Memoirs of the Reign of King George the Second, Volume 3 (of 3)

CHAPTER IV.

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1758. Mr. Pitt 84

Five great men 85

Lord Granville _ib._

Sir Robert Walpole 86

Lord Mansfield _ib._

Duke of Cumberland _ib._

Mr. Pitt _ib._

Five great men compared 87

Parliament _ib._

Speech of Mr. Pitt 88

King of Prussia takes Breslau 90

General Clive’s Victory _ib._

Military Appointments 91

Affairs of Ireland _ib._

Picture of some of the Manners of the Age 97

King’s Munificence 100

Affair of the Habeas Corpus 101

Mr. Pratt brings in a Bill 103

Anecdotes on the Navy Bill 106