HOUG/36/90
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11 Jul. 1851
Part of Papers of Richard Monckton Milnes, Lord Houghton
Houghton. - Charlotte reports Charley improved. Beau Brummell's note interested the family, but few remembered him; Milnes' description of a dandy as an 'unprincipled exquisite' confirms her feelings that Brummell's career does not merit a biography. Mr Thackeray's lectures on the 'Four Georges' bring royalty into disrepute for private gain; the Kings were not faultless but the nation advanced considerably under their rule and a patriot should recognise the fact; quotes Montalembert on respect for the throne; to lose such respect would be disastrous for the country,