England under the house of Hanover : its history and condition during the reigns of the three Georges . t it up again by intro- •already been observed) which had ducing into place professed been always an unpopular one, Tories, and within a few years and had generally been com- the title, with a modified mean- bined more or less with Jaco- ing, became the general appella- bitism, was almost lost in the tion of the supporters of court latter years of George IL Bute influence. 1767.] THE WIIIK-MASTER. 433 In every station Mr. Pitt scrvd tlie nation,With a noble disdain of her pelf: Then wheres t
England under the house of Hanover : its history and condition during the reigns of the three Georges . t it up again by intro- •already been observed) which had ducing into place professed been always an unpopular one, Tories, and within a few years and had generally been com- the title, with a modified mean- bined more or less with Jaco- ing, became the general appella- bitism, was almost lost in the tion of the supporters of court latter years of George IL Bute influence. 1767.] THE WIIIK-MASTER. 433 In every station Mr. Pitt scrvd tlie nation,With a noble disdain of her pelf: Then wheres the great crime, When he sees a fit time,If a man should for once serve himself But the populace looked upon the peerage as a bribe, forwhich Pitt had sold himself to the Scottish favourite,and they refused to look upon him as anything morethan a tool of the court. In spite of everything thatcould be said to the contrary, it was still confidentlybelieved that Bute ruled there, and that none couldbe ministers, except by placing themselves at his dis-posal; and the mob would propably never have been. THE WIRE-MASTER AND HIS PUPPETS. persuaded to the contrary, except by the public hangingor beheading of the object of their hatred. A carica-ture given with the Political Register for October 1767(the publication of Wilkess friend Almon) represents,under the title of The wire-master and his puppets, VOL. I. F F 434 DEATH OF THE DUKE OF CUMBERLAND. [1765. the members of the present ministry as so many puppetsmoved by wires directed by the Scotch favourite from thepalace of St. Jamess. The gouty Lord Chatham standsprominent in front, with one of his crutches one side Lord Holland (who was believed to havehad a hand in Lord Butes secret influence) peeps in, andgives his signal— A little more to the left, my the other side Britannia sits weeping, and ex-claims, It is sport to you, but death to me. Below,those who are out of place, among whom the Duke ofNewcastle is c
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