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There was at this time no stain on the character of Budgell, and it is not improbable that his career would have been prosperous and honorable, if the life of his cousin had been prolonged.
Therefore to make a sure Purchase, employ Fortune upon Certainties, but do not sacrifice Certainties to Fortune. I am, Your most Obedient, Humble Servant. No. 150. Wednesday, August 22, 1711. Budgell. 'Nil habet infelix paupertas durius in se, Quam quod ridiculos homines facit ... Juv.
When, in 1709, Addison went to Dublin as secretary to Lord Wharton, in his Irish administration, he took with him his cousin Budgell as a private secretary. During Addison's first stay in Ireland Budgell lived with him, and paid careful attention to his duties. To this relationship and friendship Budgell was indebted for the insertion of papers of his in the Spectator.
Here, though, was a rather diverting letter from Eustace Budgell, that poor fool, abjectly thanking Mr.
The authenticity of the Will was successfully contested, and thereby Budgell disgraced. He retorted on Pope for some criticism upon this which he attributed to him, and Pope wrote in the prologue to his Satires, Let Budgell charge low Grub-street on my quill, And write whate'er he please, except my Will.
No. 77. Tuesday, May 29, 1711. Budgell. 'Non convivere licet, nec urbe tota Quisquam est tam prope tam proculque nobis. Mart. My Friend WILL HONEYCOMB is one of those Sort of Men who are very often absent in Conversation, and what the French call a reveur and a distrait.
There was at this time no stain on the character of Budgell, and it is not improbable that his career would have been prosperous and honourable, if the life of his cousin had been prolonged.
For even if Budgell had not in point of fact been guilty of these particular peccadilloes, he had quite certainly committed the crime of speaking lightly of Mr. Pope, as "a little envious animal," some seven years ago; and it was for this grave indiscretion that Pope was dexterously goading the man into insanity, and eventually drove him to suicide. . . .
The Essay bedstead is a particularly handsome piece of furniture, being made of polished mahogany, elaborately carved, and intricately embellished throughout. When closed, this bedstead presents the verisimilitude of a large book-case filled with the essays of Emerson, Carlyle, Bacon, Montaigne, Hume, Macaulay, Addison, Steele, Johnson, Budgell, Hughes, and others.
Addison the utmost spirit and encouragement to begin that poem, which he afterwards published and entitled The Campaign."* *Budgell, Memories of the Boyles. The poem was a great success, and besides being paid for the work, Addison received a Government post, so once more life ran smoothly for him. He had now both money and leisure.
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