The Old City And Its Highways And Byways Sketches of Curious Customs Charact
The Old City And Its Highways And Byways Sketches of Curious Customs Charact
William Harvey
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Probably this was the most bitter penance the high-spirited monarch ever underwent — unless it was when Beckford, on a similar occasion, bearded him on his throne, and ventured to bandy words with his sovereign. The sturdy citizen's speech looks well on his monument in Guildhall, but did he ever utter it ? Horace "Walpole assures us that he did nothing of the sort, but merely blurted out a few rude words ! On ceasing to be Lord Mayor, it was an object with "Wilkes to become City Chamberlain, fo...r his private means had been long exhausted, and he made no secret of his con- viction that " the patriot was worthy of his hire ;" but his popularity had diminished, and at the election, he found himself in a minority. This was followed, in March, 1776, by the failure in Parliament of his motion for reform in the representation. He had now lost much of his physical vigour, though his resolute will was as indomitable as ever ; and we have yet to notice the final instances of his success. In 1779 he was elected Chamberlain of London.
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