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Article THE FREEMASON'S QUARTERLY REVIEW. ← Page 2 of 12 →
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The Freemason's Quarterly Review.
to the Hoyal sufferer for valuable services and for unceasingprotection . Few princes have better entitled themselves to the love and veneration of society than has the illustrious object of our remarks . As a royal subject , his example has become
a precept ; as a Masonic ruler , he lives in the hearts of men , whose hallelujahs record his worth in an appeal to the Throne of Grace for the continuance of the eternal favour of " LIGHT . "
For some time past His Royal Hig hness had conceded to his medical attendants a very important point , which was , that whenever they should determine upon the final step , he would only require a quarter of an hour's notice—fifteen minutes private communion with his own thoughts ! In
that fleeting portion of time what a serious and impressive lesson is read to the inward man ! The request was eminently characteristic of the Grand Master . We dare not invade the sanctuary of thought , but we can estimate its force by the fortitude that attended and dignified the
moment of trial . The confidence , too , with which it naturally invested the operator , was of the highest importance , * and of this , his Royal Highness was no doubt conscious . Mr . Alexander could not but profit by it , however nerved he mig ht have been by the dexterous exercise of his professional skill in previous cases .
No one , not even among the royal relatives , knew of the appointed moment ; and the bulletin of the next morning broke upon the public vision as an omen of joy . Mr . Alexander for several nights slept in the palace , that he mig ht be at hand on any sudden necessity ; and Mr .
Savory attended at his Royal Highness's bed-side during the first and many other subsequent nights , with the most affectionate solicitude . In this office his pleasing duties were
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
The Freemason's Quarterly Review.
to the Hoyal sufferer for valuable services and for unceasingprotection . Few princes have better entitled themselves to the love and veneration of society than has the illustrious object of our remarks . As a royal subject , his example has become
a precept ; as a Masonic ruler , he lives in the hearts of men , whose hallelujahs record his worth in an appeal to the Throne of Grace for the continuance of the eternal favour of " LIGHT . "
For some time past His Royal Hig hness had conceded to his medical attendants a very important point , which was , that whenever they should determine upon the final step , he would only require a quarter of an hour's notice—fifteen minutes private communion with his own thoughts ! In
that fleeting portion of time what a serious and impressive lesson is read to the inward man ! The request was eminently characteristic of the Grand Master . We dare not invade the sanctuary of thought , but we can estimate its force by the fortitude that attended and dignified the
moment of trial . The confidence , too , with which it naturally invested the operator , was of the highest importance , * and of this , his Royal Highness was no doubt conscious . Mr . Alexander could not but profit by it , however nerved he mig ht have been by the dexterous exercise of his professional skill in previous cases .
No one , not even among the royal relatives , knew of the appointed moment ; and the bulletin of the next morning broke upon the public vision as an omen of joy . Mr . Alexander for several nights slept in the palace , that he mig ht be at hand on any sudden necessity ; and Mr .
Savory attended at his Royal Highness's bed-side during the first and many other subsequent nights , with the most affectionate solicitude . In this office his pleasing duties were