King William's unpopularity was at its height.
"Daniel Defoe"
William Minto
To an Englishman, nothing can be more touching than to find on every hand this enthusiastic affection for the poet of the Seven Seas-a writer, too, who has not dealt over-tenderly with American susceptibilities, and has, by sheer force of genius, lived down a good deal of unpopularity.
"America To-day, Observations and Reflections"
William Archer
He may have become acquainted with him later, and avenged some private pique by reference to the unpopularity formerly excited by him.
"The Roman Poets of the Republic"
W. Y. Sellar