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Lord Granville was amusing, in his patronising attitude towards the

House of Commons for its tendency to draw out debate ad infini tam. He quoted Lord Bacon's remark that "it is pleasant to see errors and wanderings, mists and tempests in the valley below, but always so that the prospect is only with pity, and not with swelling and with pride." Lord Granville declared himself full of pity, and quite free from swelling and pride, in his sorrow for the troubles of the House of Commons.

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