Horace Walpole Quotes


He was persuaded he could know no happiness but in the society of one with whom he could for ever indulge the melancholy that had taken possession of his soul.


Citations

Walpole, Horace. The Castle of Otranto: A Gothic Story. William Bathoe, 1764, p. 182.

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Horace Walpole
Horace Walpole
  • Born: September 24, 1717
  • Died: March 2, 1797
  • Nationality: English
  • Profession: Author, Politician

Horatio Walpole, 4th Earl of Orford, also known as Horace Walpole, was an English writer, art historian, man of letters, antiquarian and Whig politician.