Pins and pincushions . wo rounds of cardcovered with white satin and sewn together at theedges. On one side is a nicely engraved portrait ofthe Duke of York within a wreath of bay and oakleaves. Underneath the portrait is the inscription:Published by R. Millar, 14 Paternoster Row. Onthe other side is an obituary : His Royal Highnessthe Duke of York was born i6th August 1763. Inhis official capacity as commander-in-chief his RoyalHighness exercised the great powers vested in himwith that wisdom and discretion which stamps alasting lustre on his name : under his fostering carea race of heroes ha
Pins and pincushions . wo rounds of cardcovered with white satin and sewn together at theedges. On one side is a nicely engraved portrait ofthe Duke of York within a wreath of bay and oakleaves. Underneath the portrait is the inscription:Published by R. Millar, 14 Paternoster Row. Onthe other side is an obituary : His Royal Highnessthe Duke of York was born i6th August 1763. Inhis official capacity as commander-in-chief his RoyalHighness exercised the great powers vested in himwith that wisdom and discretion which stamps alasting lustre on his name : under his fostering carea race of heroes have appeared, and the soldiers ofBritain are at once the dread and admiration of theworld : he was unwearied in works of private bene-volence : many a soldiers tear has been wiped away,and many widows and orphans have had their sorrowsalleviated by the kind exercise of his a word, he was the Soldiers Friend. His RoyalHighness, after great suffering, died the 5th January1827, in his 64th year. PLATE XXWII.
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