Charles Greville (1794 – 1865) is remembered as one of the finest political diarists in England. He attended Eton and Christ Church, Oxford. In 1821 Greville began his duties as Clerk of the Privy Council, where he served for thirty eight years under three different sovereigns. His observations during this time provided much of the content for his popular Memoirs. He participated in first-class cricket from 1819 to 1827 and also trained and owned racehorses for many years.
Quotes by Charles Greville…
The criterion of true beauty is that it increases on examination; of false, that it lessens.