John West, 1st Earl De La Warr

thumb| Lieutenant-General John West, 1st Earl De La Warr KB PC FRS (4 April 1693 – 16 March 1766), styled The Honourable John West until 1723 and known as The Lord De La Warr between 1723 and 1761, was a British soldier, courtier and politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1715 to 1722. Quotes Fair Hebe I left, with a cautious design To escape from her charms, and to drown them in wine, I tried it; but found, when I came to depart, The wine in my head, and still love in my heart. "Fair Hebe", st. 1, in W. S. Braithwaite (ed.) The Book of Georgian Verse (1909), p. 27 Variants: The Vocal Companion: or, Songster's Delight (1759), p. 117; The Muse's Banquet; or, Compleat Songster (1760), p. 121; The Bull-finch ([1760]), p. 212; Charles Mackay (ed.) The Book of English Songs (1850), p. 63 External links Category:1693 births Category:1766 deaths Category:Military leaders from England Category:Members of the Parliament of Great Britain Category:Politicians from England Category:Colonial governors