. Lord Grey of the Reform Bill, being the life of Charles, second Earl Grey. ch awful proof before their eyesThat he, who would sow death, reaps death, or worse,And can reap nothing better—child-like longedTo imitate, not wise enough to avoid jOr left (by mere timidity betrayed)The plain, straight road, for one no better chosenThan if their wish had been to undermineJustice, and make an end of Liberty. The events of the summer might indeed have calmedthe nerves of Ministers. * The glorious First of June which ratified our acknowledged supremacy at sea,the fall of Robespierre, and the accession
. Lord Grey of the Reform Bill, being the life of Charles, second Earl Grey. ch awful proof before their eyesThat he, who would sow death, reaps death, or worse,And can reap nothing better—child-like longedTo imitate, not wise enough to avoid jOr left (by mere timidity betrayed)The plain, straight road, for one no better chosenThan if their wish had been to undermineJustice, and make an end of Liberty. The events of the summer might indeed have calmedthe nerves of Ministers. * The glorious First of June which ratified our acknowledged supremacy at sea,the fall of Robespierre, and the accession of the Port-land Whigs to the Cabinet, might have made them feelsafe from the poor prisoners whom they had lockedup in May. But persecution had become with thema policy or a habit ; at the end of October the greattreason trials began, and lasted through the followingmonth. Grey and his friends knew that their own liberties,if not their lives, hung upon the verdict. If Hardycould be hanged for founding the CorrespondingSociety to advocate * representative government, on. Mary J^jzAinrni (Ponsonbv). Lady Gkicy, ] 776-1861. From tlie picture by Sir Tho\ii<is iJhfxvrcnce at Iloxvick.
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