Myanswersweretothispurpose: thatmycircumstances, thankstoGod, weresuchastomakeproprietaryfavoursunnecessarytome; andthat, beingamemberoftheAssembly, Icouldnotpossiblyacceptofany; that, however, Ihadnopersonalenmitytotheproprietary, andthat, wheneverthepublicmeasureshepropos'dshouldappeartobeforthegoodofthepeople, nooneshouldespouseandforwardthemmorezealouslythanmyself; mypastoppositionhavingbeenfoundedonthis, thatthemeasureswhichhadbeenurgedwereevidentlyintendedtoservetheproprietaryinterest, withgreatprejudicetothatofthepeople; thatIwasmuchobligedtohim (thegovernor) forhisprofessionsofregardtome, andthathemightrelyoneverythinginmypowertomakehisadministrationaseasyaspossible, hopingatthesametimethathehadnotbroughtwithhimthesameunfortunateinstructionhispredecessorhadbeenhamperedwith.
Onthishedidnotthenexplainhimself; butwhenheafterwardscametodobusinesswiththeAssembly, theyappear'dagain, thedisputeswererenewed, andIwasasactiveaseverintheopposition, beingthepenman, first, oftherequesttohaveacommunicationoftheinstructions, andthenoftheremarksuponthem, whichmaybefoundinthevotesofthetime, andintheHistoricalReviewIafterwardpublish'; wewereoftentogether; hewasamanofletters, hadseenmuchoftheworld, ; thathewasesteem'doneofthebestpoliticalwritersinEngland; hadbeenemployedinthedispute[111] betweenPrinceFredericandtheking, andhadobtain'dapensionofthreehundredayear; thathisreputationwasindeedsmallasapoet, PopehavingdamnedhispoetryintheDunciad,[112] buthisprosewasthoughtasgoodasanyman's.
