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Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www. million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book:74 CHAPTER II. DEPARTURE OF THE BLESSINGTONS FROM LONDON ON A CONTINENTAL TOUR, SEPTEMBER, 1822. The love of change and excitement, the necessity for distraction, novelty, and new effects not only in scenery, but in society-seem to have occasioned Lord Blessington's determination to visit the Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www. million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book:74 CHAPTER II. DEPARTURE OF THE BLESSINGTONS FROM LONDON ON A CONTINENTAL TOUR, SEPTEMBER, 1822. The love of change and excitement, the necessity for distraction, novelty, and new effects not only in scenery, but in society-seem to have occasioned Lord Blessington's determination to visit the continent, and to abandon his magnificent abode in St. James's Square, at a time when nothing appeared wanting that wealth, beauty, and brilliant society could supply, to render that abode everything that could be desired by those who think such necessaries all that can be desirable to make homes happy. But Lord Blessiugton, although yet a young man, had drained his cup of pleasure and enjoyments of every kind to the dregs; and the taste of the draught that remained on his palate required new cordials, and stimulants of increasing strength continually, to keep down the loathing he already felt for all the allurements of fashion, the follies of the day, the foil and tinsel glories of the green room, and the life behind the scenes of the drama, and of that other theatre of society, with its tableaux vivants, and its varied performances by the real actors on the stage of aristocratic life. Lord Blessington was palled and satiated with pleasure, and no kind of eclat or of distinction in English society had now any charm for him. And yet this young nobleman, thus early blaze and exhausted, prematurely impaired in mental energies, was fitted for better things, and was naturally amiable, and possessed many excellent qualities which might have rendered him, under other circumstances of education and position, a most estimable and a very useful man to his country and to society. The 22d of August, 1822, the Blessingtons, accompanied by Miss Mary Ann Power, the youngest sister of Lady Books, Biography & Autobiography~~General, Literary-Life-and-Correspondence-of-the-Countess-of-Blessington~~Richard-Robert-Madden, 999999999, The Literary Life And Correspondence Of The Countess Of Blessington (Volume 1), Richard Robert Madden, 1235171841, General Books LLC, , , , , General Books LLC<

ISBN: 9781235171840

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This historic book may have numerous typos, missing text, images, or index. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. 1855. Not illustrated. Excerpt: ... APPENDIX. No. I.--Introduction, p. 14. A BRIEF NOTICE OF LORD AND LADY CANTERBURY. The Right Honourable Charles Manners Sutton, son of the most Reverend Charles Manners Sutton, Lord Archbishop of Canterbury, was born in 1780. Being destined for the profession of the law, he was placed at an early age at Eton, where he passed some years, and completed his education at Trinity College, Cambridge, and having taken the degree of Bachelor of Arts in 1802, he entered as a student at Lincoln''s Inn, and was called to the bar in 1805. For some years he practised in the court of King''s Bench. He entered Parliament in 1807, for the borough of Scarborough, which he represented till 1832, when he was returned for the university of Cambridge. He was appointed Judge Advocate in 1809. In 1817, he was chosen Speaker of the House of Commons, on the retirement of Mr. Abbott. A perfect knowledge of the forms of the House, admirable capacity for business, fairness in the discharge of his duties, acknowledged by all parties; a noble, prepossessing and commanding appearance, a fine clear, sonorous voice, an air of hilarity, and appearance of bonhommie, and excellent temper, were the distinguishing characteristics of the new speaker; and with these advantages, and the possession of the respect and regard of all parties in the House, though chosen hy a Tory parliament on two successive occasions, he was proposed hy a Whig administration for the speakership. In November 2, 1830, on the meeting of the new parliament, the Duke of Wellington being Prime Minister, the Right Hon. Mr. Manners Sutton was again chosen speaker of the House of Commons. The celebrated Reform ministry, Lord Grey being first Lord of the Treasury, was installed in office the 22nd of the same month. Mr. Sutton... Richard Robert Madden, Books, History, The Literary Life And Correspondence Of The Countess Of Blessington (volume 1) Books>History, General Books LLC<

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Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www. million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book:74 CHAPTER II. DEPARTURE OF THE BLESSINGTONS FROM LONDON ON A CONTINENTAL TOUR, SEPTEMBER, 1822. The love of change and excitement, the necessity for distraction, novelty, and new effects not only in scenery, but in society-seem to have occasioned Lord Blessington's determination to visit the continent, and to abandon his magnificent abode in St. James's Square, at a time when nothing appeared wanting that wealth, beauty, and brilliant society could supply, to render that abode everything that could be desired by those who think such necessaries all that can be desirable to make homes happy. But Lord Blessiugton, although yet a young man, had drained his cup of pleasure and enjoyments of every kind to the dregs; and the taste of the draught that remained on his palate required new cordials, and stimulants of increasing strength continually, to keep down the loathing he already felt for all the allurements of fashion, the follies of the day, the foil and tinsel glories of the green room, and the life behind the scenes of the drama, and of that other theatre of society, with its tableaux vivants, and its varied performances by the real actors on the stage of aristocratic life. Lord Blessington was palled and satiated with pleasure, and no kind of eclat or of distinction in English society had now any charm for him. And yet this young nobleman, thus early blaze and exhausted, prematurely impaired in mental energies, was fitted for better things, and was naturally amiable, and possessed many excellent qualities which might have rendered him, under other circumstances of education and position, a most estimable and a very useful man to his country and to society. The 22d of August, 1822, the Blessingtons, accompanied by Miss Mary Ann Power, the youngest sister of Lady Books Biography & Autobiography~~General Literary-Life-and-Correspondence-of-the-Countess-of-Blessington~~Richard-Robert-Madden General Books LLC<

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This historic book may have numerous typos, missing text, images, or index. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. 1855. Not illustrated. Excerpt: ... APPENDIX. No. I.--Introduction, p. 14. A BRIEF NOTICE OF LORD AND LADY CANTERBURY. The Right Honourable Charles Manners Sutton, son of the most Reverend Charles Manners Sutton, Lord Archbishop of Canterbury, was born in 1780. Being destined for the profession of the law, he was placed at an early age at Eton, where he passed some years, and completed his education at Trinity College, Cambridge, and having taken the degree of Bachelor of Arts in 1802, he entered as a student at Lincoln''s Inn, and was called to the bar in 1805. For some years he practised in the court of King''s Bench. He entered Parliament in 1807, for the borough of Scarborough, which he represented till 1832, when he was returned for the university of Cambridge. He was appointed Judge Advocate in 1809. In 1817, he was chosen Speaker of the House of Commons, on the retirement of Mr. Abbott. A perfect knowledge of the forms of the House, admirable capacity for business, fairness in the discharge of his duties, acknowledged by all parties; a noble, prepossessing and commanding appearance, a fine clear, sonorous voice, an air of hilarity, and appearance of bonhommie, and excellent temper, were the distinguishing characteristics of the new speaker; and with these advantages, and the possession of the respect and regard of all parties in the House, though chosen hy a Tory parliament on two successive occasions, he was proposed hy a Whig administration for the speakership. In November 2, 1830, on the meeting of the new parliament, the Duke of Wellington being Prime Minister, the Right Hon. Mr. Manners Sutton was again chosen speaker of the House of Commons. The celebrated Reform ministry, Lord Grey being first Lord of the Treasury, was installed in office the 22nd of the same month. Mr. Sutton... Richard Robert Madden, Books, History, The Literary Life And Correspondence Of The Countess Of Blessington (volume 1) Books>History <