Portraits of the Seventies
Portraits of the Seventies
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Most of his admirers would probably have been sorry to see him in- volved in the partisan debates of the House of Commons, where any practised official trained to glibness or any over- bearing declairaer would have been far more than a match for him, and where he had no special need or call to go. It is not true that success in Parliament is incompatible with literary distinction. Maoaulay and 6rote,and two of Thack- eray's own craft, Lord Beaconsfield and Lord Lytton, may be called as recent w...itnesses to disprove that common im- pression. But these were men who had a distinctly politi- cal object, or who loved political life, and were only fol- lowing their star when they sought seats in the House of Commons. Thackeray had no such vocation, and would have been as much out of place in Parliamentary debate as a painter or a musician. He had no need to covet Parlia- mentary reputation. As it was well said when the news of his defeat at Oxford reached London, the Houses of Lords and Commons together could not have produced "Barry Lyndon" and " Pendennis." His early death was a source not only of national but of world-wide regret.
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Most of his admirers would probably have been sorry to see him in- volved in the partisan debates of the House of Commons, where any practised official trained to glibness or any over- bearing declairaer would have been far more than a match for him, and where he had no special need or call to go. It is not true that success in Parliament is incompatible with literary distinction. Maoaulay and 6rote,and two of Thack- eray's own craft, Lord Beaconsfield and Lord Lytton, may be called as recent w...itnesses to disprove that common im- pression. But these were men who had a distinctly politi- cal object, or who loved political life, and were only fol- lowing their star when they sought seats in the House of Commons. Thackeray had no such vocation, and would have been as much out of place in Parliamentary debate as a painter or a musician. He had no need to covet Parlia- mentary reputation. As it was well said when the news of his defeat at Oxford reached London, the Houses of Lords and Commons together could not have produced "Barry Lyndon" and " Pendennis." His early death was a source not only of national but of world-wide regret.
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You can find similar books in the "Read Also" column, or choose other free books by Russell, George William Erskine, 1853-1919 to read onlineMoreLess
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