Bolingbroke. England, Picturesque and Descriptive A Reminiscence of Foreign Travel Although Pope held in idolatrous veneration the genius of Bolingbroke, yet had this literary superstition been gradually enlightened by the energy of Warburton. Calamities and Quarrels of Authors For this purpose the "Essay of Man" was designed on the principles elaborated by Bolingbroke in his private letters to Pope. Ancient and Modern Celebrated Freethinkers Reprinted From an English Work, Entitled "Half-Hours With The Freethinkers." "Here're the books," said George, leading me to the door of a long room, filled with rosewood bookcases and family portraits of departed Bolingbrokes. The Romance of a Plain Man For we have now left far behind the days of Swift and Bolingbroke and Oxford, of Marlborough's battles, and of the great political settlement which marked the Hanoverian succession. The Eighteenth Century in English Caricature “It was here that Richard II gave up his crown to Henry of Bolingbroke who became Henry IV, by demand of the people,” said Mrs. Pitt. John and Betty's History Visit The will of Pope bears the trace of his divided feelings: he left his MSS. to Bolingbroke as his executor, but his works to Warburton as his editor. Calamities and Quarrels of Authors There is not a single argument in the Essay but what is much more elaborated in the works of Bolingbroke, while every positive argument is reduced to a few poetic maxims in the Essay. Ancient and Modern Celebrated Freethinkers Reprinted From an English Work, Entitled "Half-Hours With The Freethinkers." Jessy was listening to George Bolingbroke, who was telling a story about the races, while his eyes rested on Sally, with a dumb, pained look that made me suddenly feel very sorry for him. The Romance of a Plain Man But the writings of Brougham do not sell; he lacks even the solace of Bolingbroke. Leading Articles on Various Subjects Chesterfield pronounced it to be from the pen of Bolingbroke. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 56, Number 350, December 1844 Lord Bolingbroke is the impostor and the concealed Jacobite. Calamities and Quarrels of Authors We may as well look here for Bolingbroke's creed, rather than amongst his prose works. Ancient and Modern Celebrated Freethinkers Reprinted From an English Work, Entitled "Half-Hours With The Freethinkers." Only let that power find its fullest expression, and I should stand to George Bolingbroke as the living present of action stands to the dead past of history. The Romance of a Plain Man But Bolingbroke had never very seriously professed to be the friend of his country, nor would his country have believed him if he had. Leading Articles on Various Subjects Burke, in one of his later publications, exclaims—Who now reads Bolingbroke? who ever read him through? Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 56, Number 350, December 1844 It seems that there were omissions and corrections in the edition Pope printed of “The Patriot King,” which his caution or his moderation prompted, and which such a political demagogue as Bolingbroke never forgave. Calamities and Quarrels of Authors This was a position laid down by Bolingbroke to escape all the historical arguments which some men deduce from alleged miraculous agency in the past, or problematical prophecy in the future. Ancient and Modern Celebrated Freethinkers Reprinted From an English Work, Entitled "Half-Hours With The Freethinkers." My name had suffered little because my personal tragedy had been regarded as a part of the general panic, and I had, in the words of George Bolingbroke, "gone to smashes with honour." The Romance of a Plain Man Unlike Lords Bolingbroke, Buckingham, or Bacon, Lord Brougham entered public life a reformer and a patriot. Leading Articles on Various Subjects “It was by Swift's interest that Gay was made known to Lord Bolingbroke, and obtained his patronage.” Henry Esmond; The English Humourists; The Four Georges But the pamphlet I have just noticed might have enraged Bolingbroke, because his true character is ably drawn in it. Calamities and Quarrels of Authors By the will of Bolingbroke he devised this portion of his manuscripts to David Mallet, the poet, for publication. Ancient and Modern Celebrated Freethinkers Reprinted From an English Work, Entitled "Half-Hours With The Freethinkers." More than two years ago George Bolingbroke warned me that I should end my days in the poorhouse, and it has come at last. The Romance of a Plain Man Anicius; biographical note on, VII, 6; on the highest happiness, 6.Bolingbroke, The Best of the World's Classics, Restricted to Prose, Vol. X (of X) - America - II, Index But Lord Bolingbroke is the most improved mind since you saw him, that ever was improved without shifting into a new body, or being paullo minus ab angelis. Henry Esmond; The English Humourists; The Four Georges Whatever the degree of genius Bolingbroke may claim, doubtless the verse of Pope has embalmed his fame. Calamities and Quarrels of Authors About this time appeared "The Art of Governing by Parties;" this was always a favorite subject of the old Freethinkers, and is still further elucidated by Bolingbroke. Ancient and Modern Celebrated Freethinkers Reprinted From an English Work, Entitled "Half-Hours With The Freethinkers." "So General Bolingbroke has retired from the South Midland and Atlantic Railroad, I hear," he remarked. The Romance of a Plain Man A chance remark of Bolingbroke set him upon the imitations of Horace that grew into the "Satires and Epistles." Great Men and Famous Women, Vol. 7 A Series of Pen and Pencil Sketches of the Lives of More Than 200 of the Most Prominent Personages in History Gay's Court prospects were never happy from this time.—His dedication of the Shepherd's Week to Bolingbroke, Swift used to call the “original sin”, which had hurt him with the house of Hanover. Henry Esmond; The English Humourists; The Four Georges Bolingbroke affected to feel the most lively resentment for what he chose to stigmatise as “a breach of confidence.” Calamities and Quarrels of Authors So long as Queen Anne lived, Bolingbroke's influence was paramount, but associated with him was the Earl of Oxford, in opposition to the Whig party, and serious differences had arisen between the rivals. Ancient and Modern Celebrated Freethinkers Reprinted From an English Work, Entitled "Half-Hours With The Freethinkers." I was talking to General Bolingbroke about you yesterday, Ben, and that's what I said. The Romance of a Plain Man But, by and by, when Swift came back from his Irish deanery to reconcile Oxford and Bolingbroke, he seems to have made Pope's personal acquaintance, and to have begun the correspondence which lasted so long. Great Men and Famous Women, Vol. 7 A Series of Pen and Pencil Sketches of the Lives of More Than 200 of the Most Prominent Personages in History Lord Bolingbroke had not the least harm by his fall; I wish he had received no more by his other fall. Henry Esmond; The English Humourists; The Four Georges But the writer whose speculations excited most attention in England was Bolingbroke. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern, Vol. 7 Oxford-was dismissed four days before the Queen's death, and Bolingbroke officiated in his place, until Oxford's vacancy was filled, which all expected would be given to himself. Ancient and Modern Celebrated Freethinkers Reprinted From an English Work, Entitled "Half-Hours With The Freethinkers." My dignity,—the dignity that George Bolingbroke had called that of size,—was restored to me; and beyond the rosy lights and the disturbing music, we stood a man and a woman together. The Romance of a Plain Man Bolingbroke's feeling that though his cousin is King of England yet he is Duke of Lancaster reveals the conception of these rights in the middle ages. A History of England Principally in the Seventeenth Century, Volume I (of 6) He procured a pass as for a Frenchman, through Dr. Atterbury, who did that business for him, getting the signature even from Lord Bolingbroke's office, without any personal application to the secretary. Henry Esmond; The English Humourists; The Four Georges He published two works, one a treatise on the 'Origin of our Ideas of the Sublime and Beautiful,' and the other a 'Vindication of Natural Society,' a satire on Bolingbroke. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern, Vol. 7 Bolingbroke strove to husband the means which the Chevalier's friends had collected, but the advice of the Duke of Ormond was listened to in preference to Bolingbroke's. Ancient and Modern Celebrated Freethinkers Reprinted From an English Work, Entitled "Half-Hours With The Freethinkers." The dance stopped, she rose to her feet, and George Bolingbroke, rushing excitedly to where we stood, claimed the coming Virginia reel as his own. The Romance of a Plain Man Thus, while Richard remained unmarried and without heirs, this Henry Bolingbroke was in the direct line of succession, and, of course, next to Richard himself, he was, perhaps, the most important personage in the kingdom. Richard II Makers of History “Is the queen dead?” cries out Bolingbroke, seizing on a water-glass. Henry Esmond; The English Humourists; The Four Georges To write like Bolingbroke was a legitimate ambition for a young man. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern, Vol. 7 Since Pope first laid the copy of his greatest epic at the feet of Bolingbroke, and begged of him to correct its errors, he had gradually won himself that renown which prosperity has endorsed. Ancient and Modern Celebrated Freethinkers Reprinted From an English Work, Entitled "Half-Hours With The Freethinkers." As I ascended the steps, there was a sound on the gravel, and George Bolingbroke came around the corner of the house, in hunting clothes, with a setter dog at his heels. The Romance of a Plain Man Of course, Richard and his cousin Henry Bolingbroke were rivals from the beginning. Richard II Makers of History As for my Lord Bolingbroke, who honoured her ladyship with a visit occasionally, when Colonel Esmond showed him the picture he burst out laughing, and asked what devilry he was engaged on? Henry Esmond; The English Humourists; The Four Georges Bolingbroke's 'Patriot King' was a work of the same class. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern, Vol. 7 The keen discernment of both these men saw in Bolingbroke a master, and they ranked by his side as twin apostles of a new and living faith. Ancient and Modern Celebrated Freethinkers Reprinted From an English Work, Entitled "Half-Hours With The Freethinkers." In my room I found young George Bolingbroke, who had been waiting, as he at once informed me, "a good half an hour." The Romance of a Plain Man She was particularly suspicious of the Duke of Lancaster, and of his son Henry Bolingbroke. Richard II Makers of History To put down Richard, that sweet lovely Rose, And plant this Thorn, this canker, Bolingbroke. 1st Henry IV, act i, sc. The plant-lore & garden-craft of Shakespeare It is not surprising that Burke felt it, and that his earliest political effort was a satire on Bolingbroke. Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern, Vol. 7 It was Bolingbroke who drew up the scheme, mapped out the arguments, and sketched the similes—it was Pope who embellished its beauties, and turned it into rhyme. Ancient and Modern Celebrated Freethinkers Reprinted From an English Work, Entitled "Half-Hours With The Freethinkers." Even George Bolingbroke, bitter as he is, respects her from his boots up. The Romance of a Plain Man I have spoken of his cousin Henry of Bolingbroke as the principal of these claimants. Richard II Makers of History I believe in Lord Bolingbroke, and I believe not in St. Paul. The Essays of "George Eliot" Complete Bolingbroke and Bolingbroke's disciples recommended a very different mode of treating the diseases of the state. Critical and Historical Essays, Volume III (of 3) The Essay concludes with an invocation to Bolingbroke—whom Pope styles, "my guide, philosopher, and friend." Ancient and Modern Celebrated Freethinkers Reprinted From an English Work, Entitled "Half-Hours With The Freethinkers." I questioned angrily, and wherein lay the subtle distinction which divided my nature from George Bolingbroke's and even from Sally's? The Romance of a Plain Man About three months after Henry of Bolingbroke was banished from the realm, his father, the Duke of Lancaster, died. Richard II Makers of History No religion," says Bolingbroke, "ever appeared in the world whose natural tendency was so much directed to promote the peace and happiness of mankind as the Christian. Museum of Antiquity A Description of Ancient Life Bolingbroke, it was supposed, would be the chief minister. Critical and Historical Essays, Volume III (of 3) Let us now turn to the philosophical works of Bolingbroke. Ancient and Modern Celebrated Freethinkers Reprinted From an English Work, Entitled "Half-Hours With The Freethinkers." She laughed merrily, while her eyes met George Bolingbroke's over the General's head. The Romance of a Plain Man There would have been quite other fish for Joan to fry, and other thread for her to retwist, if she had had to do with Henry of Bolingbroke instead of Henry of Windsor. A History of the French Novel, Vol. 2 To the Close of the 19th Century But Lord Bolingbroke has refuted this argument by reasoning from their own principles. A Theodicy, or, Vindication of the Divine Glory Bolingbroke had expressed this distrust at an earlier part of the century. The English Utilitarians, Volume I. The MSS. were all prepared for the press long before Bolingbroke died. Ancient and Modern Celebrated Freethinkers Reprinted From an English Work, Entitled "Half-Hours With The Freethinkers." Upstairs Sally was sitting on a couch, in the midst of the scattered furniture, while George Bolingbroke stood looking ruefully at a pile of silver and bric-a-brac that filled the centre of the floor. The Romance of a Plain Man "Not all the water in the rough rude sea Can wash the balm from an anointed king,"— Richard II. is made to say, by Shakspeare, on the invasion of Bolingbroke. Coronation Anecdotes When the King sailed to Ireland, Henry of Bolingbroke, the new Duke of Lancaster, resided in Paris, where he was hospitably entertained, but at the same time narrowly watched, by the French monarch. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 07 There is a poster in Swindon now offering £20 reward for the discovery of the person who maliciously set fire to a rick of hay in Lord Bolingbroke's park at Lydiard. The Toilers of the Field Lord Bolingbroke died in the year 1751, after a long and painful illness, occasioned by the ignorance of a quack. Ancient and Modern Celebrated Freethinkers Reprinted From an English Work, Entitled "Half-Hours With The Freethinkers." He hesitated an instant; "but that's the way I began," he added kindly, "under General Bolingbroke." The Romance of a Plain Man Mounted upon a hot and fiery steed, Which his aspiring rider seemed to know, With slow but stately pace, kept on his course: While all tongues cried, God save thee, Bolingbroke! Coronation Anecdotes Thus ended this eventful day, with the deposition of Richard of Bordeaux, and the succession of his cousin, Henry of Bolingbroke. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 07 They ejected, in the first instance, three Tories from the Ministry, and afterwards obtained the dismissal of all the rest—Mansel, Harley, and Bolingbroke, and then ruled without division. Political Women, Vol. 2 Bolingbroke made Mallet his confidant, as Collins did by Des Maizeaux. Ancient and Modern Celebrated Freethinkers Reprinted From an English Work, Entitled "Half-Hours With The Freethinkers." The breeding of all the Bolingbrokes would have been taxed to its utmost, I believe, to behave for a single instant as if they did not exist. The Romance of a Plain Man The notion of a legitimate throne, restored by democracy, which was borrowed from Bolingbroke, and which nearly prevailed in 1873, gives some relief and originality to his work on the Revolution. Lectures on the French Revolution It is instructive to note how Bolingbroke takes the news— Bol. William Shakespeare Thus got rid of by an intrigue, the Tories, and at their head the two celebrated statesmen, Harley and Bolingbroke, worked steadfastly in the dark to regain power. Political Women, Vol. 2 His son, “Henry of Bolingbroke,” afterwards Henry IV., was the only king born in this county. Records of Woodhall Spa and Neighbourhood Historical, Anecdotal, Physiographical, and Archaeological, with Other Matter Then I saw two bright red spots appear in Miss Matoaca's thin cheeks, and I asked myself in anger if the General or George Bolingbroke would have been guilty of so deep a thrust? The Romance of a Plain Man Bolingbroke is already negotiating with the royal family. A Daughter of Raasay A Tale of the '45 Henry Bolingbroke, Duke of Hereford, the King's cousin, accuses Thomas Mowbray, Duke of Norfolk, of treachery to the King and of the murder of the Duke of Gloucester. William Shakespeare The Duke was furnished with a passport, it is said, by the instrumentality of his early favourite and secret friend Bolingbroke. Political Women, Vol. 2 For the last purpose he purchased from the Crown a tract of fenland, p. 6situated between Revesby and Boston, being an outlying allotment of the original ancient parish of Bolingbroke. Records of Woodhall Spa and Neighbourhood Historical, Anecdotal, Physiographical, and Archaeological, with Other Matter I tell you, Ben, as sure's my name's George Bolingbroke, Matoaca Bland couldn't have told me to the day of her death whether she was an abolitionist or a woman's suffragist. The Romance of a Plain Man From that hour Mr. Gladstone was recognized as one of the great historic orators of the English Parliament—a man to rank with Bolingbroke and Chatham and Pitt and Fox. Great Men and Famous Women. Vol. 4 A series of pen and pencil sketches of the lives of more than 200 of the most prominent personages in History The apricocks at Langley are like King Richard, the sprays of the trees like Bolingbroke, the weeds like the King's friends. William Shakespeare Uniting their talents and their rancour against the imperious and uncompromising woman who had compassed their disgrace, Harley and Bolingbroke, in their turn, had set about overthrowing the sway of the Duchess. Political Women, Vol. 2 The latter had no great respect for him, though, perhaps, he did not mean all he said in his famous criticism of Lord Bolingbroke's philosophy, which Mallet published after the author's death. Chronicles of Strathearn Then I turned my eyes to the street, and saw George Bolingbroke coming slowly toward me, beyond the last great sycamore, which grew midway of the bricks. The Romance of a Plain Man He saw the house in Bolingbroke Street, with the worn drab oilcoth in the hall, and he smelt the smell of stale cooking which floated through the green lattice door at the back. Virginia He rebukes devotion to duty by banishing Bolingbroke, who tries to rid him of a traitor. William Shakespeare His grandfather, as though he had foreseen the future, had bequeathed him the greater part of his property, and Bolingbroke began the world under the happiest auspices of birth and fortune. Political Women, Vol. 2 He made himself busy in France, while Bolingbroke and Tyndal and Woolston, and Hume and Morgan were at work in England. The Christian Foundation, Or, Scientific and Religious Journal, Volume 1, January, 1880 I said, for George Bolingbroke and Bonny Marshall had faded from me into the region of utterly indifferent things. The Romance of a Plain Man Several weeks later, at the close of a June afternoon, Cyrus Treadwell sat alone on the back porch of his house in Bolingbroke Street. Virginia Bolingbroke has been praised as a manly Englishman, who is not "weak" like Richard, but "strong" and a man of deeds. William Shakespeare In the fable of the 'Degenerate Bees,' Gay takes the part of the Tory ministry,—Oxford, Bolingbroke, Dean Swift, and Mat. Fables of John Gay (Somewhat Altered) Gibbon and Paine came into notice after Bolingbroke, and the terrible strife continued. The Christian Foundation, Or, Scientific and Religious Journal, Volume 1, January, 1880 The names of Harley, Bolingbroke, Walpole, and Newcastle, might head a general indictment against the manliness, the integrity, and the honour of England. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine - Volume 62, No. 384, October 1847 An instant later, when she passed on into Bolingbroke Street, there was a smile on her face which made it almost pretty. Virginia On their arrival at the lists he banishes them both, Bolingbroke for six years, Mowbray for ever. William Shakespeare So when this thief, this traitor, Bolingbroke, &c. Shakespeare, Ben Jonson, Beaumont and Fletcher It was to a public and solemn combat of this kind that Richard the Second summoned his cousin Henry Bolingbroke, and his enemy, as related in the last chapter. Margaret of Anjou Makers of History The step had been taken in secret concert with the Duke of Shrewsbury, who was President of the Council in the Tory Ministry, but a rival of Bolingbroke and an adherent of the Hanoverian succession. History of the English People, Volume VII The Revolution, 1683-1760; Modern England, 1760-1767 It came from selling some silver forks that belonged to the Bolingbrokes, and I always felt easier to think that I had a little laid away that he had nothing to do with. Virginia Bolingbroke lands from exile to claim his father's estate and title. William Shakespeare He means, my lord, that we are too remiss; Whilst Bolingbroke, through our security, Grows strong and great, in substance, and in friends. Shakespeare, Ben Jonson, Beaumont and Fletcher George's political system was, it is evident, largely based on Bolingbroke's essay On the Idea of a Patriot King. The Political History of England - Vol. X. The History of England from the Accession of George III to the close of Pitt's first Administration Bolingbroke, though he remained Secretary of State, suddenly found himself powerless and neglected while the Council took steps to provide for the emergency. History of the English People, Volume VII The Revolution, 1683-1760; Modern England, 1760-1767 There were several blocks of Bolingbroke Street to walk before the Treadwells' house was reached, and as they sauntered slowly past decayed dwellings, Virginia's imagination ran joyously ahead of her to the meeting. Virginia When released, with orders to quit Paris, he thought of his acquaintance and admirer Bolingbroke, and lost no time in taking refuge on English soil. A History of French Literature Short Histories of the Literatures of the World: II. Thou chid'st me well: proud Bolingbroke, I come To change blows with thee for our day of doom. Shakespeare, Ben Jonson, Beaumont and Fletcher He persecuted Bishop Atterbury, and permitted Bolingbroke, with his restless spirit of intrigue, to return to his country, and to be reinstated in his property and titles. A Modern History, From the Time of Luther to the Fall of Napoleon For the Use of Schools and Colleges It was the consciousness that a Stuart restoration was impossible that egged Bolingbroke to his desperate plans for forcing a Tory policy on the monarchs of the Revolution. History of the English People, Volume VII The Revolution, 1683-1760; Modern England, 1760-1767 And pretty Belinda Bolingbroke, being alone and unsupported by other suitors at the instant, had entwined herself instinctively around the nearest male prop that offered. Virginia He fell forthwith his Head to lift, To talk of "I and Dr. Sw—ft;" And brag, at Clubs, as one who spoke, On equal Terms, with Bolingbroke. Collected Poems In Two Volumes, Vol. II Bolingbroke's speech:— “Which blood, like sacrificing Abel's, cries, Even from the tongueless caverns of the earth, To me, for justice and rough chastisement.” Shakespeare, Ben Jonson, Beaumont and Fletcher He was well paid for his labors, and lived in a beautiful villa at Twickenham, the friend of Bolingbroke, and the greatest literary star of his age. A Modern History, From the Time of Luther to the Fall of Napoleon For the Use of Schools and Colleges Bolingbroke and the Duke of Ormond fled from England to take office under the son of King James, James the Third, as he was called by his adherents. History of the English People, Volume VII The Revolution, 1683-1760; Modern England, 1760-1767 He drew out his latchkey as he spoke, for they had reached the corner of Bolingbroke Street, and the small dingy house in which they lived was only a few doors away. Virginia The character of the Tory opposition may be studied in Swift's Journal to Stella and his political tracts, as well as in Bolingbroke's correspondence. History of the English People, Volume VI Puritan England, 1642-1660; The Revolution, 1660-1683 O, how it yearn'd my heart, when I beheld, In London streets, that coronation day, When Bolingbroke rode on roan Barbary! Shakespeare, Ben Jonson, Beaumont and Fletcher They impeached their great political enemies, Ormond and Bolingbroke, the most distinguished leaders of the Tory party. A Modern History, From the Time of Luther to the Fall of Napoleon For the Use of Schools and Colleges From the age of Bolingbroke to the age of Burke the gravest statesmen were not ashamed to revile one another with invective only worthy of the fish-market. History of the English People, Volume VII The Revolution, 1683-1760; Modern England, 1760-1767 "I wonder if you would mind going on to Bolingbroke Street, so I may speak to Belinda Treadwell a minute?" she asked, as soon as she had recovered her breath. Virginia He practised his arts on such small occasions, that lady Bolingbroke used to say, in a French phrase, that “he played the politician about cabbages and turnips.” The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. in Nine Volumes Volume the Eighth: The Lives of the Poets, Volume II Even by 1723 the library of Harvard College contained none of the works of Addison, Bolingbroke, Young, Swift, Prior, Steele, Dryden, or Pope. Customs and Fashions in Old New England Bolingbroke, in genius and learning, had no equal in parliament, and was a rival of Walpole at Eton. A Modern History, From the Time of Luther to the Fall of Napoleon For the Use of Schools and Colleges But Bolingbroke used the breach which now declared itself between himself and his rival with unscrupulous skill. History of the English People, Volume VII The Revolution, 1683-1760; Modern England, 1760-1767 And she who had been a Bolingbroke set her thin lips together with the only consciousness of superiority to her husband that she had ever known—the secret consciousness that she was better born. Virginia In his latter productions the diction is sometimes vitiated by French idioms, with which Bolingbroke had, perhaps, infected him. The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. in Nine Volumes Volume the Eighth: The Lives of the Poets, Volume II "Come around to the Bolingbroke in the morning, Burton, and ask for me." Owen Clancy's Happy Trail or, The Motor Wizard in California Pope, Swift, and Gay might have lent him powerful aid by their satirical pen; but he passed them by with contemptuous indifference, and they gave to Bolingbroke what they withheld from Walpole. A Modern History, From the Time of Luther to the Fall of Napoleon For the Use of Schools and Colleges But on the means of providing for his succession Harley and Bolingbroke differed widely. History of the English People, Volume VII The Revolution, 1683-1760; Modern England, 1760-1767 At six o'clock that evening, when the end of his business day had come, he joined James at the door for his walk back to Bolingbroke Street. Virginia The essay plainly appears the fabrick of a poet: what Bolingbroke supplied could be only the first principles; the order, illustration, and embellishments, must all be Pope’s. The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. in Nine Volumes Volume the Eighth: The Lives of the Poets, Volume II Many people then and since disliked and disapproved of Bolingbroke. Dr. Johnson and His Circle Pope Pope — Bolingbroke — Gay — Prior. properly belongs to a succeeding age, though his first writings attracted considerable attention during the life of Addison, who first raised him from obscurity. A Modern History, From the Time of Luther to the Fall of Napoleon For the Use of Schools and Colleges Burke devoured Bolingbroke, and when he took up his pen, wrote with the same magnificent, stately minuet step. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great, Volume 7 Little Journeys to the Homes of Eminent Orators When Richard II. was deposed, Henry Bolingbroke struck off the head of the Earl of Salisbury. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 18, No. 107, September, 1866 It is known that Bolingbroke concealed from Pope his real opinions. The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. in Nine Volumes Volume the Eighth: The Lives of the Poets, Volume II In this estimate, we fully acknowledge the imperishable fame of Marlborough in the field, and the high ability of Bolingbroke in the senate. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 61, No. 378, April, 1847 The works of Bolingbroke, of Trent, and of Boulanger, universally diffused, are so many triumphs of Reason. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 61, No. 379, May, 1847 Had Bolingbroke been alive Burke would have quarreled with him—they were so much alike. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great, Volume 7 Little Journeys to the Homes of Eminent Orators Henry Bolingbroke could not gain her for England, and the Duke of Milan in vain urged her to reside in that city. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 18, No. 107, September, 1866 The positions, which he transmitted from Bolingbroke, he seems not to have understood; and was pleased with an interpretation, that made them orthodox. The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. in Nine Volumes Volume the Eighth: The Lives of the Poets, Volume II He has been described as the greatest Parliamentary orator since the days of Bolingbroke, and he has been described as a brilliant and theatric declaimer who never rose to the height of genuine political oratory. A History of the Four Georges and of William IV, Volume IV The pamphlet was suppressed immediately on its appearance, but its contents have been republished, and they were certainly not of a character to render Bolingbroke any the less unpopular among Englishmen. A History of the Four Georges, Volume II No man in England influenced his time more than Bolingbroke. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great, Volume 7 Little Journeys to the Homes of Eminent Orators Walpole was quite willing that the forfeiture of Lord Bolingbroke's estates and the interruption of the inheritance should be recalled. A History of the Four Georges, Volume I Bolingbroke hated Warburton, who had drawn his pupil from him; and a little before Pope’s death they had a dispute, from which they parted with mutual aversion. The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. in Nine Volumes Volume the Eighth: The Lives of the Poets, Volume II Harry of Bolingbroke hath sent to take you. The White Rose of Langley A Story of the Olden Time There was nothing brought out in 1734 and 1735 to affect the career and conduct of Bolingbroke which all England did not know pretty well already. A History of the Four Georges, Volume II Finally he was full of the essence of Bolingbroke to the point of saturation, and then he began to criticize him. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great, Volume 7 Little Journeys to the Homes of Eminent Orators It so happened that Bolingbroke had just at that time obtained a sort of conditional pardon from the King; obtained it mainly by bribing the Duchess of Kendal. A History of the Four Georges, Volume I Lord Bolingbroke was not an executor: Pope’s papers were left to him specifically, or, in case of his death, to lord Marchmont. The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. in Nine Volumes Volume the Eighth: The Lives of the Poets, Volume II “I do thee to wit, Custance, that there is grave doubt cast of thy truth and fealty—” “To Harry of Bolingbroke?” she asked contemptuously. The White Rose of Langley A Story of the Olden Time No doubt the publication quickened Bolingbroke's desire to get out of England. A History of the Four Georges, Volume II As it was, Burke contented himself by writing a book after the style of Bolingbroke, carrying the great man's arguments one step further with intent to show their fallacy. Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great, Volume 7 Little Journeys to the Homes of Eminent Orators We cannot doubt that James Stuart knew to the full the part that Bolingbroke had played. A History of the Four Georges, Volume I Having protested against the bill for attainting Ormond and Bolingbroke, he was, after the insurrection in Scotland, seized, Sept. The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. in Nine Volumes Volume the Eighth: The Lives of the Poets, Volume II “With Harry of Bolingbroke in the throne, and Thomas de Arundel bearing the mitre?” responded the old lady with a laugh. The White Rose of Langley A Story of the Olden Time The whole cabal with Pulteney had been a failure; Bolingbroke would thenceforward be a hinderance rather than a help to the Patriots. A History of the Four Georges, Volume II Shortly after that, Henry of Bolingbroke fulfilled the jailer’s prediction, so far as regarded his kingship. Mistress Margery Still, it remains to the present hour a mystery why James should then, and in that manner, have got rid of Bolingbroke forever. A History of the Four Georges, Volume I Mallet had not virtue, or had not spirit, to refuse the office; and was rewarded, not long after, with the legacy of lord Bolingbroke’s works. The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. in Nine Volumes Volume the Eighth: The Lives of the Poets, Volume II The worst was not yet over,—was not even to come during the reign of Henry of Bolingbroke. The White Rose of Langley A Story of the Olden Time No one could have known better than Pulteney that Bolingbroke was not likely to return to England in a few months. A History of the Four Georges, Volume II “I am not Richard of Bordeaux, but Henry of Bolingbroke!” was the haughty answer, as the King turned round abruptly, and quitted Lord Marnell. Mistress Margery Bolingbroke himself does not appear to have known the cause of his dismissal. A History of the Four Georges, Volume I He lost, indeed, the favour of Bolingbroke, by a kind of posthumous offence. The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. in Nine Volumes Volume the Eighth: The Lives of the Poets, Volume II Knowing how lightly Henry of Bolingbroke could lie, it is hardly possible to believe otherwise of any member of the group, except indeed the time-serving Aumerle. The White Rose of Langley A Story of the Olden Time Still, although Bolingbroke did not make a hasty retreat, history is well warranted in saying that Walpole's powerful piece of invective closed the door once for all against Bolingbroke's career in English politics. A History of the Four Georges, Volume II He was restored after Bolingbroke’s success, and received the abdication of Richard II. The Cathedral Church of Canterbury [2nd ed.] A Description of Its Fabric and a Brief History of the Archiepiscopal See We have already seen Mr. Aislabie as one of the secret committee who recommended the impeachment of Oxford and Bolingbroke. A History of the Four Georges, Volume I He was the eldest son of Henry Bolingbroke, Earl of Derby, afterwards Duke of Hereford, who was banished by King Richard the Second, and, after that monarch’s deposition, was made king of England, A.D. King Henry the Fifth Arranged for Representation at the Princess's Theatre The first priest, and the first layman, in the realm; for the elder was Thomas de Arundel, Archbishop of Canterbury, and the younger was Henry of Bolingbroke, King of England. The White Rose of Langley A Story of the Olden Time With consummate political art he had drawn his picture of Bolingbroke in such form as to make it especially odious just then to Englishmen. A History of the Four Georges, Volume II Yes, Bolingbroke would cross the world, much less the Severn, to make quite sure of Richard's death. Chivalry If Bolingbroke had had principle he would have been one of the greatest Englishmen of any time. A History of the Four Georges, Volume I Our audiences have previously witnessed the procession of Bolingbroke, followed in silence by his deposed and captive predecessor. King Henry the Fifth Arranged for Representation at the Princess's Theatre Then have back at thy leisure, and tell Harry of Bolingbroke from me that I defy him and Satan his master alike. The White Rose of Langley A Story of the Olden Time But in Bolingbroke's case it was no mere supposition. A History of the Four Georges, Volume II But as one of the demos of moral dullards, I get no little comfort from applying to Nietsche and Ibsen, and to certain prophet litterateurs of England, Burke's reproof of Lord Bolingbroke. The Moral Economy Louis the Fourteenth was, according to Bolingbroke himself, the best friend James then had. A History of the Four Georges, Volume I I look in vain for his model in the skeptical Gibbon, the cynical Bolingbroke, or the gorgeous Burke. Oration on the Life and Character of Henry Winter Davis But in the reign of Henry of Bolingbroke, it meant rigid justice, as he understood justice. The White Rose of Langley A Story of the Olden Time The Patriots were now only anxious to get rid of him; Pulteney gave Bolingbroke pretty clearly to understand that they wanted him to go, and he went. A History of the Four Georges, Volume II "A capital specimen of a historical tale, and a well-told chapter in English life and manners in the days of Henry of Bolingbroke and his soldier-son." The Dash for Khartoum A Tale of Nile Expedition Bolingbroke at once sent through safe hands a clear statement of the condition of things, to be laid before Lord Mar. A History of the Four Georges, Volume I There have been plenty of brave historical maxims before Professor Seeley’s, though only Lord Bolingbroke’s has had the good luck to become itself historical. Obiter Dicta Second Series In his anger, Henry of Bolingbroke departed from his usual rule of rigid justice, and revoked the grant which Constance may be said to have purchased with her heart’s blood. The White Rose of Langley A Story of the Olden Time It was as an Englishman, as an English citizen, more than as a statesman or an orator, that he bore down Bolingbroke in this memorable debate. A History of the Four Georges, Volume II Bermuda became the fashion among the wits of London, and Bolingbroke wrote to Swift that he would "gladly exchange Europe for its charms—only not in a missionary capacity." The Romance of Old New England Rooftrees What is certain is that Oxford and Bolingbroke were planning for it. A History of the Four Georges, Volume I I dined at Hamilton’s yesterday; there were Garrick, and young Mr. Burke, who wrote a book in the style of Lord Bolingbroke, that was much admired. Obiter Dicta Second Series Before you, before holy Church, before God in Heaven, I denounce this man Harry of Bolingbroke! The White Rose of Langley A Story of the Olden Time Bolingbroke flings back the charges at the head of James's friends, and even of James himself. A History of the Four Georges, Volume II The duke, who was especially fond of the society of learned men, retained in his family many priests and clerks, and among them one Roger Bolingbroke, "a famous necromancer and astronomer." Bibliomania in the Middle Ages Swift, with the guidance of Bolingbroke, and put up, indeed, to the work by Bolingbroke, devoted the best of his powers to defame Marlborough, and to justify the conduct of the Tory ministry. A History of the Four Georges, Volume I For this he was coached by Lord Bolingbroke. Obiter Dicta Second Series Unannounced and completely unlooked-for, in the doorway stood Henry of Bolingbroke, the King. The White Rose of Langley A Story of the Olden Time Still, the revival of these old stories must have seemed to Bolingbroke very inconvenient and dangerous at such a time. A History of the Four Georges, Volume II Pitt and Bolingbroke were ministers almost before they were men. Pushing to the Front Yet it is certain that at this time he had made up his mind not to see Bolingbroke any more. A History of the Four Georges, Volume I Besides Bolingbroke, his 'guide, philosopher, and friend,' he counts up nearly all the great men of his time. English Literature and Society in the Eighteenth Century |
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