The life and letters of William Beckford, of Fonthill (1910)
Benjamin, Lewis Saul, 1874-1932, Storer, James Sargant, 1771-1853 · London : W. Heinemann · leaf 204
, rarelyvouchsafed to a foreigner, were given him to becomeacquainted with the affairs of the court and the kingdom.Thus, he had the advantage—and this is one of the reasonswhy his Portuguese letters are so valuable—of being ableto record from within the state of Portugal on the eve ofthe French… … WILLIAM BECKFOEDGeorge Komney By inrmission of the. Duke of Hamitt(, PORTUGAL 175 The Portuguese Court was not more dissolute thanother courts at that time, he said. There was greatgoodness of heart in some of the nobihty and ecclesiastics ;but they were an indolent, luxurious race. The…
Beckford, William, 1760-1844 · Fonthill Abbey · Art -- Collectors and collecting England Biography
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