Temple, Sir William
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Temple, Sir William (1628–99). Diplomat and author. Educated at Cambridge and eventually successful in his patient courtship of Dorothy Osborne, Temple moved from Ireland to England in 1663 and became
Arlington's protégé. Accredited envoy at Brussels (1665), with a baronetcy the following year, he negotiated the
Triple Alliance as ambassador at The Hague (1668), but judiciously retired to England and his orangery at Sheen as relations deteriorated; pro-Dutch, he was recalled to negotiate the 1674 treaty which ended the Dutch War, and then, with
Danby, successfully arranged the alliance between Charles's niece Mary and William of Orange (1677). Although undertaking reorganization of the Privy Council, disillusion increased, and he retired from politics (1681) to pursue gardening, fruit-growing, and writing at Moor Park, where his secretary 1689–99 was Jonathan
Swift. Temple's literary reputation rests on his essays, despite Swift's satire of his style in
The Battle of the Books.
A. S. Hargreaves
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An Audience of One: Dorothy Osborne's Letters to Sir William Temple, 1652-1654.(Book review)
Magazine article from: Renaissance Quarterly; 9/22/2007; ; 700+ words
; ...Dorothy Osborne's Letters to Sir William Temple, 1652-1654. Toronto: University...Osborne's collected letters to William Temple, the man she would later...Dorothy Osborne's Letters to Sir William Temple, 1652-1654 is of particular...
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 "The Daily Mail (London, England)")
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Dear reader, I married him; A very Civil love affair: Dorothy Osborne and her husband, Sir William Temple.
Newspaper article from: The Daily Mail (London, England); 5/23/2008; 700+ words
; ...MY HEART: DOROTHY OSBORNE AND SIR WILLIAM TEMPLE, A LOVE STORY INTHE AGE OF REVOLUTION...as the Osborneswas the dashing William Temple, whose family was allied...Dorothy fell instantly in love. William's father, who had decided that...
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Temple Bar: Dublin's young heart. (the rejuvenation of the center of Ireland's popular culture)(includes related article on the European Union's role in Temple Bar's transformation)
Magazine article from: Europe; 7/1/1996; ; 700+ words
; ...centuries. Its lively heart is the Temple Bar area, the city's cultural...launched in 1991. Before then, Temple Bar was dying the slow death of...the river - used by the family of Sir William Temple, who later became provost of Dublin...
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Country & Garden: Border Crossings: Temples and Elysian Fields
Newspaper article from: The Independent - London; 11/3/2001; ; 700+ words
; WHAT FUN Sir Richard Temple (later Viscount...canals, avenues and temples to the pastoral...turmoil and upheaval. William Kent, the next...temples appeared, not temples to pleasure, as...Altogether too many temples, some visitors thought. "My lord Temple has been too ...
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Soane and the Grenvilles: Peter Inskip traces the story of Sir John Soane's work at Stowe, Buckingham House, Brasenose College, and Wotton House.(architects,works)(Grenvilles)
Magazine article from: Apollo; 4/1/2004; ; 700+ words
; ...eighteenth century, under Sir Richard Temple, Viscount...Gibbs (1682-1754), William Kent (1685-1748...appreciate the role that Lord Temple's cousin, Thomas Pitt...From the mid 1760s Earl Temple had been supported in...several of the garden temples, and brought to the...London ...
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Of privileges and masculine parts: the learned lady in Aphra Behn's Sir Patient Fancy.(Critical essay)
Magazine article from: Papers on Language & Literature; 6/22/2006; ; 700+ words
; ...Osborne, for example, wrote to Sir William Temple, after having read Margaret Cavendish...in Reynolds 142). In her play, Sir Patient Fancy: A Comedy (1678...lady whom the main male character, Sir Patient Fancy, finds impertinent...
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 "The Birmingham Post (England)")
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Temple tea house built on a whim.
Newspaper article from: The Birmingham Post (England); 9/4/2001; 417 words
; ...scheme this weekend. The Temple in Badger, near Bridgnorth...the style of a Doric temple in 1783 by architect...ravines was created by William Emes - a student of Capability...Heritage Open Days. The Temple was built for Sir Isaac Browne, a wealthy...
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Intrepid Society.(Heritage News)(honouring Sir William Stephenson)
Magazine article from: Manitoba History; 6/1/2005; 296 words
; The Intrepid Society (in honouring Sir William Stephenson) will be holding a dinner Thursday, June 21, 2005 at the Masonic Temple (corner of Corydon Ave and Osborne St). For more information contact Steven Place 284-5604
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Prince William follows tradition, becomes an honorary barrister.
News Wire article from: Asian News International; 7/7/2009; 700+ words
; ...British throne, Prince William, has been made an...practice. Prince William visiting the Queens room in Middle Temple, on the occasion...Telegraph reports. William received good wishes...attend the ceremony but Sir George Newman, the...
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Prince William follows tradition, becomes an honorary barrister
News Wire article from: The Hindustan Times; 7/7/2009; 681 words
; ...British throne, Prince William, has been made an...practice. Prince William visiting the Queens room in Middle Temple, on the occasion...Telegraph reports. William received good wishes...attend the ceremony but Sir George Newman, the...
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Sir William Temple
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Sir William Temple 1628-99, English diplomat and author...They settled in Ireland, and in 1661 Temple entered the Irish parliament. He moved...and negotiated the marriage (1677) of William of Orange to Princess Mary of England...
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Temple, Sir William
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to British History
Temple, Sir William (1628–99). Diplomat and...patient courtship of Dorothy Osborne, Temple moved from Ireland to England in 1663...alliance between Charles's niece Mary and William of Orange (1677). Although undertaking...
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William Wotton
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
William Wotton 1666-1727, English scholar. He is best known for...of contemporary learning written in response to an essay by Sir William Temple . Both Wotton and Temple were satirized by Swift in Battle of the Books (1704).
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Sir William Matthew Flinders Petrie
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography
Sir William Matthew Flinders Petrie Sir William Matthew Flinders Petrie...He next excavated the Temple of Tanis (1884), the...1888-1890), and the temple and pyramids of Maydum...Nakada (1895), and the temples at Thebes (1897...
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Sir William Blackstone
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography
Sir William Blackstone The famous English jurist Sir William Blackstone (1723-1780) is...comprehensive treatment of English law. William Blackstone was born in Cheapside...Oxford and entered the Middle Temple in London in 1740. He was elected...
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