He was in arms only because he was convinced that the best service which could be rendered to the throne was to rescue His Majesty, by a little gentle coercion, from the hands of wicked counsellors.
The evils which the mutual animosity of these factions tended to produce were, to a great extent, averted by the ascendency and by the wisdom of the Prince.

Surrounded by eager disputants, officious advisers, abject flatterers, vigilant spies, malicious talebearers, he remained serene and inscrutable.

He preserved silence while silence was possible.

When he was forced to speak, the earnest and peremptory tone in which he uttered his well weighed opinions soon silenced everybody else.

Whatever some of his too zealous adherents might say, he uttered not a word indicating any design on the English crown.