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" He placed his honour in steady addiction to whatever faction he was united with ; and, from the gaiety of his temper, having indulged himself in profuse drinking, he was often hurried beyond the bounds of that interest which he meant should govern all... "
Correspondence of John, Fourth Duke of Bedford - Page 95
by John Russell Duke of Bedford - 1843
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Correspondence of William Pitt, Earl of Chatham, Volume 1

William Pitt (Earl of Chatham) - Europe - 1840 - 528 pages
...of his temper, having indulged himself in profuse drinking, he was often hurried beyond the bounds of that interest which he meant should govern all...chain of some other failings." — Memoirs, vol. ii. 254. VOL. I. HH some years ago at Bath. My different connections in life have not been the pleasanter...
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Autobiographical Recollections of Sir John Bowring, Volume 2

John Bowring, Lewin Bentham Bowring - Authors, English - 1843 - 470 pages
...of his temper, having indulged himself in profuse drinking, he was often hurried beyond the bounds of that interest which he meant should govern all...is not to be found. Edward Moore was author of Gil Blas, a comedy published in 1751 ; the Gamester, a tragedy ; fables for the female sex ; and editor...
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Correspondence, selected from the originals at Woburn abbey. With ..., Volume 3

John Russell (4th duke of Bedford.) - 1843 - 518 pages
...of his temper, having indulged himself in profuse drinking, he was often hurried beyond the bounds of that interest which he meant should govern all...linked to him by the chain of some other failings." — Memoirt, vol. ii. p. 254. * The paper is not to be found. Edward Moore was author of Gil Bias,...
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George Selwyn and His Contemporaries: With Memoirs and Notes, Volume 1

John Heneage Jesse - Great Britain - 1843 - 440 pages
...and which his generous extravagance for ever combated. In short, he was a man who was seldom loved or hated with moderation ; yet he himself, though...linked to him by the chain of some other failings." * For many years previous to his death, Bigby enjoyed the then lucrative post of Paymaster of the Forces....
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1757-1760 ; Appendix ; Index of names ; Index of matters

Horace Walpole - Great Britain - 1846 - 420 pages
...and which his generous extravagance for ever combated. In short, he was a man who was seldom loved or hated with moderation ; yet he himself, though...linked to him by the chain of some other failings. In a Court of such a complexion as I have described, no wonder the reign of virtue was violated in...
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The Cornhill Magazine

William Makepeace Thackeray - Electronic journals - 1902 - 884 pages
...his master. There is truth as well as shrewdness in Walpole's summing up. ' A man who seldom loved or hated with moderation, yet he himself, though a...was never a bitter enemy. His amiable qualities were natural : his faults were all acquired.' ' Shrewdness,' we say, because Rigby was far too practical...
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The Lives of the Lord Chancellors and Keepers of the Great Seal of ..., Volume 2

James Roderick O'Flanagan - Judges - 1870 - 654 pages
...acquire the necessary temperament of art in his public speaking. He was a man who was seldom loved or hated with moderation; yet he himself, though a violent opponent, was never a bitter enemy.' * As the task of managing the House of Commons — bent on exercising the prerogative of controlling...
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Macaulay's Essays on William Pitt, Earl of Chatham

Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - Great Britain - 1898 - 250 pages
...too well adapted to retrieve his desperate fortunes. ... In short, he was a man who was seldom loved or hated with moderation ; yet he himself, though...linked to him by the chain of some other failings." 1. 14. Weymouth, Lord, the head of the Thynnes of Longleat, was made Secretary of State in 1767. In...
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Memoirs of George Selwyn and his contemporaries

John Heneage Jesse - Great Britain - 1901 - 458 pages
...while they live, his name can never die." ever combated. In short, he was a man who was seldom loved or hated with moderation ; yet he himself, though...linked to him by the chain of some other failings." For many years previous to his death, Rigby enjoyed the then lucrative post of paymaster of the forces....
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