As for the allegation of Eliot not holding aristocratic (or high-class) love affairs approbrious, here are some instances that refute the charge:
The nymphs are departed.
And their friends, the loitering heirs of City directors; Departed, have left no addresses. Twit twit twit
Jug jug jug jug jug jug So rudely forc'd. Tereu Weialala leia
Wallala leialala Elizabeth and Leicester Beating oars The stern was formed A gilded shell Red and gold The brisk swell Rippled both shores Southwest wind Carried down stream The peal of bells White towers Weialala leia Wallala leialala Eliot's Notes to TWL:
279. V. Froude, Elizabeth, vol. I, ch. iv, letter of De Quadra to Philip of Spain:
In the afternoon we were in a barge, watching the games on the river. (The queen) was alone with Lord Robert and myself on the poop, when they began to talk nonsense, and went so far that Lord Robert at last said, as I was on the spot there was no reason why they should not be married if the queen pleased.
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