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Beckford and Mrs. Knapp going in a chaise towards the jail. He hastened to meet them, as he thought it not proper for them to go in at that time. While conversing with them near the jail, he received two distinct messages from Joseph, that he wished to see him. He thought it proper to go; and accordingly went to Joseph's cell, and it was while there that the disclosures were made.
Beckford and Barrington abused all who fought for peace and joined in the cry for it, and Beckford added that the reasons of wishing a peace now were the same as at the Peace of Utrecht that the people behind the curtain could not both maintain the war and their places too, so were for making another sacrifice of the nation to their own interests.
Beckford was in Dorsetshire, England, and here, by the aid of a fine library, social surroundings of the most favorable kind, and indomitable energy on his own part, he speedily made himself an adept in the English language and literature.
James's, he was enabled to detail the particulars from the lips of the members of the deputation. Alderman Townshend assured Lord Chatham that Beckford did deliver the speech. Chatham Corres. iii. 460. Horne Tooke's word is not worth much.
Called up by drums and trumpets; these things and boxes having cost me much money this Christmas already, and will do more. Presented from Captain Beckford with a noble silver warming-pan. 4th. W. Hewer and I went and saw the great tall woman that is to be seen, who is but twenty-one years old, and I do easily stand under her arms.
Peter Beckford, who evinced a deep interest in the young musician's career. After much opposition Mr. Beckford persuaded the elder Clementi to intrust his son's further musical education to his care. The country seat of Mr.
There is likewise a statue of Beckford, a famous Lord Mayor, the most famous except Whittington, and that one who killed Wat Tyler; and like those two, his fame is perhaps somewhat mythological, though he lived and bustled within less than a century.
He had partly adjusted his mind to the quiet contemplation of Mr MacGinnis and friends when he was called upon to face this fresh disaster. And he had a cold in the head, which unmans the stoutest. Napoleon would have won Waterloo if Wellington had had a cold in the head. 'Augustus Beckford caddot be fou'd? he echoed feebly. 'They must have run away together, said Glossop.
The "tale of terror" had been started by Horace Walpole in the Castle of Otranto, and had, as we have seen, received a new and brilliant illustration in the hands of Beckford. But the genius of the author of Vathek could not be followed; the talent of the author of the Castle of Otranto was more easily imitated.
'Get up, he said. Farnie got up. 'Come on. Farnie came. 'Go and get your machine, said Gethryn. 'Hurry up. And now you will jolly well come back to Beckford, you little beast. But before that could be done there was Gethryn's back wheel to be mended. This took time. It was nearly half past four before they started. 'Oh, said Gethryn, as they were about to mount, 'there's that money.
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