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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1834 Excerpt: ...she could hear you herself state the case of your unfortunate aequaintauces, the reason and justice upon which you depend would not be lost upon her virtuous mind. Whether the lords justices would even attend to her representation, should she consent to make it, is another question; for, like myself, the prineess esehews the abominations and lies even of her own father's court. Let me sce," he continued musingly,--" the thing is worthy of a trial,--for life is swcet to the poor as well as to the rich,--and 'tis a pity to break the hearts of the lowly, whose enjoyments are so few, and whose sorrows are so many, in a world which scems not to have bcen made for them." Saying this, his lordship laid his head back on the high coronet-erowned chair on which he sat, and, elosing his eyes as one aslcep, he scemed to consider what step to take; while, admiring his true benevolenee of heart, Heetor patiently waited the result of his cogitations. "Yes, I think this will do," he said, suddenly opening his eyes: "I will send to Lord Hervey, the well-known son of my old friend, the Earl of Bristol. It is no seandal to say, that his lordship is much about as great a rogue as the rest, and has taken to patriotism at last, because, as he is now out of the ministry, nothing is to be made of the contrary course. But his heart may be now a little softer than usual, for he is at present smarting under the soreness and chagrin of personal disappointment; and as ho is really a man of parts and sense, reason and justice, as you say, may at present be slightly attended to, as coming somewhat home to his own case." "Allow me, my lord," said Heetor eagerly, " but to try him on this pressing oecasion. Hard, indced, would his heart be, ...
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