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Lord Bute had succeeded in concluding the war. He had ... in which Mr.
Macaulay, by judicious condensation, has in all probability brought much nearer
to the original the words reported in Lord Orford's Memoirs of the Reign of
George III., vol.
Lord Bute had succeeded in concluding the war. He had ... in which Mr.
Macaulay, by judicious condensation, has in all probability brought much nearer
to the original the words reported in Lord Orford's Memoirs of the Reign of
George III., vol.
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He was in truth and almost professedly what is termed a man of pleasure; an
associate of Wilkes and Lord Sandwich; a partaker in the orgies of Medmenham
Abbey. ... Norwas the reputation of Sir ... + Lord Orford's Memoirs of George III.,
vol.
He was in truth and almost professedly what is termed a man of pleasure; an
associate of Wilkes and Lord Sandwich; a partaker in the orgies of Medmenham
Abbey. ... Norwas the reputation of Sir ... + Lord Orford's Memoirs of George III.,
vol.
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FOX CREATED LORD HOLLAND. 27 one. ... (Memoirs, vol. i. p. 253.) He had
been Chief Justice since 1756, but Lord Bute had first placed him in the Cabinet.
** Mr. Adolphus has ... Grenville. * See Lord Orford's Memoirs of George III., vol. i.
FOX CREATED LORD HOLLAND. 27 one. ... (Memoirs, vol. i. p. 253.) He had
been Chief Justice since 1756, but Lord Bute had first placed him in the Cabinet.
** Mr. Adolphus has ... Grenville. * See Lord Orford's Memoirs of George III., vol. i.
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See Lord Orford's Memoirs of George III., vol. i. p. 258. Some clearer and fuller
details (including Fox's exclamation) were given in conversation by Fox's
grandson, the late Lord Holland. d losount of Lord Bute's Administration. Corresp.
, vol. ii. p ...
See Lord Orford's Memoirs of George III., vol. i. p. 258. Some clearer and fuller
details (including Fox's exclamation) were given in conversation by Fox's
grandson, the late Lord Holland. d losount of Lord Bute's Administration. Corresp.
, vol. ii. p ...
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DEATH OF LORD EGREMONT. 37 But few ... Lord Bute regarded the choice of
Grenville as an act of grace and favour on his part, to be followed by
corresponding marks of gratitude and deference. Grenville ... 4 * Lord Orford's
Memoirs (vol.
DEATH OF LORD EGREMONT. 37 But few ... Lord Bute regarded the choice of
Grenville as an act of grace and favour on his part, to be followed by
corresponding marks of gratitude and deference. Grenville ... 4 * Lord Orford's
Memoirs (vol.
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