Oh stay! oh stay.
The Whigs are at a discount now,
And while they are, indeed I vow
For you to leave is rash.
Grand Chorus.
The Whigs are at a discount now,
And while they are, indeed I vow
For you to leave is rash.
Figaro in London, September 28, 1833.
(The Duke of Cumberland was the least popular of all the sons of George III. His manners were rude, overbearing, and sometimes even brutal, and he was profligate, selfish, and quarrelsome. On the accession of Queen Victoria, the throne of Hanover passed to him in virtue of the Salic law, and the greatest public satisfaction was felt on his departure for his new kingdom, where his breaches of faith, and tyrannical conduct, soon led to commotions which had to be quelled by severe military measures. He died in 1851).