[374]. Blackstone and De Lolme. Sir William Blackstone (1723–1780), whose Commentaries on the Laws of England were published in 1765–1769, and John Louis Delolme, a Genevan (1740–1806), whose work on The Constitution of England was published in French in 1771, and in English four years later.
The right divine of kings. Pope, The Dunciad, IV. 188.
Age of chivalry. Burke, Reflections on the Revolution in France (Select Works, ed. Payne, II. 89).
Mr. Ricardo. David Ricardo (1772–1823), stockbroker and political economist.
With the laurel wreath. Southey was made poet-laureate in 1813.
[374]. Carnage as ‘God’s Daughter.’ See vol. I. Characters of Shakespear’s Plays, note to p. 214.
Written the Friend. Coleridge’s Series of Essays (1809–1810), ‘to aid in the formation of fixed principles in politics, morals and religion.’
Like a devilish engine. Paradise Lost, IV. 17.
With looks commercing. Il Penseroso, 39.
[375]. Doth part the flux. As You Like It, II. 1.