Page consistency of his character-many a poor fellow would covet such aid-Wolcot, or Peter Pindar, enabled to get his bread by his scurrility, while an action of so much merit is unknown-the default an inuendo on the courtiers of that day, and on some Fellows of the Royal Societythe adulatory compliments to Princes unnecessary herewhat may be effected by a stroke of the pen-the malignity of Junius exposed-his panic should he be discovered_a quotation from his letters commented on-flattery a losing speculation—the Author has waited in vain for some disclosure from the private letters, or memoranda, of the men of note near his Majesty's person-frivolous engagements of Prince George-Ashmole's diary-some beneficial agent much wanted, to extend our knowledge of this Monarch-it becomes obligatory on the Author to resort to the press--ambition of the Princess Dowager of Wales and the Earl of Bute-independent spirit of George 3rd his virtues very imperfectly known an allusion to the Duke of Sully, to a Boswell, and to Mr. Croker-Prince Frederic and Bub Dodington-love of justice in the King, and his cultivated intellect-his public life given by various writers, but our knowledge of his private worth extremely defective Fenelon wrote chiefly for Princes; the present work blends with the same purpose an allusion to the history of the preceding transactions, and to the Earl of Morton-a matter of fact more likely to impress the reader than inventive resources, however ingenious_ analogy between the purpose of the Telemachus and the first intention of these MEMOIRS to "teach the young idea how to shoot;" when the mark involves the safety of multitudes the middle and higher ranks of society may profit by the example here George 3rd differed from other monarchs like "good Aurelius"-Britain the only country that contemned the power of Buonaparte-a genuine British King has some features not recognized in history--the House of Brunswic raised to a distinction not surpassed by any dynasty recorded-may it continue to flourish through revolving centuries.. Page 69 APPENDIX. No. 1. Remarks on a Pamphlet published under the authority of the Board of Longitude... ........ No. 2. A letter to Dr. Demainbury (the King's Astronomer at Richmond)..... No. 3. Voyage in the Deptford man of war to Madeira, and from Madeira to Jamaica-accuracy of the Timekeeper; and the return, with a very tempestuous passage, in the Merlin sloop..... 89 191 201 No. 4. A letter from Lieutenant A. Howe, on the comparative merits of the Lunar process for finding the Longitude, and that by Chronometry...... 206 No. 5. A quotation from a periodical.-A digression in blank verse, on the fate of Sir Cloudesley Shovel, and some remarks on monumental honours...... No. 6. On the character of Mr. George Graham....... No. 7. Some remarks on the respective characters of George 3rd and Dr. Samuel Johnson; suggested by Mr. Croker's annotations on the biography of the Moralist No. 8. A Note on Junius and Wolcot.. 208 214 220 229 No. 9. Anecdotes of George IV. when Prince of Wales. 238 No. 10. Observations on the injurious and oppressive effects of a claim under the copy-right Act from 252 ERRATA. Page 64, line 3rd in the Note-for latter read letter. 138, at the bottom for Orxford read Orford. 160, line 7th from the bottom-for profound read profund. 174, line 7th in the Note-for after read often. 224, line 5th --for from America read from North America. CHAPTER XIII. Abridged - nothing missing ALL prospect of any further reliance on a Commission of Longitude, presided at, and controlled, by two individuals at enmity with the Claimant, being thus extinguished; the general and fair report which their Sovereign had acquired of a high sense of equity, may be conceived to have led the Father and Son, after suitable reflection, to decide on an application to that quarter in their desponding situation. John Harrison being wholly domestic, was probably not much acquainted with Dr. Demainbury, a Swiss by birth, his Majesty's astronomer at Richmond; a gentleman of scientific abilities, but chiefly known at present by his marriage with the sister of John Horne Tooke having exposed him to some illiberal epithets from the popular demagogue, Wilkes, when they were pointedly opposed in politics.* A similarity of pursuits, William Harrison being no mean proficient in astronomy, having brought on an intimacy with the Doctor, who would be disposed to check the oppressive conduct of his opponent at Flamstead *Horne Tooke was at that time a noted Tory in his party opinions. B |