When, however, the hanoverian succession was secured, and the land had rest from the hot strife of parties, light gossip was more in request.
"Daniel Defoe"
William Minto
Though the hanoverian succession had been cordially welcomed by the steady masses of the nation, the Mar Rebellion in Scotland and the sympathy shown with this movement in the south warned them that their enemies were not to be despised.
"Daniel Defoe"
William Minto
Here was a fact to which Harley could appeal as a circumstantial proof of his zeal in the hanoverian cause.
"Daniel Defoe"
William Minto