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College, Dublin, where he was idle. Then he became secretary to Sir Wm.
Temple, who had married a relation of his mother, and began to work seriously
aet. 21. Lost his mind aet. 69, d. aet. 78 of water on the brain. Several of the
Swift family, in some distant degrees, have had abilities. Thus—
GN. Dryden the poet.
UP. Deane Swift, biographer of Dean Swift.
UPS. Theophilus Swift, son of above; political writer.
Sydney, Sir Philip; scholar, soldier, and courtier. “A gentleman finished and
complete, in whom mildness was associated with courage, erudition modified
by refinement, and courtliness dignified by truth.” Was grave as a boy. He left
Cambridge aet. 18 with a high reputation, and at once became a courtier, and a
very successful one, owing to his accomplishments and figure. His “Arcadia” is
a work of rare genius, though cast in an unfortunate mould. It had an immense
reputation in its day. He was killed in battle aet. 32, and was mourned in
England by a general mourning,—the first, it is believed, of the kind in this
country. (See also the genealogical tree under MONTAGU, in “JUDGES,” p. 97.)
Sir William Sydney, John Dudley, Earl of Warwick
Soldier and knight and Duke of Northumberland; Earl
of renown Marshal. “The minion of his time.”
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Lucy, marr. Sir Henry Sydney = Mary Sir Robt. Dudley, William Herbert
Sir James three times Lord | the great Earl of 1st E. Pembroke
Harrington Deputy of Ireland.| Leicester. Statesman and
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Sir Philip Sydney, Sir Robert, Mary = 2d Earl of Pembroke.
Scholar, soldier, 1st Earl Leicester, Epitaph |
courtier. Soldier & courtier. by Ben |
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Sir Robert, 2d Earl. 3d Earl Pembroke,
“Learning, observation, Patron of letters.
and veracity.”
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Philip Sydney, Algernon Sydney, Dorothy,
3d Earl, Patriot. Waller's
one of Cromwell's Beheaded, 1683. “Saccharissa.”
Council.
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