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Character, Life, And Times Of His Late Royal. Highness , By The Public Press.
of the royal family , some of whom treated him more like a stranger than one of the royal blood , is highly honorable to his memory , ancl shows that he was true to his political principles , even in his last moments . After being slighted so long , can it be wondered at that he looked with contempt at the vain pageantry and show of a royal funeral within the precincts of the palace of his ancestors , and preferred sleeping with the
people whom he had loved and served so well ? This event establishes a new era in the history of the family ; it breaks through the line which forms a sort of barrier between kings and their people , even when they are reduced to the same common dust , and will endear the name of Sussex to all who prize manliness , independence , and liberal principles .
( From the Nottingham Review . ) The great Arbiter of human destiny , the wonderful and exalted Being who holds all things in his hands , is continually teaching us , by lessons which cannot be misunderstood or disregarded , that the great and the noble of this world are subject to the common lot ; there is one event to the righteous and to the wicked , to the rich and to the poor , to the
son of the king , as well as to the son of the beggar . Death has set his foot on this world of ours , and waving his shrunken bony arm over all those which live , exclaims with a voice of sovereign triumph—ALL THESE ARE MINE ! It is very usual to pay compliments to princes , and to speak well of the departed . In the case before us , the task is an easy one ; for the
Duke of Sussex was the most popular and best beloved of our princes ; he was one of the few who were found faithful to the cause of civil and religious liberty , in the House of Lords . The Queen has lost one of her most faithful and attached relatives—one whom she highly valued ; and the character of the Duke of Sussex will shine bright in the page of history , both as a patriot prince , ancl as a patron of learning , of science ,
and the arts . For fifty years the Duke of Sussex was the uncompromising advocate of liberal measures . Through praise or reproach , censure or approbation , he never deserted his principles , and it was his boast that he had not once abandoned the party which seated his family on the British throne .
( From the Chester Chronicle . ) Of all the sons of George III ., the deceased Prince was principally conspicuous for his attachment to what are denominated popular principles . He ever bore in mind that his family did not succeed , in the monarchical sense of the term , to the throne , but were elevated to it by the will of the people . The general policy of the family through four VOL . i . z
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.
of the royal family , some of whom treated him more like a stranger than one of the royal blood , is highly honorable to his memory , ancl shows that he was true to his political principles , even in his last moments . After being slighted so long , can it be wondered at that he looked with contempt at the vain pageantry and show of a royal funeral within the precincts of the palace of his ancestors , and preferred sleeping with the
people whom he had loved and served so well ? This event establishes a new era in the history of the family ; it breaks through the line which forms a sort of barrier between kings and their people , even when they are reduced to the same common dust , and will endear the name of Sussex to all who prize manliness , independence , and liberal principles .
( From the Nottingham Review . ) The great Arbiter of human destiny , the wonderful and exalted Being who holds all things in his hands , is continually teaching us , by lessons which cannot be misunderstood or disregarded , that the great and the noble of this world are subject to the common lot ; there is one event to the righteous and to the wicked , to the rich and to the poor , to the
son of the king , as well as to the son of the beggar . Death has set his foot on this world of ours , and waving his shrunken bony arm over all those which live , exclaims with a voice of sovereign triumph—ALL THESE ARE MINE ! It is very usual to pay compliments to princes , and to speak well of the departed . In the case before us , the task is an easy one ; for the
Duke of Sussex was the most popular and best beloved of our princes ; he was one of the few who were found faithful to the cause of civil and religious liberty , in the House of Lords . The Queen has lost one of her most faithful and attached relatives—one whom she highly valued ; and the character of the Duke of Sussex will shine bright in the page of history , both as a patriot prince , ancl as a patron of learning , of science ,
and the arts . For fifty years the Duke of Sussex was the uncompromising advocate of liberal measures . Through praise or reproach , censure or approbation , he never deserted his principles , and it was his boast that he had not once abandoned the party which seated his family on the British throne .
( From the Chester Chronicle . ) Of all the sons of George III ., the deceased Prince was principally conspicuous for his attachment to what are denominated popular principles . He ever bore in mind that his family did not succeed , in the monarchical sense of the term , to the throne , but were elevated to it by the will of the people . The general policy of the family through four VOL . i . z