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After the second fall of the Emperor, he became once more a privy-councillor, was appointed vice-president of the Council of State, and liquidator, on behalf of France, of claims and indemnities demanded by foreign powers. Without personal assumption, without ambition even, he possessed great influence in public affairs.
Unfortunately, in most affairs of life, there is not only fair emulation, but ambition is too often combined with intense jealousy of others.
"You must surpass yourself to-night, Richardson," she said complacently to her maid; "I must be looking my very best. We must all surpass ourselves." The maid said nothing, but from the concentrated look in her eyes and the deft play of her fingers it was evident that she was beset with the ambition to surpass herself.
"That is true," she replied; "but I think of the mortifications he has undergone, and of the ambition which devours him; and, lastly, I think of myself. I should have still enjoyed his society, and should have had, in my declining years, an old and amiable friend, if he had not been Minister." The King sent him away in anger, and was strongly inclined to refuse him the hat.
How in the world I had ever acquired so low a desire I do not know, but my chief ambition had been to be a professor of science in some college. But the Lord put me through a series of questions: "Will you be my property henceforth?" "Yes, Lord." "Are you willing that people should call you a 'holiness crank'?" "Yes, Lord." "Supposing I should ask you to shout, would you?"
He viewed his future self rather as a powerful source of advice with a house on the Prado. It was curious how coldly, exactly, he planned so much; and he stopped to examine his ambition even more closely and to discover if it were merely absurd.
Price's ambition soared no higher, and he had made no secret of it. "Wal! Whar'd you hear that, Jethro?" "H-heerd it round some. D-Democrat hain't you Democrat?" "Always callate to be." "J-Jacksonian Democrat?" "Guess I be." Silence for a while, that Mr. Price may feel the gavel in his hand, which he does. "Know somewhat about Jacksonian principles, don't ye know somewhat?" "Callate to," says Mr.
Richard started at these words, and his eye shot fire as it met the keen calm glance of the prelate. "Nay, your Grace wrongs me," he said, gnawing his lip, "or I should not say wrongs, but flatters; for sternness and ambition are no vices in a Nevile's eyes." "Fairly answered, royal son," said the archbishop, laughing; "but let us be frank.
In 1507 Wolsey entered the service of Henry VII. as chaplain, and seems to have acted as secretary to Richard Fox, Lord Privy Seal. Thus Wolsey was trained in the policy of Henry VII., which he never forgot. His Growing Power When Henry VIII. came to the throne, he soon realised Wolsey's value, and allowed him full scope for his ambition.
Other revolutions have been conducted by persons, who, whilst they attempted or affected changes in the commonwealth, sanctified their ambition by advancing the dignity of the people whose peace they troubled. They had long views. They aimed at the rule, not at the destruction, of their country. They were men of great civil and great military talents, and if the terror, the ornament of their age.
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