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<p>For a moment – and even at different<lb/> | |||
and distant moments the business <del>was</del> <add>has been</add> in your<lb/> | |||
hands: had <del>my ill fortune permitted it to continue</del> <add>it continued</add><lb/> | |||
there, these <del>things and</del> <add>particulars,</add> with abundance<lb/> | |||
more of the same tendency would not have been<lb/> | |||
thus new to you – and <del>you would no more</del> <add>I am inclined to think</add><lb/> | |||
<del>have thought of referring</del> <add>it would o more have occurred to you to refer</add> it to a Committee<lb/> | |||
of the House of Commons whether this Contract<lb/> | |||
should be observed on the one part, which has<lb/> | |||
been so fatally observed on the other, than whether<lb/> | |||
contracts in general ought to be observed, <add>Acts of Parliament executed</add> or<lb/> | |||
justice <del>to be</del> done. The <add>general</add> impression made at<lb/> | |||
the time upon M<hi rend="superscript">r</hi> Long by the course he<lb/> | |||
saw the business taking when in his hands, was<lb/> | |||
so strong, and so little <del>attempted</del> <add>endeavoured</add> to be concealed<lb/> | |||
that I do not imagine <del>he has</del> it is even<lb/> | |||
yet out of his mind: a word or two from you<lb/> | |||
would probably revive it. Possessed as M<hi rend="superscript">r</hi><lb/> | |||
Pitt is of the sanction of Parliament – that<lb/> | |||
sanction of which he has been in possession for<lb/> | |||
these 4 1/2 years I really do not <add>see</add> what additional<lb/> | |||
warrant <add>authority</add> he can <add>could</add> obtain <del>by</del> from the<lb/> | |||
opinion of a <add>small</add> Committee of one of the two<lb/> | |||
Houses. The seeing the business shifted thus<lb/> | |||
from hand to hand <add>by one accident or another</add> has been among the number<lb/> | |||
of my misfortunes. By the time a gentleman<lb/> | |||
is thoroughly possessed of any business and fully<lb/> | |||
impressed with the hardships I have sustained, it<lb/> | |||
<add><del><gap/></del> drops</add></p> | |||
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For a moment – and even at different
and distant moments the business was has been in your
hands: had my ill fortune permitted it to continue it continued
there, these things and particulars, with abundance
more of the same tendency would not have been
thus new to you – and you would no more I am inclined to think
have thought of referring it would o more have occurred to you to refer it to a Committee
of the House of Commons whether this Contract
should be observed on the one part, which has
been so fatally observed on the other, than whether
contracts in general ought to be observed, Acts of Parliament executed or
justice to be done. The general impression made at
the time upon Mr Long by the course he
saw the business taking when in his hands, was
so strong, and so little attempted endeavoured to be concealed
that I do not imagine he has it is even
yet out of his mind: a word or two from you
would probably revive it. Possessed as Mr
Pitt is of the sanction of Parliament – that
sanction of which he has been in possession for
these 4 1/2 years I really do not see what additional
warrant authority he can could obtain by from the
opinion of a small Committee of one of the two
Houses. The seeing the business shifted thus
from hand to hand by one accident or another has been among the number
of my misfortunes. By the time a gentleman
is thoroughly possessed of any business and fully
impressed with the hardships I have sustained, it
drops
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letter 1311, vol. 6 |
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