Records of Patriotism and Love of Country (Classic Reprint)
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Excerpt from Records of Patriotism and Love of Country The reason assigned in the indictment for this proceeding was, that such sentiments went to disturb and disquiet the happiness and peace of mind of his present majesty. It became, with the London booksellers, honest men and true as they are, to every argument against the Freedom of the Press, which emanates from the Mint or the Bank of England, - it became immediately with these gentlemen, the commonest of common prudence, not to let any of their names appear in the title page of these Records. Out of the metropolis, however, a man was found who never yet flinched from his duty to the country which gave him birth, and the cause from which that country derives all her real greatness. He gave the spare hours of his press to print it for exportation, reserving a few copies for subscribers at home. This accounts for the great lapse offtime from the earliest proposal to the completion of the work. Verily it is of the last importance with George the Fourth and those about him, that the characters of Kings defunct be held sacred, and that the old-fashioned maxim of de mortuis nil nisi bonum remain unimpeached. Doctor Johnson, who could be gloomy enough in all conscience upon the subject of death and after death, was here, however, himself again in moral excellence. He ventured to substitute the word verum in the place of bonum, saying, speak nothing but truth of the dead. I will not tell why in this case the doctor´s emendation becomes so unpalatable at court; posterity will speak that plain enough, and nothing will avail against it. The political conduct of his majesty´s royal father is fair and lawful matter of disquisition, whatsoever the crown lawyers may opine to the contrary. 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.
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