England in the Eighteenth Century

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Excerpt from England in the Eighteenth Century: Essays in VerseSir Leslie Stephen said that the Century began in 16 88 and ended in 18 32, and surely he was right, Revolution and Reform are its natural boundaries. So I have added a Prologue and an Epilogue, to include those portions of the Seventeenth and Nineteenth Centuries which really belong to the Eighteenth. And yet, in a sense, the deaths of Pitt and Fox marked the close of the era, for with them except that Sheridan still lived - ended the race of the great men, the Giants of the Century. Nor has England Since seen their like.The meaning of an age must first be sought in its own literature and art, but let me admit my obligations to many modern interpreters from Lord Macaulay onwards, - too many to enumerate. Those who take an interest in these times will easily recog nise to Whom I have been indebted, and how great is the debt.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.