Background
Sir Charles Sedley was born about 1639, possibly at Aylesford in Kent. He was the son of Sir John Sedley, 2nd Baronet, of Aylesford in Kent, and his wife Elizabeth, daughter of Sir Henry Savile.
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Mark Twain once famously said "there was but one solitary thing about the past worth remembering, and that was the fact that it is past and can't be restored." Well, over recent years, The British Library, working with Microsoft has embarked on an ambitious programme to digitise its collection of 19th century books. There are now 65,000 titles available (that's an incredible 25 million pages) of material ranging from works by famous names such as Dickens, Trollope and Hardy as well as many forgotten literary gems , all of which can now be printed on demand and purchased right here on Amazon. Further information on The British Library and its digitisation programme can be found on The British Library website.
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(This book was originally published prior to 1923, and rep...)
This book was originally published prior to 1923, and represents a reproduction of an important historical work, maintaining the same format as the original work. While some publishers have opted to apply OCR (optical character recognition) technology to the process, we believe this leads to sub-optimal results (frequent typographical errors, strange characters and confusing formatting) and does not adequately preserve the historical character of the original artifact. We believe this work is culturally important in its original archival form. While we strive to adequately clean and digitally enhance the original work, there are occasionally instances where imperfections such as blurred or missing pages, poor pictures or errant marks may have been introduced due to either the quality of the original work or the scanning process itself. Despite these occasional imperfections, we have brought it back into print as part of our ongoing global book preservation commitment, providing customers with access to the best possible historical reprints. We appreciate your understanding of these occasional imperfections, and sincerely hope you enjoy seeing the book in a format as close as possible to that intended by the original publisher.
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Sir Charles Sedley was born about 1639, possibly at Aylesford in Kent. He was the son of Sir John Sedley, 2nd Baronet, of Aylesford in Kent, and his wife Elizabeth, daughter of Sir Henry Savile.
He attended Oxford but took no degree.
After the restoration of Charles II in 1660, he entered Parliament, and became one of a group of lords and wits, including the Duke of Buckingham, Lord Buckhurst, and Sir Thomas Ogle, whose escapades gained them notoriety and brought them and the court into disfavor with the city and the Puritans. By his wit and conversational skill, however, Sedley gained the favor of Charles II. A patron of literature, he also wrote pamphlets on political matters, many lyrics, some translations, and a number of plays in several contemporary modes. His Antony and Cleopatra (1677), a rhymed heroic tragedy, was compared, not very favorably, with Shakespeare's Antony and Cleopatra and Dryden's All for Love. His first comedy, The Mulberry-Garden (1688), had rhymed verse for one portion and prose for the other, and although it disappointed some critics it had considerable success; the prose part, by its satire, wit, and typical Restoration figures, linked it with the comedy of manners of Sir George Etherege and William Wycherley. His second comedy, Bellamira (1687), based on Classical materials, was a more unified play. Sedley died at his home near Hampstead on August 20, 1701.
(This book was originally published prior to 1923, and rep...)
(This book was originally published prior to 1923, and rep...)
(Mark Twain once famously said "there was but one solitary...)
(Mark Twain once famously said "there was but one solitary...)
(Mark Twain once famously said "there was but one solitary...)
(Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating bac...)
Quotations:
"As the king has made my daughter a countess, the least I can do, in common gratitude, is to assist in making his Majesty's daughter (Mary) a queen".
"Wise men and gods are on the strongest side. "
"When change itself can give no more, 'T is easy to be true. "
Sedley was member of parliament for New Romney in Kent, and took an active and useful part in politics.
By his first wife Lady Katherine Savage, daughter of John, 2nd Earl Rivers he had only one legitimate child, Catherine, Countess of Dorchester, mistress of James II. The couple lived in Great Queen Street. After his first wife had been sent to a convent in Ghent on account of a serious mental condition, Sedley in vain tried to obtain a divorce. He met Ann Ayscough, probably around 1670, by whom he had two illegitimate sons, William and Charles Sedley. The relationship with Ann Ayscough lasted to the end of Sedley's life.