Excerpt from Little Journeys to the Homes of Eminent Orators, Vol. 12: William Pitt; June, 1903 And Samuel Johnson said, Sir, it is barely possible that you did not use the language as I have written it out; but you should. Just how much Johnson we get in Pitt's printed speeches is still a topic for debate. (ipitt could think on his feet, while Samuel Johnson never made but one speech and broke down in that. But Johnson could write, and the best of Pitt's speeches are those reported by Ursa Major in a style superbly Johnsonese. The member from Old Sarum once sent Johnson two butts of Canary and a barrel of white-bait, as a token of appreciation for his skill in accurate reporting. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.