 Though I do not pretend to have the power of changing Mr. Pitt's opinion, when thus unfortunately fixed, yet I shall hope his sense of duty will prevent his retiring from his present situation to the end of my life; for I can with great truth assert that...  The Edinburgh Review: Or Critical Journal - Page 1741827Full view - About this book
 | 1818 - 420 pages
...Pitt's opinion, when thus unfortunately fixed, yet I shall hope his sense of duty will prevent his retiring from his present situation to the end of...of retiring from his seat at the board of treasury. ' ' GR' No. III. — ME. PITT TO THE LATE KING. ' Downing-street, Tuesday, February 3d, 1801. ' Mr.... | |
 | William Gifford, Sir John Taylor Coleridge, John Gibson Lockhart, Whitwell Elwin, William Macpherson, William Smith, Sir John Murray (IV), Rowland Edmund Prothero (Baron Ernle) - 1827 - 624 pages
...Pitt's opinion, when thus unfortunately fixed, yet I shall hope his sense of duty will prevent his retiring from his present situation to the end of...of retiring from his seat at the board of treasury. • GR« No. III. — MR. PITT TO THE LATE KINO. 1 Downing-street, Tuesday, February 3d, 1901. ' Mr.... | |
 | Robert Banks Jenkinson Earl of Liverpool - 1827 - 680 pages
...Pitt's opinion, when thus unfortunately fixed, yet I shall hope his sense of duty will prevent his retiring from his present situation to the end of...retiring from his seat at the Board of Treasury." — Letter of his late Majesty King George III. to Mr. Pitt, dated " Queen's House, 1st Feb. 1801."... | |
 | George III (King of Great Britain) - 1827 - 70 pages
...Pitt's opinion, when thus unfortunately fixed, yet I shall hope his sense of duty will prevent his retiring from his present situation to the end of...of retiring from his seat at the Board of Treasury. GR C.— MR. PITT in Reply. DOWNING STREET, Tuesday, February, 3d, 1801. MR. PITT cannot help entreating... | |
 | 1827 - 640 pages
...Pilt'.« opinion, when thus unfortunately fixed, yet I shall hope his sense of duty •will prevent his retiring from his present situation to the end of...and political duty, to yield to his entreaties of letiring from his seat at the Board of Treasury." ' MR. PITT, IN nr.PLY. ' Downing-Street, Tuesday,... | |
 | John Watkins - 1832 - 800 pages
...Pitt's opinion, when thus unfortunately fixed, yet I shall hope his sense of duty will prevent his retiring from his present situation to the end of...can, with great truth, assert, that I shall, from puhlic and private considerations, feel great regret, if I shall ever find myself obliged, at any time,... | |
 | Englishmen - 1836 - 258 pages
...Pitt's opinion, when thus unfortunately fixed, yet I shall hope his sense of duty will prevent his retiring from his present situation to the end of...retiring from his seat at the board of treasury." This answer left the minister no resource but retirement. On the 3d of February he intimated that it... | |
 | George Newenham Wright, John Watkins - 1837 - 950 pages
...when thus unfortunately fixed, yet I shall hope his sense of duty will prevent his retiring from bra present situation to the end of my life — for I...entreaties of retiring from his seat at the board of the Treasury." It was impossible, however, to shake the resolution of Mr. Pitt ; and, on the 5th of... | |
 | George Newenham Wright, John Watkins - 1857 - 462 pages
...fixed, yet I shall hope his sense of duty will prevent his retiring from hia ATTACK ON COPENHAGEN. 341 present situation to the end of my life — for I...entreaties of retiring from his seat at the board of the Treasury." It was impossible, however, to shake the resolution of Mr. Pitt ; and, on the 5th of... | |
 | George Newenham Wright, John Watkins - 1837 - 972 pages
...fixed, yet I shall hope his sense of duty will prevent his retiring from his ATTACE ON COPENHAGEN. 341 present situation to the end of my life — for I...truth, assert, that I shall, from public and private cousiderations, feel great regret, if I shall ever find myself obliged, at any time, from a sense of... | |
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