John Oliver Hobbes

“ He is only conscious that his wife's will looks so much like his own, that he is never able to tell which is which. He, at all events, gives the word of command and she always wears an air of the most charming obedience. ”

“ It was quite impossible to mourn over one who showed such relief at leaving this world, and who enjoyed such a full and perfect assurance of the next. Her great wealth was left as a bequest to be used for the support of such scholars, authors, and artists, who preferred rather to do good work for nothing than bad work for large fees. ”

“ Notes ↑ Plato is a classical Greek philosopher whose seminal work is entitled The Republic.↑ Because an earl is a member of nobility in England and the King is the head of Church of England, it would be unorthodox for an Earl to switch from the Anglican faith↑ This could be a reference to accusations that the Catholic church omitted one of the ten commandments in relation to a ban on graven images. ”