Walpole, Horace : (1717-97), 4th Earl of Oxford; writer, connoisseur, & collector, perhaps the most assiduous letter-writer in the English language.
... 1764 first Rowley forgery Elinoure & Juga. 1767 apprenticed to Lambert. 1768-9 contributions to London magazines. 1768 attempt to get Dodsley to publish especially Ella. 1769 attempt to interest Horace Walpole. 1770 life in London & death. 3) Speght's Glossary to Chaucer. Kersey's Dictionary. metres not 15ṭḥ century; rhymes inconsistent with 15ṭḥ century pronunciation; words either noted down from ...
... the C. S. Commissioners a Memorial from Mr A. A. Ghose which should have been addressed to the Commissioners, inasmuch as the decision of the matter to which it refers rests with them. Horace Walpole The Secretary Civil Service Commission. XIII Mr Godley, Mr J. S. Cotton called on me this morning and left the enclosed letter to him from Mr Ghose's Tutor... Memorial of the 21st inst. and, in reply, to inform you that it has been transmitted to the Civil Service Commissioners whose duty it is to decide upon the matter to which it relates. Horace Walpole A. A. Ghose Esq. 6, Burlington Road, Bayswater. W. XVI Minute Paper. J & P 1966 / 1892 Public Department. Letter from C. S. Commissioner... disabused of such an absurd notion the better. K [Kimberley] Dec. 2/92 Page 335 XXI I. 0. 7 Dec. 1892 Sir, With reference to Sir Horace Walpole's letter of the 26th ultimo, I am directed to inform you that the Civil Service Commissioners decline to afford you further facilities for undergoing the examination in Riding and that, in the absence ...
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