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LETTERS
ΤΟ
SIR WALTER SCOTT, BARONET.
TO
SIR WALTER SCOTT, BART.
ON THE
MORAL AND POLITICAL CHARACTER
AND EFFECTS
OF THE
VISIT TO SCOTLAND
IN AUGUST 1822,
OF
HIS MAJESTY
KING GEORGE IV.
"The King's name is a tower of strength." -SHAKS.
EDINBURGH:
PRINTED FOR
WAUGH AND INNES, HUNTER SQUARE; G. & W. B. WHITTAKER, AVE MARIA LANE, AND W. SAMS, ST. JAMES'S STREET,
LONDON.
1822.
CONTENTS.
LETTER I.
Introduction-The retirement of the Sovereign an
error in state policy,-corrected by his present Ma-
jesty;-it mistook the age and nation ;-analogy
between the King's resolution to visit his people
and Lord Rodney's naval tacties.-Regrets of the
British patriot that his country was so long un-
visited by its King.-Evils consequent on this ab-
sence of the Sovereign;-his power, by coming
out, to remedy them.-Experiment in Ireland sa-
tisfactory;-but Ireland a less instructive subject
than England or Scotland.-Extent of the success
of the demagogue in the two latter countries;-
antisocial sentiment in the lower orders;-a great
evil, although far short of a revolutionary principle;
-its particulars.-Better feelings will countervail
this habit of mind.—Scotland most calculated to try
the moral power of royal presence ;-Scottish
character.-Prejudices against the royal person,
and their cause.-Hesitations respecting the royal
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visit.
LETTER II.
The King's visit announced to Edinburgh ;-instant effect of the news.-Preparations, and their regu- lating principle.-Feelings of the populace on the