Lord Talbot attempted to reform the kitchen; but such, as he well observed, is the consequence of having duty done by one person whilst another enjoys the emoluments, that he found himself frustrated in all his designs.
Burke describes the challenges faced by Lord Talbot in his attempts to reform the royal kitchen.
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