...principles that they profess are both foolish and false. Many of the Whigs must be allowed to have sense, and to be much more capable of managing a *...have said of Sir Robert Walpole, had he made a like boast. — Lord Hailes. J The Duchess forgets that he served, at an early age, under the Duke of Marlborough;...

...1741-2. He has a great estate, and is master of the grand wardrobe, part of my daughter's portion, * He had other pretty fancies, not mentioned in the...kindness and charity in England. — Lord Hailes. which I got him for life,* and which I was assured by a very understanding man, he would farm of him,...

...says Lord Hailes, in reference to the Duchess's description of the Duke's childish propensities, " other pretty fancies, not mentioned in the memoranda...remembered while there is any tradition of human kindness or charity in England." The defects of this nobleman appear to have been a thirst for gain, producing...

...iniquities by his vast benevolence and extensive charities : " they will be remembered," says Lord Hailes, " while there is any tradition of human kindness and charity in England." — Marlborough Correspondence, vol. ii. pp. 195, 196. * There is rather an interesting notice of the...

...iniquities by his vast benevolence and extensive charities. " They will be remembered," says Lord Hailes," while there is any tradition of human kindness and charity in England." 3 There is rather an interesting notice of the Duchess of Manchester in one of Lady Mary Wortley Montagu's...