The Life of William Wilberforce, Band 3

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Seite 544 - That thou inayest remember, and be confounded, and never open thy mouth any more because of thy shame, when I am pacified toward thee
Seite 13 - to Lady Eldon.' I acknowledged his condescension, and intimated that I was ignorant of Lady Eldon's claim to such a notice. ' Yes, yes,' he answered, ' I know how much I owe to Lady Eldon ; I know that you would have made yourself a country curate, and that she has made you my Lord Chancellor.
Seite 229 - his having taken such a motto would be made a ground for ridicule. Dundas assented, and took another motto. Addington had not been long in office, before Pitt's expectation was fulfilled, and Dundas undertook to bring Pitt into the plan, which was to appoint some third person
Seite 156 - never can true reconcilement grow, where wounds of deadly hate have pierced so deep.
Seite 180 - exertions in behalf of the race of innocents, whose lot it has hitherto been to be made the subject-matter of depredation for the purpose of being treated worse than the authors of such crimes are treated, for those crimes, in other places.
Seite 193 - was opened by the Chancellor in a very " threatening speech, because overrating property, and full of all moral blunders, yet amiable in some views. He showed himself to labour with feelings, as if he was the legitimate guardian of property. Lord Stanhope's a wild speech."^
Seite 229 - which had been on foot to induce him to enter Addington's administration. When they quitted office in 1801, Dundas proposed taking as his motto, Jam rude donatus. Pitt suggested to him that having always been an active man, he would probably wish to come again into office, and that then his having taken such a motto would be made
Seite 259 - Mr. Pitt had foibles, and of course they were not diminished by so long a continuance in office ; but for a. clear and comprehensive view of the most complicated subject in all its relations ; for that fairness of mind which disposes a man to follow out, and when overtaken to recognise the truth; for magnanimity, which made him
Seite 261 - favourite, I believe on the whole, both of King and people. Yes, this man who died of a broken heart was First Lord of the Treasury and Chancellor of the Exchequer. The time and circumstances of his death were peculiarly affecting, and I really believe, however incredulous you may be, that it dwelt on the minds of people in London