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... passed but six brief weeks in the autumn of 1783. In company with Eliot and Wilberforce he visited Rheims , dined with the Cardinal de Perigord , made the ac- quaintance of Talleyrand , and discussed English politics with the Abbé de la ...
... passed but six brief weeks in the autumn of 1783. In company with Eliot and Wilberforce he visited Rheims , dined with the Cardinal de Perigord , made the ac- quaintance of Talleyrand , and discussed English politics with the Abbé de la ...
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... passing a measure of whose justice he was firmly convinced . In July 1782 Lord Rockingham died , and the Government which he had at- tempted to control fell to pieces . Lord Shelburne became Prime Minister ; Fox laid the foundation of ...
... passing a measure of whose justice he was firmly convinced . In July 1782 Lord Rockingham died , and the Government which he had at- tempted to control fell to pieces . Lord Shelburne became Prime Minister ; Fox laid the foundation of ...
Pagina 51
... passed away . " But none knew better than Pitt that the evil was not irreparable . If the era of glory was past for the moment , it would come again . Peace and repose might bring back - and did bring back - the great- ness which once ...
... passed away . " But none knew better than Pitt that the evil was not irreparable . If the era of glory was past for the moment , it would come again . Peace and repose might bring back - and did bring back - the great- ness which once ...
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... - tion as Ministers , had showed them- selves void of any principle of honour and honesty . In the hands of such men he would not trust his honour for a minute . " A year had passed , and he had played the 58 WILLIAM PITT.
... - tion as Ministers , had showed them- selves void of any principle of honour and honesty . In the hands of such men he would not trust his honour for a minute . " A year had passed , and he had played the 58 WILLIAM PITT.
Pagina 59
By Charles Whibley Charles Whibley. A year had passed , and he had played the confidence trick . He had trusted his honour to Lord North and taken Lord North's in exchange ; and , as far as honour went , neither had gained or lost by the ...
By Charles Whibley Charles Whibley. A year had passed , and he had played the confidence trick . He had trusted his honour to Lord North and taken Lord North's in exchange ; and , as far as honour went , neither had gained or lost by the ...
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