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... Pitt and the Duke of New- castle - No change in the Ministry - Proclamation against " vice , profanity , and immorality " -Attention of George III . to the last wishes of his Grand- father - Funeral of George II . - Friendly bearing of ...
... Pitt and the Duke of New- castle - No change in the Ministry - Proclamation against " vice , profanity , and immorality " -Attention of George III . to the last wishes of his Grand- father - Funeral of George II . - Friendly bearing of ...
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... Pitt , after- wards Earl of Chatham - Success of Pitt's policy as Secretary of State and War Minister - His efficiency as an administrator - Public confidence in his abilities and patriotism - His personal influence in the House of ...
... Pitt , after- wards Earl of Chatham - Success of Pitt's policy as Secretary of State and War Minister - His efficiency as an administrator - Public confidence in his abilities and patriotism - His personal influence in the House of ...
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... Pitt too ill to attend in his place - Ministers obtain a majority - Pitt's eloquence - His position and power in the House of Com- mons - Dr . Franklin's opinion of Pitt . 132 CHAPTER IX . Great Popular excitement - Debate in Parliament ...
... Pitt too ill to attend in his place - Ministers obtain a majority - Pitt's eloquence - His position and power in the House of Com- mons - Dr . Franklin's opinion of Pitt . 132 CHAPTER IX . Great Popular excitement - Debate in Parliament ...
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... Pitt broken off by Lord Temple's refusal to co - operate in forming a Govern- ment - Harsh conditions imposed on the King by the Grenville Ministry on their resuming office - Unfavourable effect on the King's health CHAPTER XV . The ...
... Pitt broken off by Lord Temple's refusal to co - operate in forming a Govern- ment - Harsh conditions imposed on the King by the Grenville Ministry on their resuming office - Unfavourable effect on the King's health CHAPTER XV . The ...
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... Pitt - Interview at Richmond - Pitt receives a carte- blanche for forming an Administration - Earl Temple , after negotiations , declines to take part - General satisfaction at Pitt's return to power - Dis- satisfaction at his ...
... Pitt - Interview at Richmond - Pitt receives a carte- blanche for forming an Administration - Earl Temple , after negotiations , declines to take part - General satisfaction at Pitt's return to power - Dis- satisfaction at his ...
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Page 544 - In vain, after these things, may we indulge the fond hope of peace and reconciliation. There is no longer any room for hope. If we wish to be free, if we mean to preserve inviolate those inestimable privileges, for which we have been so long contending — if we mean not basely to abandon the noble struggle in which we have been so long engaged, and which we have pledged ourselves never to abandon until the glorious object of our contest shall be obtained, we must fight ; I repeat it, sir, we must...
Page 540 - THE SACRED RIGHTS OF MANKIND ARE NOT TO BE RUMMAGED FOR AMONG OLD PARCHMENTS OR MUSTY RECORDS. THEY ARE WRITTEN, AS WITH A SUNBEAM, IN THE WHOLE VOLUME OF HUMAN NATURE, BY THE HAND OF THE DIVINITY ITSELF ; AND CAN NEVER BE ERASED OR OBSCURED BY MORTAL POWER.
Page 51 - Born and educated in this country, I glory in the name of Briton ; and the peculiar happiness of my life will ever consist in promoting the welfare of a people, whose loyalty and warm affection to me I consider as the greatest and most permanent security of my throne...
Page 46 - Tripoli and his son were carried to see that chamber. The procession, through a line of footguards, every seventh man bearing a torch, the horseguards lining the outside, their officers with drawn sabres and crape sashes on horseback, the drums muffled, the fifes, bells tolling, and minute guns, — all this was very solemn.
Page 338 - He made an administration, so chequered and speckled ; he put together a piece of joinery, so crossly indented and whimsically dove-tailed ; a cabinet so variously inlaid ; such a piece of diversified Mosaic ; such a tesselated pavement without cement ; here a bit of black stone, and there a bit of white; patriots and courtiers, king's friends and republicans; whigs and lories ; treacherous friends and open enemies ; that it was indeed a very curious show; but utterly unsafe to touch, and unsure...
Page 301 - Now, we who know Mr. Burke, know that he will be one of the first men in the country.
Page 338 - He made an administration so checkered and speckled ; he put together a piece of joinery so crossly indented and whimsically dovetailed, a cabinet so variously inlaid, such a piece of diversified mosaic, such a tesselated pavement without cement, — here a bit of black stone, and there a bit of white, patriots and courtiers, king's friends and republicans, whigs and tories, treacherous friends and open enemies, — that it was indeed a very curious show, but utterly unsafe to touch, and unsure to...
Page 538 - American ; and, turning his face towards me, who was leaning on the bar, said, he fancied he had in his eye the person who drew it up, one of the bitterest and most mischievous enemies this country had ever known.
Page 46 - Man that is born of a woman," was chanted, not read; and the anthem, besides being immeasurably tedious, would have served as well for a nuptial. The real serious part was the figure of the Duke of Cumberland, heightened by a thousand melancholy circumstances. He had a dark brown adonis, and a cloak of black cloth, with a train of five yards.
Page 361 - For even then, sir, even before this splendid orb was entirely set, and while the western horizon was in a blaze with his descending glory, on the opposite quarter of the heavens arose another luminary, and, for his hour, became lord of the ascendant.