Favourites in literature Favourite

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prince grigori potemkin


favourites subject of contemporary debate, of involving amount of danger participants. there large number of english plays on subject, amongst best known being marlowe s edward ii in piers gaveston leading character, , sejanus fall (1603), ben jonson called before privy council, accused of popery , treason , play claimed enemies contain allusions contemporary court of james of england. sejanus, career under tiberius vividly described tacitus, subject of numerous works around europe. shakespeare more cautious, , exceptions of falstaff, badly disappointed in hopes of becoming favourite, , cardinal wolsey in henry viii, gives no major parts favourites.


francis bacon, favourite himself, devoted of essay on friendship subject, writing rising politician under elizabeth i:



it strange thing observe, how high rate great kings , monarchs set upon fruit of friendship, whereof speak: great, purchase it, many times, @ hazard of own safety , greatness. princes, in regard of distance of fortune of subjects , servants, cannot gather fruit, except (to make capable thereof) raise persons be, were, companions , equals themselves, many times sorteth inconvenience. modern languages give unto such persons name of favorites, or privadoes .... , see plainly hath been done, not weak , passionate princes only, wisest , politic ever reigned; have oftentimes joined of servants; whom both have called friends, , allowed other likewise call them in same manner; using word received between private men.



writing of george iii s old tutor, earl of bute, became prime minister, lord macaulay wrote in 1844: favourite; , favourites have been odious in country. no mere favourite had been @ head of government since dagger of felton had reached heart of duke of buckingham .








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