Excerpt from The Scourge, Or, Literary, Theatrical and Miscellaneous Magazine, Vol. 9 The true history of our acquiescence under the most enormous burthens, previous to the accessmn of. The Prince Regent, can only be explained by a reference to the per sonal' character of' his majesty. Vvar-taxes, and the' means of carrymg on the war, (if war must be carried on) have seldom excited the clamor ofthe English people, It is of superfluous, gratuitous, and profligate expence, that they are prone to complain; of expence incurred in defiance of the general opinion of the nation, lavished on unpopular objects, and without any apparent regard to the exigenmes of the moment. 'w'hatever'might be the injury sustained in consequence of the policy off William, Pitt, who will assert that the money was un'profitably employed? One general conviction pervad ed the nation, that within the sphere of an exalted individual's influence, the wealth of the public would at least be expended on proper objects, meted with 'dis cre'tion; and when devoted to acts of liberality, would' also be devoted to acts of virtue. A noble and merited tribute to integrity, benevolence, and forbearance, before which the self-dermal 'of Scipio fades away and of which. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.