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Character, Life, And Times Of His Late Royal. Highness , By The Public Press.
manner and an affability of demeanour that won upon all who had opportunities of meetinghim , whilsthis attention to science ' and literature gathered round him a host of admirers . Since his entry into public life , moreover , he was the unvarying and benevolent promoter of charitable institutions ; and many were the occasions on which , presiding at the festive board , or at the practical committee table , his voice was heard
the foremost , the most eloquent , and the most persuasive , in advocacy of suffering humanity , and in pleading the cause of the widow and the orphan , the lame and the halt , the deaf and the blind . It was at such times—when with a singleness of purpose entitled to all admiration , he brought the aid of his princely rank , his high talent , ancl his rare accomplishments , into the practical service of true charity—that the Duke of
Sussex might be seen in this most , favorable light , and under circumstances which justify the bestowal of no ordinary share of public affection . His Royal Highness not having been brought up practically engaged in the service of the State , like his royal brothers , had more enlarged opportunities of cultivating his intellectual faculties , and of expanding his taste for literary and scientific pursuits , and the fine arts . In these ,
though , individually , he cannot be said to have attained any very high rank , yet his acquirements were by no means meagre ; and as he had the pardonable and useful ambition to be a Mecamas , his patronage of letters and of learned men , and the readiness with which all persons of note or consideration , irrespective of degree or rank , who sought his conversation , were permitted to enjoy it , have had a good effect towards
relieving the labourers in the English field of literature from a position more degrading than is accorded to the like class in any other civilised nation . Not deeply learned himself , —for , alas ! "there is no royal road to learning , "—but fond of learned men , of whom he delighted to have a circle round him , —and of books , of which he has left a rare and wellselected library , unequalled , perhaps , in its accumulation of Biblical
literature , —he was ever ready to promote any measure for the advancement of science or of literature ; and , with the free will of a generous and kindly heart , he was always anxious to communicate what he knew , and to render the rich stores of his book shelves generally available . In the Masonic Hall , and amidst the other coteries with which his Royal Highness was more intimately associated , he exhibited a tempered affability , in which a kindly grace and becoming dignity were admirably combined .
But though thus estimable in social life , we grieve that truth and justice demand a withdrawal of like praise in regard to the conduct of his Royal Highness in the clearer relations of domestic life . His treatment , for many years , of the amiable and accomplished Lady Augusta , the devotedly attached wife of his early choice , and his culpable neglect
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Character, Life, And Times Of His Late Royal. Highness , By The Public Press.
manner and an affability of demeanour that won upon all who had opportunities of meetinghim , whilsthis attention to science ' and literature gathered round him a host of admirers . Since his entry into public life , moreover , he was the unvarying and benevolent promoter of charitable institutions ; and many were the occasions on which , presiding at the festive board , or at the practical committee table , his voice was heard
the foremost , the most eloquent , and the most persuasive , in advocacy of suffering humanity , and in pleading the cause of the widow and the orphan , the lame and the halt , the deaf and the blind . It was at such times—when with a singleness of purpose entitled to all admiration , he brought the aid of his princely rank , his high talent , ancl his rare accomplishments , into the practical service of true charity—that the Duke of
Sussex might be seen in this most , favorable light , and under circumstances which justify the bestowal of no ordinary share of public affection . His Royal Highness not having been brought up practically engaged in the service of the State , like his royal brothers , had more enlarged opportunities of cultivating his intellectual faculties , and of expanding his taste for literary and scientific pursuits , and the fine arts . In these ,
though , individually , he cannot be said to have attained any very high rank , yet his acquirements were by no means meagre ; and as he had the pardonable and useful ambition to be a Mecamas , his patronage of letters and of learned men , and the readiness with which all persons of note or consideration , irrespective of degree or rank , who sought his conversation , were permitted to enjoy it , have had a good effect towards
relieving the labourers in the English field of literature from a position more degrading than is accorded to the like class in any other civilised nation . Not deeply learned himself , —for , alas ! "there is no royal road to learning , "—but fond of learned men , of whom he delighted to have a circle round him , —and of books , of which he has left a rare and wellselected library , unequalled , perhaps , in its accumulation of Biblical
literature , —he was ever ready to promote any measure for the advancement of science or of literature ; and , with the free will of a generous and kindly heart , he was always anxious to communicate what he knew , and to render the rich stores of his book shelves generally available . In the Masonic Hall , and amidst the other coteries with which his Royal Highness was more intimately associated , he exhibited a tempered affability , in which a kindly grace and becoming dignity were admirably combined .
But though thus estimable in social life , we grieve that truth and justice demand a withdrawal of like praise in regard to the conduct of his Royal Highness in the clearer relations of domestic life . His treatment , for many years , of the amiable and accomplished Lady Augusta , the devotedly attached wife of his early choice , and his culpable neglect