[209] George Selwyn: His Life and His Letters.
[210] Ibid.
[211] Edward, twelfth Earl of Derby (1752-1834).
[212] George Selwyn: His Life and His Letters.
[213] Prior: Life of Burke.
[214] Prior: Life of Burke.
[215] Hunt: Political History of England (1760-1801).
[216] Nicholls: Recollections and Reflections.
[217] Huish: Public and Private Life of George III.
[218] "Burke, who manifested the greatest reluctance to quit the Pay Office, required rather to be impelled in making that sacrifice, than appeared to feel any spontaneous disposition towards resigning so lucrative an appointment, of which he had scarcely tasted the first fruits."—Wraxall: Historical Memoirs of My Own Times.