" See Journal to Stella, Sept. 9
and Oct. 15.--_W. E. B._]
[Footnote 3: The _virgula divina_, said to be attracted by
minerals.--_Swift_.]
[Footnote 4: Supposed to allude to the Union.--_Swift_.]
[Footnote 5: Mercury's Caduceus, by which he could settle all disputes
and differences.--_W. E. B._]
[Footnote 6: Godolphin's favour arose from his connexion with the family
of Marlborough by the marriage of his son to the Duke's daughter,
Henrietta Churchill.--_W. E. B._]
[Footnote 7: An eminent toyman in Fleet Street.--_Scott_.]
[Footnote 8: The allusion is to Godolphin's name, Sidney, and to his
staff of office.--_W. E. B._]
[Footnote 9: A letter was sent him by the groom of the Queen's stables to
desire he would break his staff, which would be the easiest way both to
her Majesty and him. Mr. Smith, Chancellor of the Exchequer, happening to
come in a little after, my lord broke his staff, and flung the pieces in
the chimney, desiring Mr. Smith to witness that he had obeyed the Queen's
commands. Swift to Archbishop King, Sept. 9, 1710.--_W. E. B._]
[Footnote 10: Lord Godolphin is satirized by Pope for a strong attachment
to the turf. See his "Moral Essays," Epist. I, 81-5.
"Who would not praise Patritio's high desert,
His hand unstain'd, his uncorrupted heart,"
"He thanks you not, his pride is in piquet,
Newmarket fame, and judgment at a bet.
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