Life of ... William Pitt, 211. number,3. köide |
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Page 362 - I return you many thanks for the honour you have done me ; but Europe is not to be saved by any single man. England has saved herself by her exertions, and will, as I trust, save Europe by her example.
Page 51 - And Oh ! if again the rude whirlwind should rise, The dawning of Peace should fresh darkness deform, The regrets of the good, and the fears of the wise, Shall turn to the Pilot that weather'd the storm ! LINES, FROM THE SPANISH OF LUPERCIO.
Page 13 - When Nelson joined the fleet at Yarmouth, he found the admiral 'a little nervous about dark nights and fields of ice.' ' But we must brace up,' said he ; ' these are not times for nervous systems. I hope we shall give our northern enemies that hailstorm of bullets which gives our dear country the dominion of the sea. We have it, and all the devils in the north cannot take it from us, if our wooden walls have fair play.
Page 81 - And what is the nature of the times in which we live ? Look at France and see what we have to cope with, and consider what has made her what she is? A man.
Page 166 - His Majesty inquired of Erskine, who commanded them as Lieutenant-Colonel, what was the composition of that corps. "They are all lawyers, Sir," said Erskine. "What! what !" exclaimed the King, " all lawyers ? all lawyers ? Call them the Devil's Own — call them the Devil's Own !" And the Devil's Own they were called accordingly.
Page 388 - Hester applied for leave to see him, but was refused. Taking, however, the opportunity of Sir Walter's being at dinner, she went into Mr. Pitt's room. Though even then wandering a little, he immediately recollected her, and with his usual angelic mildness wished her future happiness, and gave her a most solemn blessing and affectionate farewell. On her leaving the room I entered it ; and for some time afterwards Mr. Pitt continued to speak of her, and several times repeated, ' Dear soul ! I know...
Page 401 - We attended him to Westminster Abbey. There the grave of his illustrious father •was opened to receive him, and we saw his remains deposited on the coffin of his venerated parent. What grave contains such a father and such a son ? What sepulchre embosoms the remains of so much human excellence and glory ? ' Always yours, faithfully and sincerely,
Page 322 - Sir, and I am not ashamed to confess it, that whatever may be my deference to the House of Commons, and however anxious I may be to accede to their wishes, I certainly felt a deep and bitter pang in being compelled to be the instrument of rendering still more severe the punishment of the Noble Lord.
Page 358 - The order of sailing was to be the order of battle : the fleet in two lines, with an advanced squadron of eight of the fastest sailing two-deckers.
Page 305 - I shall never forget," says Wilberforce, "the way in which he seized it, and how eagerly he looked into the leaves without waiting even to cut them open.