 | Jeremiah Holmes Wiffen - 1833 - 634 pages
...enlarged very much upon his present situation at court : which, he told me in terms, was such as he would endure but a very short time longer — complained...to submit to, whilst at the head of the treasury. lie named three instances to prove tins assertion. The first wa.s, the order for the Dock at Plymouth... | |
 | Jeremiah Holmes Wiffen - 1833 - 634 pages
...enlarged very much upon his present situation at court : which, he told me in terms, was such as he would endure but a very short time longer — complained...— that the Whigs were given up in many parts of Kngland, a thing impossible for him to submit to, whilst at the head of the treasury. He named three... | |
 | Jeremiah Holmes Wiffen - 1833 - 632 pages
...court: which, he told me in terms, was such as he would endure but a very short time longer—complained of the very little weight he had in the closet, and...means used to let him have as little in the ensuing parliament,—that the Whigs wtiv given up in many parts of England, a thing impossible for him to... | |
 | GEORGE BANCROFT - 1856 - 501 pages
...began also to be conscious of his own want of favor. He had complained to Bedford, who despised him, " of the very little weight he had in the closet, and of the daily means used to let him CHAP, resignation;" then, conspiring against Pitt and sub^^^ mitting to every thing, lie remained at... | |
 | george bancropt - 1856 - 496 pages
...also to "be conscious of his own want of favor. He had complained to Bedford, who despised him, •" of the very little weight he had in the closet, and of the daily means used to let him CHAP, resignation ;" then, conspiring against Pitt and sub^^Is mitting to every thing, he remained... | |
 | George Bancroft - United States - 1856 - 504 pages
...began also to be conscious of his own w'ant of favor. He had complained to Bedford, whc despised him, " of the very little weight he had in the closet, and of the daily means used to let him niAP. resignation ;" then, conspiring against Pitt and subvl^-J. mitting to every thing, he remained... | |
 | GEORGE BANCROFT. - 1874 - 492 pages
...began also to be conscious of his own want of favor. He had complained to Bedford, whc despised him, " of the very little weight he had in the closet, and...daily means used to let him have as little in the coming parliament, and talked of CHAP, resignation ;" then, conspiring against Pitt and sub* —YJ... | |
 | George Bancroft - 1852 - 502 pages
...began also to be conscious of his own want of favor. He had complained to Bedford, who despised him, " of the very little weight he had in the closet, and of the daily means used to let him Lave as little in the coming parliament, and talked of 33* CHAP. resignation;" then, conspiring against... | |
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... said Bute ; and early, in January, 1Y61, his friends urged him " to put himself at the head, in a great office of business, and to take the lead. 