Excerpt from The Letters of Vetus, Vol. 1: From March 10 to May 10, 1812
The Noble Marquis, to whom, on Friday se'nnight, his Royal Highness the prince regent confided the fortunes of his Empire, has had to struggle with diffi culties in the execution of his task, which are appal ling to a man of elevated genius, more from their na ture than their magnitude. He has no space to turn himself within the mazes of sordid and vile intrigue. He cannot stoop to annihilate the reptiles which gather round his footsteps.
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