. Memoires of the last ten years of the reign of George the Second. . ere was more wit thantruth in this description. Conways parts, though not bril-liant, were solid: for Rigby, though he never shone in theIrish parliament, no man wanted parts less—and his jovialitysoon made him not only captivate so bacchanalian a capital,but impress a very durable memory of his festive the Irish courtiers, it required no masterly pencil toexpose their profligacy. That was the case of Sir RichardCox. Hutchinson moved a resolution that the vote againstpensions had had effect. It is true, said
. Memoires of the last ten years of the reign of George the Second. . ere was more wit thantruth in this description. Conways parts, though not bril-liant, were solid: for Rigby, though he never shone in theIrish parliament, no man wanted parts less—and his jovialitysoon made him not only captivate so bacchanalian a capital,but impress a very durable memory of his festive the Irish courtiers, it required no masterly pencil toexpose their profligacy. That was the case of Sir RichardCox. Hutchinson moved a resolution that the vote againstpensions had had effect. It is true, said Sir Richard: Ilost a small pension, and have got a good place—yet I shouldnot have expected such a motion from that gentleman.** Oh \ replied Hutchinson, I should have opposed the motionin the House, though I have now made it in the committee:I only had a mind to try if this committee would not votefor any thing—yet I cannot believe that gentleman (SirRichard Cox) is so very profligate and abandoned as he sayshimself. Finished Oct. 28, 176S. ?//////>?/. ? MEMOIRES OF THE YEAR 1760. Une noble hardiesse reveille lenthousiasme national. Siecle dAlexandre, p. 177. The year began, as the last had concluded, with severe 176°-weather and hard frost: yet the armies in Germany kept the • War in . Germany. field. Glory was not the object of that war. Mutual ani-mosity excluded all confidence, and neither side would retirea foot, while both were impatient to bring things to a con-clusion, and while the Empress-Queen, especially, flatteredherself with hopes of crushing her enemy. What the countrysuffered from that bitterness is not to be expressed—butwhen are the number considered ? None suffered more thanthe Saxons. While their King and Ins criminal favorite werewearing out their inglorious lives in Poland, without power oresteem, Dresden endured the worst consequences of Bruhls VOL. II. 3 G 410 MEMOIRES OF 1760. impertinent ambition. Bread was risen there to eleven pencePri
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