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Excerpt from A Duke and His Friends, Vol. 1: The Life and Letters of the Second Duke of Richmond
Whiggism the lady's beauty turned out as surprising as the most romantic novelist could have delighted to feign and, though it would hardly do to predicate ah solute fidelity to SO direct and immediate a descendant of Henri IV. And Charles IL, there can be no doubt that the marriage had a most steadying effect upon the young Lord March, who in 1723 became the young Duke of Richmond, Lenox, and Aubigny. He was continually falling in love anew with his wife, by whom he had two celebrated sons and several daughters who became reigning beauties - one nearly reigned in earnest. The end of life found Richmond more devoted apparently than ever before to his dearest soul, who survived him barely a year. Their united ages came to no more than ninety-four.
Despite his comparative lack of landed and borough interest, Richmond's family, title, and loyalty to the Brunswick system rendered it easy enough for him to become a county riband and magnate. His affability, kindlier than was the wont of his Species in good King George's golden days, his straightforward honesty, and transparent patriotism, singled him out as a plain man, abnormally trustworthy, and of a solid integrity, among the intriguing caballers and malignant time-servers who fluttered between Court and Cabinet. Richmond had, in short, the inestimable advantage of being a safe Whig without being a party man at all. Walpole, Townshend, Pulteney, Carteret, Hervey, Chesterfield, and the rest evidently regarded him as a safe and creditable pawn, too Simple and upright to be formidable to their combinations. The King believed in him, with tolerable correctness.
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Whiggism the lady's beauty turned out as surprising as the most romantic novelist could have delighted to feign and, though it would hardly do to predicate ah solute fidelity to SO direct and immediate a descendant of Henri IV. And Charles IL, there can be no doubt that the marriage had a most steadying effect upon the young Lord March, who in 1723 became the young Duke of Richmond, Lenox, and Aubigny. He was continually falling in love anew with his wife, by whom he had two celebrated sons and several daughters who became reigning beauties - one nearly reigned in earnest. The end of life found Richmond more devoted apparently than ever before to his dearest soul, who survived him barely a year. Their united ages came to no more than ninety-four.
Despite his comparative lack of landed and borough interest, Richmond's family, title, and loyalty to the Brunswick system rendered it easy enough for him to become a county riband and magnate. His affability, kindlier than was the wont of his Species in good King George's golden days, his straightforward honesty, and transparent patriotism, singled him out as a plain man, abnormally trustworthy, and of a solid integrity, among the intriguing caballers and malignant time-servers who fluttered between Court and Cabinet. Richmond had, in short, the inestimable advantage of being a safe Whig without being a party man at all. Walpole, Townshend, Pulteney, Carteret, Hervey, Chesterfield, and the rest evidently regarded him as a safe and creditable pawn, too Simple and upright to be formidable to their combinations. The King believed in him, with tolerable correctness.
About the Publisher
Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com
This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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Publisher - Forgotten Books
Language - English
Author(s) - Unknown Author
Hardback
Published Date - August 23 2019
ISBN - 9780331562453
Dimesions - 22.9 x 15.2 x 2.6 cm
Page Count - 432
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