Recollections of the Old Foreign Office
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He was fairly well off, and had invested a considerable sum of money in the bonds of one of the South American republics, which turned out to be almost worthless. This induced him at last to publish a small pamphlet, in which he set forth his griev- ances, and in sending a copy of it to the Foreign Secretary he made an earnest appeal to him that he would make an official complaint against the manner in which that Government had treated its foreign creditors.
On the title page of this pamphlet a...ppeared the following scriptural quotation : "I would to G —, that not only thou, but also all that hear me this day, were both almost, and altogether such as I am, except these Bonds. " I am afraid the joke was never fully appreciated in the office, as I never once heard it alluded to ; but it struck me, on perusing the pamphlet at the time, as being a "happy thought, " although a sad perversion of Scripture.
LETTER-WRITING. A SLIP DETECTED 85 Lord Palmerston used to work up to a late hour at night, and frequently into the early morning ; but there are not many who could do this for any length of time with impunity, should they be tempted, which was never Lord Palmerston's case, to take a "nip" or two whilst writing, or rather composing, the drafts of their letters and despatches.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
He was fairly well off, and had invested a considerable sum of money in the bonds of one of the South American republics, which turned out to be almost worthless. This induced him at last to publish a small pamphlet, in which he set forth his griev- ances, and in sending a copy of it to the Foreign Secretary he made an earnest appeal to him that he would make an official complaint against the manner in which that Government had treated its foreign creditors.
On the title page of this pamphlet a...ppeared the following scriptural quotation : "I would to G —, that not only thou, but also all that hear me this day, were both almost, and altogether such as I am, except these Bonds. " I am afraid the joke was never fully appreciated in the office, as I never once heard it alluded to ; but it struck me, on perusing the pamphlet at the time, as being a "happy thought, " although a sad perversion of Scripture.
LETTER-WRITING. A SLIP DETECTED 85 Lord Palmerston used to work up to a late hour at night, and frequently into the early morning ; but there are not many who could do this for any length of time with impunity, should they be tempted, which was never Lord Palmerston's case, to take a "nip" or two whilst writing, or rather composing, the drafts of their letters and despatches.
What to read after Recollections of the Old Foreign Office?
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