The Tory Ministry was carrying on a successful war--a war of existence--against Napoleon; but in the people's minds, the necessity at such an occasion for an unchanged Government did not outweigh the fancy that George IV. was a Whig.
He reflects on the public's perception of George IV during a critical time of war, despite the Tory government's success.
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