A history of the American people . airs or of men, like Walpole or Pitt, was any longerin a place of guiding authority in London. GeorgeGrenville was prime minister: a thorough official andvery capable man of affairs, of unquestionable integ-rity, and with a cer- unhandsome „^J&SHSBfeto^ courage as of convic-tion in what he did, I I 6^Hbut incapable of un-derstanding those whoopposed or resistedhim, or of winningfrom them except byan exercise of late war had beenno mere French andIndian affair forEnglish had been part ofthat stupendous Sev-en Years War whichhad fixed Pru
A history of the American people . airs or of men, like Walpole or Pitt, was any longerin a place of guiding authority in London. GeorgeGrenville was prime minister: a thorough official andvery capable man of affairs, of unquestionable integ-rity, and with a cer- unhandsome „^J&SHSBfeto^ courage as of convic-tion in what he did, I I 6^Hbut incapable of un-derstanding those whoopposed or resistedhim, or of winningfrom them except byan exercise of late war had beenno mere French andIndian affair forEnglish had been part ofthat stupendous Sev-en Years War whichhad fixed Prussia in aplace of power underthe great Frederick,and had changed thewhole balance of power in Europe; had brought Indiaunder Englands widening dominion on one side of theworld and America on the other,—had been a vastgame which the stout little island kingdom had playedalmost alone against united Europe. It had not beena mere American war. America had reaped the bene-fits of Englands effort to found an empire and secure[25.
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