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A very honest man, a great assertor of the liberties of the people; hath a good, rough sense; is open and free; a great lover of his bottle and his friend; brave in his person, which he hath shown in several duels; too familiar for his quality, and often keeps company below it. Swift. A blundering, rattle-pated, drunken sot. Macky. Swift. One of the greatest knaves even in Scotland. Macky.
He is brave in his person, bold in his expressions, and rectifies, as fast as he can, the slips of his youth by acts of honesty; which he now glories in more, than he was formerly extravagant. Swift. He was little better than a conceited talker in company. Macky. Is the first branch of the ancient family of Grey.
Of very ordinary parts; married the witty Lord Rochester's daughter, who makes him very expensive. Swift. As much a puppy as ever I saw; very ugly, and a fop. Macky. He is every way a plain man, yet took a great deal of pains to seem knowing and wise; everybody pitied him when the Queen turned him out, for his seeming good nature, and real poverty. Swift. A good plain humdrum. Macky.
Is son to the lord-keeper North, hath been abroad, does not want sense nor application to business, and his genius leads him that way. Swift. A mighty silly fellow. Macky. Having-followed King James's fortunes, is now in France. He was always a great sportsman, and brave; a good companion, turned of 60 years old. Swift. His son was a plain drunken fellow. Macky.
He is turned of 50 years of age. Swift. Detestably covetous. Macky. He hath all the qualities of a great man, except that one of a statesman, hating business. ... He is about 40 years old. Swift. Fairly enough writ. Macky. Is of a middle stature, well shaped, a very black complexion, a lover of music and poetry; of good judgment. Swift. Not a grain; hardly common sense. Macky.
A gentleman of fine parts, makes a good figure in the counties of Oxford and Buckinghamshire:... is very high for the monarchy and Church. Swift. Very covetous. Macky. He is very subtle and cunning, never entered into the measures of King William, nor ever will, in all probability, make any great appearance in any other reign. Swift.
Bessie's impulse was to fall on the neck of this kindly personage with kisses and tears, but her grandfather's cool tone intervening maintained her reserve: "Your young mistress will be pleased to go to her room, Macky. Your reminiscences will keep till to-morrow."
But it was all contained in the county gazetteer; and when Macky had instructed her in the romance of the family, and the legends attached to the ruins by the river and the older portions of the mansion, all was learnt that there was to know, and the sum of her reflections announced aloud was, that Abbotsmead was a very big house for a small family.
Swift. Had very little in him. Macky. Was warm against King William's reign, and doth not make any great figure in this; but, his son, Mr. Brydges does, being a member of the House of Commons, one of the counsellors to the prince, and a very worthy gentleman. Swift. But a great compiler with every court. Macky.
Fairfax was never a talker, but he made an effort on behalf of Bessie, with whom it was apparently good manners not to speak until she was spoken to. "What will you do, Elizabeth, by way of making acquaintance with your home? Will you have Macky with her legends of family history and go over the house, or will you take a turn outside with me and visit the stables?"
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