Talk:Francis Egerton, 1st Earl of Ellesmere

I have a copy of this letter attached too the back of his Drawing
No. 61, LORD FRANCIS EGERTON, I 'I has beep hold down by tho was@ O Doharty, #That the man who write anything, except for money, in an Am"; but, granting that the rule in a sound one, we are dispored to consider Lord Francis Kgerton Bridgewater Houne for a pied à terre here in town, Clarke and binek-eyed Mercandott, for a box, and we know not how many cool old châtewux, for autumnal repreation, in the province, honiden, He in, moreover, an indefatigable M.P,, and, in spito of the bad example of his brother the duke, a sturdy Tory ; likewise he in a good fellow, fully alive to all the delighta of nociety, from " wine and women,' up to " germons and soda water" He in, accordingly, a general favourite with all claases whone favour is mont to be coveted,- with Theodore Hook and the wits, with A. D, 0, X. Y. Z, and the benution, and with Howley, Philpotta, Curr, and all the other ornaments the episcopal hench, And being himself witty, good - humoured, a tall man of his inches, aa heat cook in London after Udo, there can be little doubt that he might enjoy all the aforesaid honours and luxurion, even had he neven le unil, neverthe tot withstanding, that wo ar thor a voluminous Er from the till of John Murray, he in no account to be numbered, like the Morpeths, Mungra Runells, among that mighty army of paper-consumers, whose claim to come under the Linnwan class AsINO it would be a violation of conscience to disallow. In that, lying Byron and Mahon aside, we look upon the youth opposite as the most decent lord. author of tia generation. Him " Faust," notwithstanding all that has been done in prose by Hayward, and in verso by Anater, to say nothing of such brainless and tuneless ragamufling as Blackie, Syme, dc. dc., his « Panat" holde ita place. We are inclined to the opinion lately expressed by Heraud, or Wordsworth, or Taylor, or some other first-rate poet, that from no other one translation would n stranger to the German tongue form so high a notion of old Goethe's merits. The lyrios are really beautiful; and the whole story ol' poor Marguret is brought out so as to fill the heart, if you, have one, and the eyes, if you be under seventoen, His own beat verses are those on the fite at Boyle Farm-then the " proud aleove" of the De Rooses but now dignified by the learned leisure of Sir Edward Bugdenshaw Sugden, Knt. Others, in a similar vein, are diffused over the boudoirs of Mayfair-rivalling in acceptation the tip-top felicities of Praed, Quid datur ultra ? is, we believe, the last of his lordship's literary achievements, and we beg to offer him our respectful thanks for the same; though, if evor we come to have the third part of his rental, we shall patiently submit to hear all the world braying at us upon our successful termination of any similar exploit. On this head we feel more disposed By all means let him enjoy his princely fortune in every possible shape dance, ride, sail; for the evil days are at hand, and behold Bridgewater House will lie very for his serenity the Second or Third Consul,-Joe Hume or Charlie Buller, to wit; while gilded ceilings of Ontlands will resound the Babyloninn melodies of your brother translator, after all, would hardly be more absurd as a Secretary of State than the noble subject of " the English master" Yes, Lord Francis, live and he, lude, be the word for the present. heet in due season 2A02:C7F:A865:B900:9DFD:360F:775A:B3BD (talk) 13:24, 16 February 2022 (UTC)