Mathias, Thomas James
(1753 od. 1754-1835 Neapel) : Englischer satirischer Schriftsteller, Gelehrter
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Index of Names : Occident
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Literature : Occident : Great Britain
Chronology Entries (1)
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Thomas James Mathias Imperial Epistle from Kien Long was indebted to William Mason's poem and also to the stanzaic Odes to Kien Long by John Wolcot. Earl Macartney's embassy in China from 1792 to 1794 to establish relations with that nation and to prevent mistreatment of British subjects in the Orient had vigorously stimulated interest in things Chinese. Wolcot satirized Macartney and the English king, but Mathias made his epistle a Tory weapon against Whigs. Sheridan is attacked in this poetic letter with particular ferocity, but all the variously shaded Whigs from Fox to Portland pass the Chinese Emperor in fancied review. In a pleasantly imaginative passage, Mathias' Emperor of China clothes Pitt in oriental magnificence : While thus they pass, my Mandarins should bend, And to my throne Pitts' palanquin attend ; Trumpets of Outong-Chu his praise unfold, And steely crescents gleam in semblance bold ; With repercussive notes from impulse strong Air thunders, rolls the drum, and groans the Gong ; Flambeaux of odorous wood, and lanterns bright In eastern prodigality of light... |
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Mathias, Thomas James. The imperial epistle from Kien Long. : Emperor of China, to George the Third King of Great Britain, &c. &c. &c. In the year 1794. Transmitted from His Imperial Majesty in a box made of beautiful black wood, carved curiously and of great value, and presented to His Britannic Majesty by his excellency the right honourable George Earl Macartney of the Kingdom of Ireland, K.B. Ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary to the emperor of China in the years 1792, 1793, and 1794. Translated into English verse from the original Chinese poetry. With notes by various persons of eminence and distinction, and by the translator. (London : Printed for R. White, 1795). [Satire]. http://books.google.ch/books?id=ZfdbAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA8&lpg=PA8&dq =Imperial+Epistle+from+Kien+Long+matthias&source=bl&ots=SKjPfG8LT R&sig=TX31RHj_Vuyga8E68So-Akxa9As&hl=de&ei=3enRTpamGsmw8g Py-4EE&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct= result&resnum=1&ved=0CB0Q6AEw AA#v=onepage&q&f=false. |
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