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Search - Historical And Biographical Essays - Vol II

Historical And Biographical Essays Vol II
Author: John Forster

HISTORICAL AND BIOGRAPHICAL ESSAYS - 1858 - TABLE OF CONTENTS. - I. DANIEL DE FOE. 1661-1731. From the Edinburgh Review, Oct. 1845. With Additions. 1-103. CHARLE I S T . 1661-1685. PAGE An example of Things that Ought to have Succeeded-A soli-Life and a solitary Fame . . . . l Mr. Pepys and his wife in Whitehall Gardens--Sheldon and Clarendon pr... more »esiding over Church and State . 2 Indulgence to Dissenters in Year of Dutch War-Mr. Foe of Cripplegate . . . 3 School-days of Daniel Foe-A boxing English boy . 4 Educated in English as well as in dead and in foreign Languages-The old Blind Schoolmaster of Bunhill-fields . . . 5 The Popish PlotTwo Memorable Words first heard-Whigs and Tories . . 6 Titus Oates-Daniels opinions of the Plot-A Protestant Flail . . 7 The Monument carried off by six Frenchmen-Lying like Truth-A G U fo S r h omely Fiction . 8 Daniel Foe, fi-eeman, liveryman, and hose-factor of London-The Closing years of Charles Us reign . . . 9 Visit of William of Orange to his Uncle--Execution of Sydney and Rnssell-The Reign sets in sullen persecution . . 10 JABES 11. 168k1689. Greetings from Churchmen and LawyersPassive Obedience and Infallibity of Kings-Landing of Monmouth . . . 11 Daniel Foe Out with the Rebels-Escapes over Sea,-Travels and returns, Daniel De Foe . . 1210 Daniel Be Poe-PAQI James 11 s Claim to a Dispensing Power-Character of the King-His overmastering Passion . . . De Poes denunciation of Time-servers to the CourtDissenters disclaim him . . Art of thinking and standing Alone-The landing at Torbay-Flight of James . . . Revolution of 1688-Debates of the Convention Parliament-De Foe at Guildhall . . A Prince who could stand Alone-De Poes Celebrations of Williams Birthday-His Marriage . . . Reverses in Trade-Flight from Lbndon-Writing against Imprisonment for Debt, and the Iniquities of Whitefriars and the Mint . In Biistol-The Sunday Gentleman-A Tradition of the Landlord of the Red Lion . . . Essay on Projects-Reforms suggested in Banking, Public Roads, Insurance, Friendly Societies and Savings Banks, and Treatment of Lunatics . . Scenes in London-Treachery on all Sides-Position of the King . . De Foes suggested Reforms-Academy for Correcting and fixing the Language-military College-Abolition of Imprisonment-College for Education of Women . . Arrangement with Creditors-Subsequent Payments in full-Refuses to leave England-Public Employment . . . Accountant to Commissioners of Glass Duty-His Works at TiIbury-His Sailing-boat on the Thames . . The most Unpopular Man in England-The Man who saved England . De foe Appeal against William 111 s Assailants-The noblest of Services, how Rewarded . . 2t Character of the Great King-Constitutional Government not an easy Problem to Solve . . . His Whig and his Tory A sailants-A Difference-De Foes early Political Writings . . 21 Interview between WiEam and De Foe-Personal aspects of the Men Generous Enmity-De Foe and Dryden-Swifts lesson in eating Asparagus . . . CONTENTS. v ii ani id De Foe-PAGE rinci lokfs Revolution taking rootDiscussion of Moral Questions - De Foes Essay on the Poor . . 31 Justices Justice-Occasional Conformity-Offence to Dissenters . . 32 Condition of the Stage-Charles 11 s Court too refined for such Plays as HamletCollier and BurnetDe Foes attack . . 33 Fugitive Verses-Mr. Tutchins Poem of the Foreigners-The True Born Englishman . . . 34 Williams need of Servic Servicere ndered by De Foe-An Appeal to the Common People . . 35 Popularity of the True Born Englishman-De Foe sent for to the Palace . . . 36 A great Question mooted-De Foes famous Letter upon Government ...

ISBN-13: 9781408612958
ISBN-10: 140861295X
Publication Date: 1/31/2008
Pages: 468
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