Horace Walpole/later Parliamentary Career - 1754-1768

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    “[Corneille] was inspired by Roman authors and Roman spirit, Racine with delicacy by the polished court of Louis XIV.”
    —Horace Walpole (1717–1797)

    “Every drop of ink in my pen ran cold.”
    —Horace Walpole (1717–1797)

    “From a hasty glance through the various tests I figure it out that I would be classified in Group B, indicating “Low Average Ability,” reserved usually for those just learning to speak the English Language and preparing for a career of holding a spike while another man hits it.”
    —Robert Benchley (1889–1945)