... forces, through the Court of Tuscany it picks a quarrel with that power; and that dilettante politician and diplomatist who. as Whig Lord- Lieutenant, emptied the jails of Ireland to gain for his party the support of O'Connell and his tail; who, as atub.issador ...

... aristocratic in feeling; he gave his abstract reasonings to the people, and his heart and practical sympathy to their oppressors. Whigs and Tories combined to secure his election, and he in return frequently after conspicuously showed his gratitude by personally ...

... After it had been one of the leading advocates of the Reform Bill, and the measure became law, it turned round, gave up the Whigs, and became the chief support of the Duke of Wellington and Sir Robert Peel. It held on unflinchingly in this unpopular course ...