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Article THE FREEMASONS' QUARTERLY REVIEW. ← Page 9 of 12 →
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The Freemasons' Quarterly Review.
the Peerage on his eldest son , the Earl of Minister : and the precedence due to the sons and daughters of a Marquess , was granted to his other children . So far from exhibiting jealousy , all parties agreed in regarding these proofs of parental attachment and natural feeling with a respectful sympathy . The several changes of administration that have taken place we need not notice more specifically , than by observing , that his Ministers , if we may judge hy their acts , seemed strongly attached to their
master ; for the Duke of AFellington went out of office and came back ! Sir Robert Peel went out of office and came back !! Earl Grey went out of office and came back !!! Lord . Melbourne went out of office and came back !!! ! The death of his Majesty ' s eldest daughter , Lady de Lisle , a few months ago , flung the first shadow of that gloom which has since enveloped the domestic circle at AA'indsor . The severe and apparently
dangerous illness of the Queen succeeded , who only recovered to witness , with alarm and anguish , the first approaches of that fatal attack under which , after a short struggle , his Majesty has sunk . Nothing could exceed the affectionate solicitude of his family , and the untiring watchfulness of the Queen , throughout his painful illness , unless it be the patience and serenity of mind with which he bore it . He died surrounded by all such consolations as these testimonies of affectionand the consciousness
, of public gratitude , could afford him ; and thus sunk the Royal sufferer into his final sleep , on the morning of the 20 th of June , 1837 , having lived seventy-one years and ten months , and reigned seven years all hut six days . The good that he has done will "live after him : " may the evil , if any , he " interred with his bones . "
THE LAST MOMENTS OF THE KING . During the King ' s illness , it was the custom of the Rev . Lord Augustus Fitzclarence , at the King ' s desire , to read the service morning and evening , to which his Majesty always paid the most serious and devout attention , joining audibly in the responses , and evincing that sense of piety which invariably characterised him . On Sunday last , when the King ' s situation became so much worsethe service for the sick was read
, by the Archbishop of Canterbury ; on its conclusion his Grace arose , and standing in the centre of the room , paternally extended his arms and pronounced a priest ' s blessing on the royal sufferer . In addition to the presence of the Queen , his Majesty was cheered throughout his illness by the constant presence of his children . From the moment when the slig ht fever with which his Majesty was first attacked appeared to resolve itself into the more formidable
complaints , and to have taken a decided hold upon the system , his medical attendants anticipated the most serious consequences , although at first the greatest eare was taken to prevent his Majesty from believing that his illness was of so dangerous a character ; but afterwards , when his Majesty became acquainted with the real circumstances , he appeared quite calm and resigned , and the only thing that appeared to give him serious uneasiness was the stagnation of businessaud the injury to trade
, that would be occasioned by his decease . In the several conversations his Majesty had with his medical attendants a few days before his decease , and when his strength was sufficient to enable him to do so , he frequently recurred to the subject , and always expressed the same apprehension . It is understood that it was in accordance with this feeling of u 2
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
The Freemasons' Quarterly Review.
the Peerage on his eldest son , the Earl of Minister : and the precedence due to the sons and daughters of a Marquess , was granted to his other children . So far from exhibiting jealousy , all parties agreed in regarding these proofs of parental attachment and natural feeling with a respectful sympathy . The several changes of administration that have taken place we need not notice more specifically , than by observing , that his Ministers , if we may judge hy their acts , seemed strongly attached to their
master ; for the Duke of AFellington went out of office and came back ! Sir Robert Peel went out of office and came back !! Earl Grey went out of office and came back !!! Lord . Melbourne went out of office and came back !!! ! The death of his Majesty ' s eldest daughter , Lady de Lisle , a few months ago , flung the first shadow of that gloom which has since enveloped the domestic circle at AA'indsor . The severe and apparently
dangerous illness of the Queen succeeded , who only recovered to witness , with alarm and anguish , the first approaches of that fatal attack under which , after a short struggle , his Majesty has sunk . Nothing could exceed the affectionate solicitude of his family , and the untiring watchfulness of the Queen , throughout his painful illness , unless it be the patience and serenity of mind with which he bore it . He died surrounded by all such consolations as these testimonies of affectionand the consciousness
, of public gratitude , could afford him ; and thus sunk the Royal sufferer into his final sleep , on the morning of the 20 th of June , 1837 , having lived seventy-one years and ten months , and reigned seven years all hut six days . The good that he has done will "live after him : " may the evil , if any , he " interred with his bones . "
THE LAST MOMENTS OF THE KING . During the King ' s illness , it was the custom of the Rev . Lord Augustus Fitzclarence , at the King ' s desire , to read the service morning and evening , to which his Majesty always paid the most serious and devout attention , joining audibly in the responses , and evincing that sense of piety which invariably characterised him . On Sunday last , when the King ' s situation became so much worsethe service for the sick was read
, by the Archbishop of Canterbury ; on its conclusion his Grace arose , and standing in the centre of the room , paternally extended his arms and pronounced a priest ' s blessing on the royal sufferer . In addition to the presence of the Queen , his Majesty was cheered throughout his illness by the constant presence of his children . From the moment when the slig ht fever with which his Majesty was first attacked appeared to resolve itself into the more formidable
complaints , and to have taken a decided hold upon the system , his medical attendants anticipated the most serious consequences , although at first the greatest eare was taken to prevent his Majesty from believing that his illness was of so dangerous a character ; but afterwards , when his Majesty became acquainted with the real circumstances , he appeared quite calm and resigned , and the only thing that appeared to give him serious uneasiness was the stagnation of businessaud the injury to trade
, that would be occasioned by his decease . In the several conversations his Majesty had with his medical attendants a few days before his decease , and when his strength was sufficient to enable him to do so , he frequently recurred to the subject , and always expressed the same apprehension . It is understood that it was in accordance with this feeling of u 2