2 Kings 12:2 And Jehoash did that which was right in the sight of the LORD all his days wherein Jehoiada the priest instructed him. At Frogmore, on the 16th of March 1861, the Duchess of Kent, mother of our beloved Queen, passed tranquilly into eternity at the ripe age of seventy-five. Her husband, the Duke of Kent, died six days before his father, George III., leaving the presumptive heir to England's crown in charge of the Duchess, his wife. "I do nominate, constitute, and appoint my beloved wife Victoria, Duchess of Kent," said the Duke in his will, "to be sole guardian of our dear child, Princess Alexandra Victoria, to all intents and for all purposes whatsoever." During the seventeen years which elapsed between her husband's death and the accession of her daughter, the Duchess devoted heart and soul to the responsible but honourable task committed to her, and she lived to see the blessed results of her labour of love. It is to the wise, virtuous, and self-sacrificing discharge of her maternal duties, under the blessing of God, that this country is largely indebted for possessing a Queen whose life illustrates all that we most love in woman, and whose reign exemplifies all that we most respect in a Sovereign. (William Francis.) Parallel Verses KJV: And Jehoash did that which was right in the sight of the LORD all his days wherein Jehoiada the priest instructed him. |
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