"My dear fellow, I am rapidly approaching the conclusion that life is made up more of melodrama than of psychological hair-splitting and that the Penmen dear to the servants' hall more truly portray it than Henry James ever hoped to do or Meredith attempted.
"The Orchard of Tears"
Sax Rohmer
On the other hand, the Patriots themselves were denounced and discredited by all the Penmen, pamphleteers, and orators who supported the Government on their own account, or were hired by Walpole and Walpole's friends to support it.
"A History of the Four Georges, Volume II (of 4)"
Justin McCarthy
It was out of his power to hire Penmen who could stand up against such antagonists as Swift and Bolingbroke and Pulteney.
"A History of the Four Georges, Volume II (of 4)"
Justin McCarthy