[306] Twiss: Life of Eldon.
[307] Ibid.
[308] Twiss: Life of Eldon.
[309] Life of Sir Gilbert Elliot.
[310] Diary and Correspondence of Lord Malmesbury.
[311] Papendiek: Court and Private Life.
[312] Creevey Papers.
[313] Diary and Correspondence of Lord Malmesbury.
[314] Diary and Correspondence of Lord Malmesbury, May 27, 1804.
[315] "I have every reason to flatter myself that my sight is improving, yet, I fear, this specimen will not prove the assertion, as you, my lord, might expect. The gain can be but gradual; objects growing brighter, though not as yet much clearer."—George III to the Bishop of Worcester, September 5, 1805.