The International library of famous literature : selections from the world's great writers, ancient, mediaeval, and modern, with biographical and explanatory notes and with introductions . itical opinions. He then pro-ceeds to remark on the scandals of Crokers literary life; his ferocious insults to women, to Lady Morgan, Mrs. Austin,and others ; his twitting Harriet Martineau with deafness ;his twitting Madame DArblay with concealing her age. Imight add, he says, a hundred other charges. These, ob-serve, are things done by a privy councilor, by a man who hasa pension from the country of two t
The International library of famous literature : selections from the world's great writers, ancient, mediaeval, and modern, with biographical and explanatory notes and with introductions . itical opinions. He then pro-ceeds to remark on the scandals of Crokers literary life; his ferocious insults to women, to Lady Morgan, Mrs. Austin,and others ; his twitting Harriet Martineau with deafness ;his twitting Madame DArblay with concealing her age. Imight add, he says, a hundred other charges. These, ob-serve, are things done by a privy councilor, by a man who hasa pension from the country of two thousand pounds a year,by a man who affects to be a champion of order and judgment has been confirmed by the public voice,which, rightly or wrongly, identifies Croker with the characterof Rigby in Mr. Disraelis Coningsby. Macaulay was the more formidable as an opponent, becausehe could be angry without losing his command of the situa-tion. His first onset was terrific ; but in the fiercest excite-ment of the melee he knew when to call a halt. A certainmember of Parliament named Michael Thomas Sadler had / 4 3 ^x • /? / 4 / /> A /> 7 J s/ y L md V 1 A r $ r. V Wis M / ? I LIFE AND LETTERS OF LORD MACAULAY. 7499 went on, it became evident that he was to be an eldest sononly in the sense that throughout the coming years of diffi-culty and distress his brothers and sisters would depend mainlyupon him for comfort, guidance, and support. He acknowl-edged the claim cheerfully, lovingly, and indeed almost uncon-sciously. It was not in his disposition to murmur over whatwas inevitable, or to plume himself upon doing what was quietly took up the burden which his father was unableto bear ; and, before many years had elapsed, the fortunes ofall for whose welfare he considered himself responsible wereabundantly assured. To Hannah and Margaret Macaulay. London, July 6th, 1832. Be you Foxes, be you Pitts,You must write to silly you Tories, be you Wh
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