November 22.—Sheil this day from England, after his triumphal dinner and noble speech. At night he was at my tea table, full of fire, fun, spirits, and energy—what a physique!
Cobbett, he says, overpowered him with
praise in the waggon at Penenden Heath. It was not until he saw five columns of
his speech in the papers that his honey turned to gall. It was like Majesty
against the Register. He cannot bear to be out-printed. Sheil’s manner
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