. Library of the world's best literature, ancient and modern . e sensuous realism of Keats and his suc-cessors. William Drummond, born in 1585, washouse which in 1357 gave in marriage to King Robert III. the beau-tiful Annabella Drummond, who was destined to become the ances-tress of the royal Stuarts of Scotland and England. In his own daythe family, whose head was the Earl of Perth, was powerful inScottish affairs, and the history of the clan Drummond would belargely a history of the events which led to the the storm and stress that preceded the civil war Drum-mond wa
. Library of the world's best literature, ancient and modern . e sensuous realism of Keats and his suc-cessors. William Drummond, born in 1585, washouse which in 1357 gave in marriage to King Robert III. the beau-tiful Annabella Drummond, who was destined to become the ances-tress of the royal Stuarts of Scotland and England. In his own daythe family, whose head was the Earl of Perth, was powerful inScottish affairs, and the history of the clan Drummond would belargely a history of the events which led to the the storm and stress that preceded the civil war Drum-mond was a loyalist, though at one time he appeared to be identifiedwith the Covenanters. His literary influence, which was consider-able, was always thrown on the side of the King, while the term** Drummondism ^^ was a popular synonym for the conservative the struggle, however, Drummond seems to have beenforced into activity by circumstances rather than by choice. He hadthe instincts of a recluse and a scholar. He delighted in the societyIX—308. William Drummonda cadet of the historic 4914 WILLIAM DRUMMOND OF HAWTHORNDEN of literary men, and he was much engrossed in philosophical specu-lations. In spite of the difficulties of distance, he managed to keep abreastof the thought of literary London, the London of Drayton and Web-ster, of Beaumont, Fletcher, Massinger, and Ford. His chief satisfac-tion was to know that his own work was not unacceptable to thisbrilliant group, and one of the great pleasures of his life was a visitfrom Ben Jonson, who, making a walking tour to Scotland, found atHawthornden that congenial hospitality in which his soul this famous visit, as of other important events, Drummond kept arecord, in which he set down his guests behavior, opinions, and con-fidential sayings. Warmly as he admired Jonsons genius, he foundhis personality oppressive, and intrusted his criticisms to his this was published, more than a century la
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