Lord North had little reason to congratulate himself when he ventured
on an interruption with Burke. In a debate on some economical question,
Burke was guilty of a false quantity--"_Magnum vect[)i]gal est
parsimonia._" "_Vect[=i]gal_," said the minister, in an audible
under-tone. "I thank the noble lord for his correction," resumed the
orator, "since it gives me the opportunity of repeating the inestimable
adage--"_Magnum vect[=i]gal est parsimonia._" (Parsimony is a great
revenue.)
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