Life of the Right Honourable William Pitt volume 1
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164 LIFE OF PITT. Chap. IV.
his second Lord Lieutenancy. Here again we find him pressing most warmly for some special mark of the King's favour, and having in view a Dukedom. For this object he engaged the aid not only of his brother William, but of Mr. Pitt. The King, however, had determined many years before to grant no more Duke- doms except to Princes of the Blood.
On the whole then it seems to me the most probable conclusion that in December, 1783, Lord Temple had asked for a Dukedom,... or some other personal object of ambition. Finding that the King refused him, and that Mr. Pitt was not willing to make that personal object a sine qua non condition in so anxious a state of public affairs, he flung down the Seals in anger and set off to Stowe.
Undismayed by the adverse vote of the House of Commons on Monday the 22nd, we find Pitt apply him- self with energy all through the 23rd to complete his appointments. Here is his note to his friend the Duke of Rutland : — " Berkeley Square, Tuesday, eleven o'clock, "My dear Duke, Dec.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
291.
164 LIFE OF PITT. Chap. IV.
his second Lord Lieutenancy. Here again we find him pressing most warmly for some special mark of the King's favour, and having in view a Dukedom. For this object he engaged the aid not only of his brother William, but of Mr. Pitt. The King, however, had determined many years before to grant no more Duke- doms except to Princes of the Blood.
On the whole then it seems to me the most probable conclusion that in December, 1783, Lord Temple had asked for a Dukedom,... or some other personal object of ambition. Finding that the King refused him, and that Mr. Pitt was not willing to make that personal object a sine qua non condition in so anxious a state of public affairs, he flung down the Seals in anger and set off to Stowe.
Undismayed by the adverse vote of the House of Commons on Monday the 22nd, we find Pitt apply him- self with energy all through the 23rd to complete his appointments. Here is his note to his friend the Duke of Rutland : — " Berkeley Square, Tuesday, eleven o'clock, "My dear Duke, Dec.
What to read after Life of the Right Honourable William Pitt volume 1?
You can find similar books in the "Read Also" column, or choose other free books by Philip Henry Stanhope Stanhope to read onlineMoreLess
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