#Sir Henry Wotton

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more than kisses, letters mingle souls

- John Donne

[mariacallous]

Partial list of the books that Helene Hanff ordered from Marks & Co. and mentioned in 84, Charing Cross Road (alphabetical order):

Austen, Jane. Pride and Prejudice, (1813)

Arkwright, Francis trans. Memoirs of the Duc de Saint-Simon

Belloc, Hillaire. Essays.

Catullus – Loeb Classics

Chaucer, Geoffrey The Canterbury Tales translated by Hill, published by Longmans 1934)

Delafield, E. M., Diary of a Provincial Lady

Dobson, Austen ed. The Sir Roger De Coverley Papers

Donne, John Sermons

Elizabethan Poetry

Grahame, Kenneth, The Wind in the Willows

Greek New Testament

Grolier Bible

Hazlitt, William. Selected Essays Of William Hazlitt 1778 To 1830, Nonesuch Press edition.

Horace – Loeb Classics

Hunt, Leigh. Essays.

Johnson, Samuel, On Shakespeare, 1908, Intro by Walter Raleigh

Jonson, Ben. Timber

Lamb, Charles. Essays of Elia, (1823).

Landor, Walter Savage. Vol II of The Works and Life of Walter Savage Landor (1876) – Imaginary Conversations

Latin Anglican New Testament

Latin Vulgate Bible / Latin Vulgate New Testament

Latin Vulgate Dictionary

Leonard, R. M. ed. The Book-Lover's Anthology, (1911)

Newman, John Henry. Discourses on the Scope and Nature of University Education. Addressed to the Catholics of Dublin – "The Idea of a University" (1852 and 1858)

Pepys, Samuel. Pepys Diary – 4 Volume Braybrook ed. (1926, revised ed.)

Plato's Four Socratic Dialogues, 1903

Quiller-Couch, Arthur, The Oxford Book Of English Verse

Quiller-Couch, Arthur, The Pilgrim's Way

Quiller-Couch, Arthur, Oxford Book of English Prose

Sappho – Loeb Classics

St. John, Christopher Ed. Ellen Terry and Bernard Shaw : A Correspondence / The Shaw – Terry Letters : A Romantic Correspondence

Sterne, Laurence, The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman, (1759)

Stevenson, Robert Louis. Virginibus Puerisque

de Tocqueville, Alexis Journey to America (1831–1832)

Wyatt, Thomas. Poems of Thomas Wyatt

Walton, Izaak and Charles Cotton. The Compleat Angler. (John Major's 2nd ed., 1824)

Walton, Izaak. The Lives of – John Donne – Sir Henry Wotton – Richard Hooker – George Herbert & Robert Sanderson

Woolf, Virginia, The Common Reader, 1932.

[philosophicalconservatism]

"Be thine own palace, or the world's thy jail."

John Donne (1572-1631) English poet.

To Sir Henry Wotton.

[aorish]

Sir Henry Wotton

[poemoftheday]

Poem of the Day 13 June 2024

The Character of a Happy Life BY Wotton, Sir Henry (1568 - 1639)

How happy is he born or taught,

That serveth not another's will;

Whose armour is his honest thought,

And simple truth his highest skill;

Whose passions not his masters are;

Whose soul is still prepar'd for death

Untied unto the world with care

Of princes' grace or vulgar breath;

Who envies none whom chance doth raise,

Or vice; who never understood

The deepest wounds are given by praise,

By rule of state, but not of good;

Who hath his life from rumours freed;

Whose conscience is his strong retreat;

Whose state can neither flatterers feed,

Nor ruins make accusers great;

Who God doth late and early pray,

More of his grace than goods to send,

And entertains the harmless day

With a well-chosen book or friend.

This man is free from servile bands

Of hope to rise or fear to fall;

Lord of himself, though not of lands;

And having nothing, yet hath all.

[brokenbluebouquet]

3/xx Cover piece for a book defending George by Sir Henry Wotton, by comparing him to Robert Deveraux 2nd Earl of Essex (the one Elizabeth I had beheaded for treason in 1601).

Despite being in many ways worse than George, the Earl of Essex was a hero to many in Charles I’s England, due to his reputation as a Calvinist champion. This was who George was attempting to emulate in his campaigns in Cadiz and Rhe.

Needless to say, Essex’s real heir the third Earl, Robert jr, did not like this one bit and this served only to push him further into opposition to the crown.

The book above was published in 1641 - a year before the official start of the civil war - with Essex’s son Robert jr was one of Charles I’s leading opponents.

As an aside Sir Henry was George’s first biographer, meaning this follow up book might have been commissioned by Charles himself as an attempt to stop George’s failures used against him in this delicate time.

[schizophrenology]

He first deceased; she for a little tried To live without him, liked it not, and died.

Poem by Sir Henry Wotton

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Oiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii!

Listen up. I'm about to go on a Dorian Gray Character Analysis Rampage. Why? Simple, it's because someone decided that we were to be assessed on it for English. Which I will be writing tomorrow...(• ▽ •;) I totally did NOT procrastinate studying or anything...

Umhghhghg *cough* *cought*

Anyway, let me begin with the first character we meet.

In the novel "The Picture of Dorian Gray" written by Oscar Wilde, we are introduced to many different characters whom all have various motives and beliefs. It is through these characters that Sir Oscar Wilde debates many ideas that were scorned by people in the Victorian era.

The first character we are met with is Lord Henry Wotton (Absolute Bastard, The Bastard™[Hate this guy]), this is the character through whom Mr. Wilde displays the ideals of Aestheticism (value beauty) and Hedonism (value pleasure). He is a cold man and he views the world as a means to an end, he has no remorse for any of his actions.

(I'm not just claiming that) "...and certainly Dorian Gray was a subject made to his hand and seemed to promise rich and fruitful results." Chapter 4, page 69 (in the textbook version I own), is a quote from the book that Lord Henry Wotton makes. In fact the entire passage tells the reader how Lord Henry Wotton views the main character; as an experiment. He is a manipulative and despicable person, and he is who Mr. Oscar Wilde chooses to use as the devil's advocate for his main character.

Then there is Basil Hallward; a peaceful, artistic and honest man. Basil is the complete opposite of Lord Henry. Though he does create the infamous picture, he never meant for it to become what it did. The picture was an honest representation of what he thought of Dorian Gray and was something he put much of himself in, as he says in the novel.

Basil is the moral compass of the story and it is for that reason we do not see much of him, because the novel is not about good being triumphant over evil. It is about the error of humankind and the twisted artwork that is the human psyche. Basil is the voice of reason that Mr. Wilde incorporated into his novel.

Finally, Dorian Gray the title character. Whom is weak willed when it comes to any form of responsibility and lacks the discipline to put any action behind the promises he makes to his self-conscience. He is whom the Victorian era would recognise as the epitome of beauty and with that recognition the assumption that he could do no wrong. Beauty back in that time was associated with good and innocence, which when first met Dorian is exactly.

He is a naive and entitled young adolescent, 20 years of age and easily influenced. However, he changes after a single conversation with Lord Henry Wotton and he knows that the ideas Lord Henry has planted in his mind are like weeds that will do him much disgrace. Dorian does not care about that and in fact already begins blaming everyone but himself for his actions and their consequences.

It is through such a thought process and the influence of Lord Henry Wotton that Dorian spirals into the world of Hedonism and Aestheticism where he eventually meets his demise.

Sir Oscar Wilde wrote "The Picture of Dorian Gray" with every intention of shocking the Victorian public and he definitely succeeded. Though that was not the only thing he sought to do, he wanted to shed light on the hypocrisy of the era and how it effected everyone. He did this by using characters like Lord Henry Wotton to embody the ideals of the era and Basil Hallward to be the moral compass. It is Dorian Gray whom is the stand in for consequences of leading such a life and how twisted the thought process of those who do is.

Thank you for reading my manic essay that probably won't help me a single bit. But I just wanted to rant about how much I dislike Dorian and Lord Henry.

Anywho, I have got to go. English test tomorrow and all. Byeeee(づ｡◕��‿◕｡)づ

[yallemagne]

Honestly thank you for that anon for mentioning Wotton because you know that fucking bitch would try to sour up Sibyl and Lucy's happiness whenever he encounters because (insert here sexist bullshit about female friendships), unluckily for him Lucy and Sibyl are moisturized, happy, thriving, frolicking, hot victorian girl summer vibes, and many more things that only make him look like a fool to anyone who watches him talk to two young girls eating pastries.

Wotton sees Lucy and Sibyl having a nice time eating pastries and chatting and decides to move closer so he is within hearing range of them.

Feeling smug, he clears his throat and begins: "Female friendships are one of the most shallow types of relationships, possibly more impersonal and meaningless than a gentleman's relationship with a whore. They giggle and titter over the men in their lives for hours on end, and if they find that it is the same man they are fawning over, they will have each others' heads. Truly a fickle thing: a connection based entirely around someone never present. But it's no wonder women can't find anything better to talk about than men. What else are they to speak of? Themselves? There's nothing to say."

The man he's saddled up next to looks at him, confused, just trying to eat his sandwich.

Sibyl hears this tirade and starts to curl in on herself, but Lucy lays a comforting hand on her shoulder.

"It's okay. I will handle this." She turns to the unsubtle man and calls him over, much to Sibyl's chagrin. "Lord Henry! What a surprise to see you here!"

Wotton approaches, holding out a hand to accept Lucy's own and press a kiss to it. "The pleasure is all mine, Lady Godalming."

She does not offer her hand and instead smiles up at him ingratiatingly. "I did not say it was a pleasure, sir."

Wotton's eyes flash, but he does not let his expression fall.

"What are you doing here this lovely afternoon, Lord Henry? You're positively bringing down the mood of the entire pastry shop!"

"Well, that--"

"Is it your wife Victoria? Oh, do tell me how she's doing! Have you come here to purchase for her a strawberry tart?"

"How romantic!" Sibyl cries, catching on. "It's very kind of you to be so thoughtful for your dear wife! I haven't met her, but I am sure she's the loveliest woman! And a lucky woman to have so thoughtful a husband!" She's loud enough that the other patrons have turned to look at the group, eyes settling expectantly upon the young lord especially.

At a loss for words, Wotton answers the young women's expectations: "Yes. Of course, I am."

Lucy wrinkles her nose. "Well, you shouldn't. You should know Victoria much prefers raspberry tarts. Something with a bit more bite to it."

Not wanting to lose, Wotton does buy a raspberry tart, his eye twitching as he realizes the price is just slightly higher than that of the strawberry tart.

"They must not be in season," Sibyl surmises.

"But I'm sure your beloved will appreciate the gesture even moreso!" Lucy says with a simper.

Wotton leaves in a huff, and when he returns home and presents his wife Victoria with the pastry, she smiles at him, taking the tiniest bites of the tart and savouring the displeased expression on her husband's face.

[the-queer-classic-lit-ship-ever]

round 3!

but quickly, before the bracket: losers bracket noms are open!

matchups under cut once again!

part ab

les amis de l'abc (les miserables) vs jekyll/lanyon (jekyll and hyde)

frog/toad (frog and toad) vs dorian gray/basil hallward/henry wotton (the picture of dorian gray)

rosencrantz/guildenstern (hamlet and ragad) vs the tinman/the scarecrow (wizard of oz)

antonio/sebastian (twelfth night and/or the tempest) vs dracula/jonathan harker (dracula)

arthur holmwood/jack seward (dracula) vs buttercup/westley (the princess bride)

andrei bolkonsky/pierre bezukhov (war and peace) vs elizabeth bennett/fitzwilliam darcy (pride and prejudice)

henry clerval/victor frankenstein (frankenstein) vs sir toby belch/sir andrew aguecheek (twelfth night)

aramis/pothos/athos/d'artagnan (the 3 musketeers) vs ishmael/queequeg (moby-dick)

part cd

nick carraway/jay gatsby (the great gatsby) vs gilgamesh/enkidu (the epic of gilgamesh)

benedick/beatrice (much ado about nothing) vs jean valjean/javert (les miserables)

samwise gamgee/frodo baggins (lord of the rings) vs penelope/circe (the odyssey)

erik/raoul de chagny/christine daae (the phantom of the opera) vs odysseus/diomedes (the odyssey)

benvolio montague/mercutio (romeo and juliet) vs mina harker/lucy westenra (dracula)

lancelot/arthur/guinevere (arthurian legend) vs orsino/olivia/violacesario (twelfth night)

hamlet/horatio (hamlet) vs enjolras/grantaire (les miserables)

brutus/cassius (julius caesar) vs jack seward/quincey morris (dracula)

[hedonistphilosopher]

Sir Henry Wotton looking as marvelous as usual. May I take you out on a date?

If you would like, but don't expect much to come out of it except for a dinner :)

[yes-lukewinter]

more than kisses, letters mingle souls,

John DonneTo Sir Henry Wotton

[underscores-asterisks]

if someone doesn't write a 50k long the picture of dorian gray x diopucci fanfic i'm going to scream. the people yearn for the manipulative bad influence that is dio in the form of sir henry wotton!! the people yearn for innocent naive enrico pucci descending into madness in the form of dorian gray!

[poemoftheday]

Poem of the Day 12 August 2024

You Meaner Beauties Of The Night BY Wotton, Sir Henry (1568 - 1639)

You meaner beauties of the night,

That poorly satisfy our eyes

More by your number than your light;

You common people of the skies,

What are you when the sun shall rise?

You curious chanters of the wood,

That warble forth Dame Nature's lays,

Thinking your voices understood

By your weak accents; what's your praise

When Philomel her voice shall raise?

You violets that first appear,

By your pure purple mantles known,

Like the proud virgins of the year,

As if the spring were all your own;

What are you when the rose is blown?

So, when my mistress shall be seen

In form and beauty of her mind,

By virtue first, then choice, a queen,

Tell me, if she were not design'd

Th' eclipse and glory of her kind?

[granma-sweetie]

"the face of sir henry wotton" bitch. bitch ass mother fucker. beloathed. die.

[alexjcrowley]

BELA LUGOSI

But most of all, MALCOM MCDOWELL????? I HAVE HAD THE BIGGEST CRUAH ON MALCOM MCDOWELL SINCE ALWAYS WHAT ARE YOU TELLING ME

Technically Malcom McDowell is one of the very few actors I like more when he was young rather than when he was old BUT I DO NOT FUCKING CARE

I COULD BURST INTO CONFETTIS FROM HAPPINESS

MALCOM MCDOWELL PLAYING LORD HENRY I AM DOUBLE STUNNED I AM SPEECHLESS

Also Anthony Perkins I know you were gay but literally smooch me on the lips because you as Lord Henry makes me go weak in the knees

Anthony Perkins AND Malcom McDowell, really makes you wonder what's up with actors known for playing psychopaths (alright I don't exactly know what was wrong with Alex in The Clockwork Orange) being typecast as Lord Henry, but I'm LIVING for it

Also I am looking up every single actor I do not know and

Ernst Ludwig. I think I only found his homonym, a painter, whose works I like so nice discovery.

Bela Lugosi you know you gotta play old man who lure people into a life of sin you know it

George Sanders is probably one of my favourite choices, not gonna lie. It's different from how I always imagined Lord Henry to be but at the same time it's like when you imagine a person and them you see their picture and you are like "definitely not what I imagined but it's the right kind of dissonance between the two images."

Herbert Lom. Wrong kid of dissonance. Not gonna lie, it's because you were in the Dorian 70's movies (yes, thatonegirl, yes, "The god called Dorian). Also I just found out he playexld Inspector Dreyfus from the Pink Panther movie and now I am traumatised.

Colin Firth I do not like you man. I like you as a person, I dislike like 90% of your characters. Don't ask why. I see you playing something and I go "I don't like it". I wish I could like you more.

DENNIS PRICE OH MY GOD BABE I WAA ABOUT TO TELL YOU WEREN'T CUT FOR IT BUT I REALIZES YOU PLAYED LOUIS THE LITTLE SLUT IN KIND HEARTS AND CORONETS. BBY I LOVE YOU YOU'RE STILL NOT MY LORD HENRY BYT YOU HAVE MY HEART. YOU HAVE THE BITCH ENERGY. I LIKE YOU IN THEORY BUT NOT IN PRACTICE BUT I AM SO HAPPY YOU GOT TO PLAY LORD HENRY. If you didn't I would have lamented it my whole life you were perfect but now I know you aren't. Still. You could take any Luois Mazzini quote and it's Lord Henry energy. Any. Tell me "I must admit he exhibits the most extraordinary capacity for middle age that I've ever encountered in a young man of twenty-four" is not something Lord Henry would say. You're wrong.

George C Scott is surprisingly alright for an American. I like him very much. And I mean strictly in Lord Henry context. If I were simply talking about him then I like him MORE than very much. Very good actor. Also I have a crush on him but that's unrelated.

Nigel Davenport, can't find a Lord Henry picture of him, but obviously yes.

John Gielgud is Lord Henry Wotton from that 70s adaptation taht has everything except the actual picture so yes of course he is great Lord Henry BUT while I was looking him up I found this picture of him as a young man playing Hamlet

AND SIR YOU AIN'T LORD HENRY WOTTON YOU ARR LITERALLY OSCAR WILDE. He gives me gender envy AND Dorian vibes (that are...the same thing actually), I wish he played Dorian so badly.

And well you already know about the last ones

How Oscar Wilde describes Lord Henry Wotton:

one of "the two young men"

"the young lord"

Actors who have played Lord Henry Wotton:

Ernst Ludwig (at the age of 49)

Bela Lugosi (36)

George Sanders (39)

Herbert Lom (53)

Colin Firth (49)

Dennis Price (46)

George C Scott (34)

Nigel Davenport (45)

John Gielgud (72)

Anthony Perkins (51)

Malcolm McDowell (61)

Oscar Wilde: Henry is young. The vast majority of casting directors: Absolutely not.