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Imperial Parliament.
which was as follows : — ' That an humble address be presented to her Majesty , to express the deep concern of this house at the loss which her Majesty has sustained by the death of his Royal Highness the Duke of Sussex , and to condole with her Majesty on this melancholy occasion ; and to assure her Majesty that this house will ever participate , with the most affectionate and dutiful attachment , in whatever may concern the
feelings and interest of her Majesty and her illustrious family '" —( hear ) . THE MARQUIS of LANSDOWNE ; " Although I am perfectly aware that no words , no arguments can be wanted to induce your lordships to give your unanimous approbation and your heartfelt sympathy to the motion which the noble Duke has made , yet , when I consider how many there are amongst your lordships who , for a long period of years , have been
honored with the personal friendship , and enjoyed the unremitting kindness of the illustrious prince who is the subject of this motion , 1 think it is not quite superfluous that I should add a few words even to that statement which has been , in a spirit of so much justice and kindness , made by the noble Duke —( hear , hear ) . The illustrious prince who is the subject of this motion , from a variety of circumstances , to
which it is not necessary for me to allude , had , during a great part of his life , his means comparatively circumscribed—I mean comparatively with regard to that standard which belongs to the eminent station which
he held ; but , however limited those means were , I believe there is hardly one of your lordships who does not know that they were constantly and generously , and , perhaps , in some instances , with almost too great generosity , applied to every laudable and every humane object—( hear , hear ) . I believe firmly , if any future writer or historian of the society of this country during the last half century , should endeavour to depict the
progress of that society , and to analyse its details , I believe he would find that there was , during that period , no one movement—no one effort for the promotion of the useful sciences , for the excitement of useful industry , and , though last not least , for awakening a spirit of enli ghtened charity in the public of this country , with which his Royal Highness ' s name will not be found to be closely and constantly united—( hear , hear ) .
If it can be with truth said of this illustrious person , that the circle of those courtesies and attentions which derive particular value and importance from the station of the person from whom they proceed , was by him extended to the utmost limit that his knowledge and observation permitted , and if those courtesies and attentions were never in any one instance withheld from any person , or from any object that was
deserving of them ; and if , also , in that more narrow circle of private and personal relations ancl enjoyments , which belong to every man ' s station , he was enabled , during that lapse of time , to form solid and honorable friendships—no one of which friendships were ever forfeited by him to
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Imperial Parliament.
which was as follows : — ' That an humble address be presented to her Majesty , to express the deep concern of this house at the loss which her Majesty has sustained by the death of his Royal Highness the Duke of Sussex , and to condole with her Majesty on this melancholy occasion ; and to assure her Majesty that this house will ever participate , with the most affectionate and dutiful attachment , in whatever may concern the
feelings and interest of her Majesty and her illustrious family '" —( hear ) . THE MARQUIS of LANSDOWNE ; " Although I am perfectly aware that no words , no arguments can be wanted to induce your lordships to give your unanimous approbation and your heartfelt sympathy to the motion which the noble Duke has made , yet , when I consider how many there are amongst your lordships who , for a long period of years , have been
honored with the personal friendship , and enjoyed the unremitting kindness of the illustrious prince who is the subject of this motion , 1 think it is not quite superfluous that I should add a few words even to that statement which has been , in a spirit of so much justice and kindness , made by the noble Duke —( hear , hear ) . The illustrious prince who is the subject of this motion , from a variety of circumstances , to
which it is not necessary for me to allude , had , during a great part of his life , his means comparatively circumscribed—I mean comparatively with regard to that standard which belongs to the eminent station which
he held ; but , however limited those means were , I believe there is hardly one of your lordships who does not know that they were constantly and generously , and , perhaps , in some instances , with almost too great generosity , applied to every laudable and every humane object—( hear , hear ) . I believe firmly , if any future writer or historian of the society of this country during the last half century , should endeavour to depict the
progress of that society , and to analyse its details , I believe he would find that there was , during that period , no one movement—no one effort for the promotion of the useful sciences , for the excitement of useful industry , and , though last not least , for awakening a spirit of enli ghtened charity in the public of this country , with which his Royal Highness ' s name will not be found to be closely and constantly united—( hear , hear ) .
If it can be with truth said of this illustrious person , that the circle of those courtesies and attentions which derive particular value and importance from the station of the person from whom they proceed , was by him extended to the utmost limit that his knowledge and observation permitted , and if those courtesies and attentions were never in any one instance withheld from any person , or from any object that was
deserving of them ; and if , also , in that more narrow circle of private and personal relations ancl enjoyments , which belong to every man ' s station , he was enabled , during that lapse of time , to form solid and honorable friendships—no one of which friendships were ever forfeited by him to