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A gentleman of much honour, a lover of the constitution of his country; a very agreeable companion in conversation, a bold orator in the House of Commons, when the interest of his country is at stake; of a good address. Swift. I thought him a heavy man. Macky. He was very poor at the Revolution, had no business to support him all the reign of King William, yet made a good figure.
Is one of the first branches of the Greys, a noble family in England.... He doth not want sense; but by reason of a defect in his speech, wants elocution. Swift. He looked and talked like a very weak man; but it was said he spoke well at council. Macky. He is a good country gentleman, a great assertor of the prerogatives of the monarchy and the Church. Swift. Of great piety and charity. Macky.
He hath abundance of wit, and understands most of the modern languages well; knows how to tell a story to the best advantage; but has an affected manner of conversation; is thin, splenetic, and tawny complexioned, turned of 60 years old. Swift. He had been a Papist. Macky. A very giddy-headed young fellow, with some wit; about 25 years old. Swift. He is not worth mentioning. Macky.
Now Countess of Oxford; cheated by her father. Macky. He is a gentleman good-natured to a fault; very well bred, and hath many valuable things in him; is an enemy to business, very credulous, well shaped, black complexion, much like King Charles; not 30 years old. Swift. A shallow coxcomb. Macky. Does not now make any figure at court. Swift. Nor anywhere else. A great booby. Macky.
He affects popularity, and loves to preach in coffee-houses, and public places; is an open enemy to revealed religion; brave in his person; hath a good estate; does not seem expensive, yet always in debt, and very poor. Swift. This character is for the most part true. Macky. Macky.
Jonquil proved an excellent substitute for grandpapa, and Macky turned out an inexhaustible treasury of nice harmless things to eat, of funny rhymes to sing, and funny stories to tell in a dramatic manner. Still, it was a holiday spoilt. It was not enjoyed in the servants' hall nor in the housekeeper's room. No amount of Yule logs or Yule cakes could make a merry Christmas of it that year.
In their respective Characters at large: drawn up by Mr. Macky pursuant to the direction of Her Royal Highness the Princess Sophia. Published from his original manuscript, as attested by his son, Spring Macky, Esq. London, 1733." The work was prepared for the press by a Mr. Davis, an officer in the Customs.
"And he wonders that so few love him!" she said to herself, not without anger even in her pitiful yearning to be friends again. A week of alienation followed this scene, and Bessie was never more miserable. Day by day she tried to resume her loving care of her grandfather, and day by day she was coldly repulsed. Jonquil, Macky, Mrs.
This lord is a great lover of country sports; is handsome in his person, and turned of 40 years old. Swift. Good for nothing, as far as ever I knew. Macky. Earl of Arran in Ireland, and brother to the Duke of Ormonde;... of very good sense, though seldom shows it. Swift. This is right; but he is the most negligent of his own affairs. Macky.
He was King William's constant companion in all his diversions and pleasures. Swift. Very infamous pleasures. Macky. Is son to that earl whose throat was cut in the Tower. Swift. Cut his own throat. Macky.
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