“In honest truth, a name given to a man is no better than a skin given to him; what is not natively his own falls off and comes to nothing.”
Quote by Walter Savage Landor
Work
Imaginary Conversations of Literary Men and Statesmen: Richard I and the Abbot of Boxley. The Lord Brooke and Sir Philip Sidney. King Henry IV and Sir Arnold Savage. Southey and Porson. Oliver Cromwel and Walter Noble. Aeschines and Phocion. Queen Elizabeth and Cecil. King James I and Isaac Casaubon. Marchese Pallavicini and Walter Landor. General Kleber and some French officers. Bonaparte and the president of the senate. Bishop Burnet and Humphrey Hardcastle. Peter Leopold and the President Du
This book presents a series of imagined conversations between notable literary figures and statesmen from different eras, including monarchs, politicians, and scholars. The discussions are set in historical contexts and explore the thoughts and ideas of these individuals. more
Author
Walter Savage Landor
Walter Savage Landor was an English writer known for his poetry and prose. His works are renowned for their wit, satire, and profound philosophical insights, which have had a lasting impact on literature. more
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