77/112 'Well, Mr.Boyd, you shall know it. Mr.Pitt gave it to me:--NOT TO LOSE MY TEMPER, IF POSSIBLE, AT ANY TIME, AND NEVER DURING THE HOURS OF BUSINESS. My labours here [15Bank of England] commence at nine and end at three; and, acting on the advice of the illustrious statesman, I NEVER LOSE MY TEMPER DURING THOSE HOURS.'"] [Footnote 154: 'Strafford Papers,' i. 87.] [Footnote 155: Jared Sparks' 'Life of Washington,' pp. 7, 534.] [Footnote 156: Brialmont's 'Life of Wellington.'] [Footnote 157: Professor Tyndall, on 'Faraday as a Discoverer,' p. |