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Page vii
... Third . This is , I believe , quite complete , although on the other hand there are now preserved very few drafts of Mr. Pitt's own communications to the King . There are in this collection many letters from Mr. Pitt's colleagues and ...
... Third . This is , I believe , quite complete , although on the other hand there are now preserved very few drafts of Mr. Pitt's own communications to the King . There are in this collection many letters from Mr. Pitt's colleagues and ...
Page xi
... Third- Death of Pitt's sister , Lady Harriot - Treaty of Com- merce with France - State of Ireland — Dr. Pretyman becomes Bishop of Lincoln and Dean of St. Paul's - Parliamentary Debates on French Treaty - Mr. Charles Grey - Proceedings ...
... Third- Death of Pitt's sister , Lady Harriot - Treaty of Com- merce with France - State of Ireland — Dr. Pretyman becomes Bishop of Lincoln and Dean of St. Paul's - Parliamentary Debates on French Treaty - Mr. Charles Grey - Proceedings ...
Page xii
... King's removal to Kew - Fox's return from Italy .. → Page 375 APPENDIX . Letters and Extracts of Letters from King George the Third to Mr. Pitt i - xxiii LIFE OF THE RIGHT HONOURABLE WILLIAM PITT . CHAPTER I. xii CONTENTS OF VOL . I.
... King's removal to Kew - Fox's return from Italy .. → Page 375 APPENDIX . Letters and Extracts of Letters from King George the Third to Mr. Pitt i - xxiii LIFE OF THE RIGHT HONOURABLE WILLIAM PITT . CHAPTER I. xii CONTENTS OF VOL . I.
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... third for the navy , while the second , who had early given signs of great promise , was reserved for the Bar . The year 1759 , in which William Pitt was born , was perhaps the most glorious and eventful in his father's life . The ...
... third for the navy , while the second , who had early given signs of great promise , was reserved for the Bar . The year 1759 , in which William Pitt was born , was perhaps the most glorious and eventful in his father's life . The ...
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... Third , in 1789. " But while Lord and Lady Chatham watched with no common pleasure the intellectual promise of their se- cond son , they were frequently distressed by his delicate health . " My poor William is still ailing : " such is ...
... Third , in 1789. " But while Lord and Lady Chatham watched with no common pleasure the intellectual promise of their se- cond son , they were frequently distressed by his delicate health . " My poor William is still ailing : " such is ...
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