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every individual in the house, whose heart was 

 not ossified by the corrupt lust of power. Mr. 

 Pitt, in my opinion, never lost himself more 

 than at the moment he was cheering and seem- 

 ing to approve this unjustifiable attack. To 

 abet the dereliction of friends, for the purpose 

 strengthening his own situation, and securing 

 to himself a further acquisition of power and 

 support, might be consonant to the views of 

 base and of sordid minds ; but it was wholly 

 unworthy of Mr. Pitt. 



The most powerful feelings were manifested 

 on the adjournment of the house ; Mr. Burke's 

 violence had completely destroyed the effect, 

 which the wisdom of his political maxims, under 

 other circumstances, was calculated to inspire. 

 If they, whose views he meant to further, had 

 spoken candidly, they must have avowed, that 

 he had injured the cause it was his intention to 

 benefit. 



Whilst I was waiting for my carriage, Mr. 

 Burke came up to me and requested, as the 

 night was wet, I would set him down I could 

 not refuse though I confess I felt a reluctance 

 in complying. As soon as the carriage door 

 was shut, he complimented me on my being no 

 friend to the revolutionary doctrines of the 

 French j on which he spoke with great warmth 



