Note 18 — BOOK THE FIRST 1807-1810
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[Right Hon. John Hookham Frere (1769-1846), diplomatist and author. Under-Secretary for Foreign Affairs, 1799-1800: Minister at Lisbon, 1800: and at Madrid, 1802. After his failure in Spain, he refused further employment, and devoted himself to literature. Frere, being an intimate friend of Canning, was not likely to regard Moore with favour or to make any great exertions on his behalf.]