Volume 6

Travels in various countries of Europe, Asia and Africa / By Edward Daniel Clarke.

  • Clarke, Edward Daniel, 1769-1822.
Date:
1810-1823
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Credit: Travels in various countries of Europe, Asia and Africa / By Edward Daniel Clarke. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    chap, i. dollars; a little above 2000/. a year. He never would confer the title of nobility, and was always extremely cautious in granting any office or favour of any kind. His fear of being partial sometimes carried him too far, and prevented his granting any thing, even to a person whom he might consider as worthy of his acquiescence. He was very silent in com¬ pany, and partly, as Mr. Anker believed, from the fear of having some proposition made to him, or some favour asked. If a man had once made a request of this nature, the Prince seldom spoke to him afterwards, although he might still consider him as an object of regard. At Copenhagen he is unpopular; because the people about the court are all poor, and all beggars. Mr. Anker seemed to think that he had good natural talents, and a good memory ; but that his education had been much neglected, of which he was fully sensible, and sometimes complained of it himself. Unfortunately, he was not fond of reading, which prevented him from repairing what was deficient. He has had no favourite whatsoever. Count Bernstoff\ who had been erroneously considered as a favourite, possessed no particular influence. He was only Secretary of State, and not of the Grand Council; and oughtby no means to have been considered as the Prime Minister. The liberality of the Prince in his administration of government, and his contempt for libels, proceeded from a right principle, and from a consciousness of the rectitude of his conduct; added, perhaps, to a sage foresight, which has always convinced him that the wisest and safest plan, in all such cases, is to let these things alone. A libel had been prosecuted by one of the courts but a short time before; and