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... authority , they had sought to bring the two statesmen into concert with each other . But after Lord Chatham's death their gossiping interviews gave rise to a bitter controversy . Lord Mountstuart , eldest son of Lord Bute , taking part ...
... authority , they had sought to bring the two statesmen into concert with each other . But after Lord Chatham's death their gossiping interviews gave rise to a bitter controversy . Lord Mountstuart , eldest son of Lord Bute , taking part ...
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... authorities are entitled to high re- spect ; yet it does not seem very likely that the deter- mination announced by Pitt could have been formed at the spur of the moment , or could therefore have been liable to so sudden a revulsion ...
... authorities are entitled to high re- spect ; yet it does not seem very likely that the deter- mination announced by Pitt could have been formed at the spur of the moment , or could therefore have been liable to so sudden a revulsion ...
Page 92
... authority . He called upon Fox by ap- pointment at Fox's house , but the conference between them was not a long one . No sooner had Fox heard the object of the visit , than he asked whether it was intended that Lord Shelburne should ...
... authority . He called upon Fox by ap- pointment at Fox's house , but the conference between them was not a long one . No sooner had Fox heard the object of the visit , than he asked whether it was intended that Lord Shelburne should ...
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... authority , his steady adherent Thomas Towns- hend , the Secretary of State , was raised to the peerage as Lord Sydney . In laying down his office , Lord Shelburne did not , however , advise the King to bestow it upon any chief of the ...
... authority , his steady adherent Thomas Towns- hend , the Secretary of State , was raised to the peerage as Lord Sydney . In laying down his office , Lord Shelburne did not , however , advise the King to bestow it upon any chief of the ...
Page 113
... His Grace of Portland . Under him were Fox and North as joint Secretaries of State , and with coequal authority , but far different shares of real power . The gentler spirit of Lord North was , on most occasions 1783 . 113 LIFE OF PITT .
... His Grace of Portland . Under him were Fox and North as joint Secretaries of State , and with coequal authority , but far different shares of real power . The gentler spirit of Lord North was , on most occasions 1783 . 113 LIFE OF PITT .
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