It was said that he was spoiled by Pitt, and was consumed by vanity, and was broken by Tory calumniation. |
He refused, for example, to participate in the blanket calumniation of Loyalists, and of all things British. |
If we were to shine light on some of modern society's shortcomings, the act of calumniation would definitely be in the ranking, if not in the top five. |
It is almost impossible to read any of the various Baskerville biographies without plodding through one calumniation or another. |
The reasons and personalities behind the calumniation of him as a coward for nearly four years would surely be newsworthy. |
But how barbarous that is, and how unfortunate for him, that the world shall think the better of any person for his calumniation! |