Talk:Nicholas Amhurst

Footnote from Scott's Waverley
What, no mention of Mister Francklin? :-) The following, from a footnote to Waverley:


 * Nicholas Amhurst, a noted political writer, who conducted for many years a paper called the Craftsman, under the assumed name of Caleb D'Anvers. He was devoted to the Tory interest, and seconded with much ability the attacks of Pulteney on Sir Robert Walpole. He died in 1742, neglected by his great patrons and in the most miserable circumstances.
 * 'Amhurst survived the downfall of Walpole's power, and had reason to expect a reward for his labours. If we excuse Bolingbroke, who had only saved the shipwreck of his fortunes, we shall be at a loss to justify Pulteney, who could with ease have given this man a considerable income. The utmost of his generosity to Amhurst that I ever heard of was a hogshead of claret! He died, it is supposed, of a broken heart; and was buried at the charge of his honest printer, Richard Francklin.'—Lord Chesterfield's Characters Reviewed, p. 42.

—From the PG ebook, http://www.archive.org/details/waverley05998gut I'll add that latter publication to Wikisource, if I can find it. —Sam Wilson 23:11, 18 November 2011 (UTC)

The Politics Doesn't Make Sense
Walpole was prime minister from 1721 to 1742. He was a Whig. How can Amhurst be both a Whig and in the opposition? Whatever the political situation was, Amhurst's role in it needs to be made much clearer. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 46.37.62.241 (talk) 23:07, 18 July 2013 (UTC)