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Article THE FREEMASONS' QUARTERLY REVIEW. ← Page 6 of 12 →
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The Freemasons' Quarterly Review.
present Rear-Admiral Keats was Lieutenant of her , and for whom both of us equally entertained a sincere regard , my mind took its first decided naval turn from this familiar intercourse with Nelson . " His Royal Highness ' s actual service at sea comprehends a period of eleven years . AA e may close the sketch of his naval career by stating that , in 1814 , as Admiral of the Fleet , he escorted the king of France to his restored kingdom , and the victorious monarchs , with * their train of heroes , to and
from the shores of England . He was appointed General of Marines in 1823 , and in April 1827 , was placed , during the administration of Mr . Canning , in the exalted and important post of Lord Hi gh Admiral of England .
HIS ATTACHMENT TO JIBS . JOKD . -V >\ In referring to the domestic life of the departed monarch , it is necessary to glance at those circumstances which , commencing as far back as the year 1791 , affected so materially the whole tenor of his after existence , —which were productive , undoubtedly , at certain seasons , of much embarrassment and bitterness to the royal mind ; but which connected him , by ties as sacred as the heart ' s obligations could make them , to whose interests and affections
objects , it is probable , more than atoned for every sacrifice and every suffering . It is needless to refer to the laws affecting royal marriages , further than to point out the severe and arbitrary restraint which they impose , and the utter impossibility of binding down the natural impulses and affectionate emotions of the heart by Act of Parliament . The lady to whom the Prince , ere he had yet attained his six-and-twentieth yearbecame exclusiveland devotedl
, y y attached , was one whose powers to attract and fascinate were not more remarkable , wonderful as they are reputed to have been , than the warmth and sincerity of her nature . Idolized b y the public , accustomed to the enjoyment of that exquisite pleasure which the sense of diffusing "harmless gaity" through a nation cannot fail to produce , she saw in the youno-Prince ' s attachment the crown and glory of her triumphs , the concentration of that admiring fervour with which all classes of persons beheld
the exercise of her genius . It appears to have been no ordinary feeling on either side that prompted a connection which imperative circumstances rendered in some respects unhappy for both , which was entirel y of a domestic and personal character ; and which neither party was responsible for bringing into publicity , or subjecting to the censorious gossip and impertinent curiosity of the world . Publicity , however , was unavoidable , and the circumstances attendant upon the dissolution of a
connection which had subsisted for the period of twenty years , were of a nature to invite speculation , and to beget scandal as a matter of course . It has been truly said that the attachment of the Duke is corroborated by the length of its duration ; and " it rests on the authority of Mrs . Jordan herself , that throughout nearly a quarter of a century not even a transient disagreement had interrupted the course of her domestic happiness . " A numerous famil the same writer around
y , says , grew up her , for whom the mere circumstances of acquired rank could never have created the popularity they have enjoyed . "Generally fortunate in their progress through life , they were at once the pride and the comfort of their mother . Perhaps the only circumstance wanting to complete her happiness was , that she did not survive to witness the auspicious marriages that so many of her children afterwards contracted . Out of ten sons and daughters only two have been removed h y death , and neither of
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
The Freemasons' Quarterly Review.
present Rear-Admiral Keats was Lieutenant of her , and for whom both of us equally entertained a sincere regard , my mind took its first decided naval turn from this familiar intercourse with Nelson . " His Royal Highness ' s actual service at sea comprehends a period of eleven years . AA e may close the sketch of his naval career by stating that , in 1814 , as Admiral of the Fleet , he escorted the king of France to his restored kingdom , and the victorious monarchs , with * their train of heroes , to and
from the shores of England . He was appointed General of Marines in 1823 , and in April 1827 , was placed , during the administration of Mr . Canning , in the exalted and important post of Lord Hi gh Admiral of England .
HIS ATTACHMENT TO JIBS . JOKD . -V >\ In referring to the domestic life of the departed monarch , it is necessary to glance at those circumstances which , commencing as far back as the year 1791 , affected so materially the whole tenor of his after existence , —which were productive , undoubtedly , at certain seasons , of much embarrassment and bitterness to the royal mind ; but which connected him , by ties as sacred as the heart ' s obligations could make them , to whose interests and affections
objects , it is probable , more than atoned for every sacrifice and every suffering . It is needless to refer to the laws affecting royal marriages , further than to point out the severe and arbitrary restraint which they impose , and the utter impossibility of binding down the natural impulses and affectionate emotions of the heart by Act of Parliament . The lady to whom the Prince , ere he had yet attained his six-and-twentieth yearbecame exclusiveland devotedl
, y y attached , was one whose powers to attract and fascinate were not more remarkable , wonderful as they are reputed to have been , than the warmth and sincerity of her nature . Idolized b y the public , accustomed to the enjoyment of that exquisite pleasure which the sense of diffusing "harmless gaity" through a nation cannot fail to produce , she saw in the youno-Prince ' s attachment the crown and glory of her triumphs , the concentration of that admiring fervour with which all classes of persons beheld
the exercise of her genius . It appears to have been no ordinary feeling on either side that prompted a connection which imperative circumstances rendered in some respects unhappy for both , which was entirel y of a domestic and personal character ; and which neither party was responsible for bringing into publicity , or subjecting to the censorious gossip and impertinent curiosity of the world . Publicity , however , was unavoidable , and the circumstances attendant upon the dissolution of a
connection which had subsisted for the period of twenty years , were of a nature to invite speculation , and to beget scandal as a matter of course . It has been truly said that the attachment of the Duke is corroborated by the length of its duration ; and " it rests on the authority of Mrs . Jordan herself , that throughout nearly a quarter of a century not even a transient disagreement had interrupted the course of her domestic happiness . " A numerous famil the same writer around
y , says , grew up her , for whom the mere circumstances of acquired rank could never have created the popularity they have enjoyed . "Generally fortunate in their progress through life , they were at once the pride and the comfort of their mother . Perhaps the only circumstance wanting to complete her happiness was , that she did not survive to witness the auspicious marriages that so many of her children afterwards contracted . Out of ten sons and daughters only two have been removed h y death , and neither of