Eustace Budgell
Eustace Budgell (19 August 1686 – 4 May 1737) was an English writer and politician.Born in St Thomas near Exeter, he was the son of Gilbert Budgell, D.D. by his first wife Mary, only daughter of Bishop William Gulston of Bristol, whose sister was wife of Lancelot, and mother of Joseph Addison. He matriculated 31 March 1705 at Trinity College, Oxford. He afterwards entered the Inner Temple, and was called to the bar but under the influence of Addison chose an alternative career.
Addison took him to Ireland and got him appointed to a lucrative office. However, when he lampooned the Viceroy, he lost his position.
Budgell assisted Addison with his magazine, ''The Spectator'', writing 37 numbers signed X. In these he imitates Addison's style with some success. Between 1715 and 1727, he represented Mullingar in the Irish House of Commons.
Budgell, who was vain and vindictive, fell on evil days; he lost a fortune in the South Sea Bubble and was accused of forging the will of Dr Matthew Tindal at the expense of his nephew, Nicolas Tindal. Disliked by many, Budgell was criticized by Alexander Pope in the ''Epistle to Dr Arbuthnot'' and in ''The Dunciad''.
He committed suicide by throwing himself out of a boat at London Bridge. His suicide note famously said: "What Cato did, and Addison approved, cannot be wrong." Provided by Wikipedia
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Memoirs of the life and character of the late Earl of Orrery, and of the family of the Boyles : containing several curious facts, and pieces of history, from the reign of Queen Eli... by Budgell, Eustace, 1686-1737
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Memoirs of the lives and characters of the illustrious family of the Boyles : particularly, of the late eminently learned, Charles, Earl of Orrery / by Budgell, Eustace, 1686-1737
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Memoirs of the life of the Right Honourable Charles, late Earl of Orrery and likewise of the family of Boyle : containing several curious and historical facts, from the reign of Qu... by Budgell, Eustace, 1686-1737
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Liberty and property : a pamphlet highly necessary to be read by every Englishman, who has the least regard for those two invaluable blessings : containing several curious stories... by Budgell, Eustace, 1686-1737
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A short history of Prime ministers in Great Britain by Budgell, Eustace, 1686-1737
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Memoirs of the life and character of the late Earl of Orrery, and of the family of the Boyles ... With a short account of the controversy between the late Earl of Orrery and the Re... by Budgell, Eustace, 1686-1737
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Memoirs of the life and character of the late Earl of Orrery, and of the family of the Boyles ... With a short account of the controversy between the late Earl of Orrery and the Re... by Budgell, Eustace, 1686-1737
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A letter to His Excellency Mr. Ulrick D'Ypres chief minister to the King of Sparta. In answer to his Excellency's two epistles lately published in the Daily courant. ... By Eustace... by Budgell, Eustace, 1686-1737
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A letter to the Craftsman from Eustace Budgell Esq occasion'd by his late presenting an humble complaint to His Majesty against the Right Honourable Sir Robert Walpole. by Budgell, Eustace, 1686-1737
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A letter to Mr. Law, upon his arrival in Great Britain by Budgell, Eustace, 1686-1737
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Desolation or, the fall of gin. A poem. To which is added, a new ballad, on the same subject. Both by Timothy Scrubb, of Ragg-Fair, Esq. by Budgell, Eustace, 1686-1737
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A letter to His Excellency Mr. Ulrick D'Ypres chief minister to the King of Sparta. In answer to his Excellency's two epistles lately published in the Daily Courant. With a word or... by Budgell, Eustace, 1686-1737
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Memoirs of the lives and characters of the illustrious family of the Boyles Containing, many curious pieces of English history, ... Also, an impartial account of the life, characte... by Budgell, Eustace, 1686-1737
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Memoirs of the lives and characters of the illustrious family of the Boyles particularly of the late ... Charles Earl of Orrery. ... With a particular account of the famous controv... by Budgell, Eustace, 1686-1737
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Discours fait par Eustache Budgell, Ecuyer, dans l'assemble'e generale de Messieurs de la Campagnie du Sud; le 30. de Septembre 1720 by Budgell, Eustace, 1686-1737
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A short history of Prime Ministers in Great Britain by Budgell, Eustace, 1686-1737
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A letter to Cleomenes, King of Sparta With some account of the manners and government of the Greeks and Romans; ... By Eustace Budgell Esq. by Budgell, Eustace, 1686-1737
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A letter to the Lord **** from Eustace Budgell Esq accomptant-general of Ireland, and late secretary to their Excellencies the Lords Justices in that Kingdom. by Budgell, Eustace, 1686-1737
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The bee: or, universal weekly pamphlet Containing something to hit every man's taste and principles. by Budgell, Eustace, 1686-1737
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A letter to Cleomenes King of Sparta from Eustace Budgell, Esq; being an answer, paragraph by paragraph, to his Spartan majesty's royal epistle published some time since in the Dai... by Budgell, Eustace, 1686-1737
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