Excerpt from Dublin University Magazine, Vol. 59: A Literary and Political Journal; January to June, 1862 WE have this month to record the sudden death of the Prince Consort, in the prime of manhood. Active, temperate, and healthy, no man bid fairer for length of days. The public have received the startling intelligence with con stemation. Upon our beloved Queen the blow has descended with an impetus unbroken by delay and aggravated by recent sorrows. Over the whole Royal Family it has burst, like one of those tornados which, without warning or mercy, in a single hour, overcast a serene sky, and desolate the earth. All that is supposed to make life most enjoyable, in the highest as well as in the more vulgar sense, was largely mingled in the rich chalice of his for tune. First of all blessings, he had a happy and well-ordered home - the de voted attachment Of his Royal Consort - herself a noble example to the wives and mothers of England - and the love and duty of the fine and intelligent family she bore him - a home refined by elegant acwmplishments, beautified by many virtues, and consecrated and made delightful by the blessed indu ence of religion. With these he possessed the most illustrious social position next to the Throne, and a political influence, though not strictly recognized, necessarily of the highest and most comprehensive character. And lastly, he was surrounded with those luxuries and splendours which belong to kings, and the wealth after which the world is toiling, a gift not so precious in its prerogatives as in its exemptions. His life passed by unclouded and nu chilled by the passing of so much as one Of those dismal cares which chequer the common lot of mankind with fears and miseries. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.