Excerpt from The Soldier's Friend: Or, Memorials of Brunswick, a Poem, Sacred to the Memory of His Royal Highness, Frederick, Duke of York and Albany, Commander in-Chief of All His Majesty's Forces The course of war and the career of arms afford no congenial theme for a Minister of the gospel of peace. Yet, if it be natural for us to feel an honest pride in the still recent laurels that our countrymen have so nobly gained in the cause of liberty and justice; if it be a source of triumph, to feel that our military fame and strength secure us against all danger, or, at least, against all dread of foreign hostility; if we delight to witness, in the higher ranks of the British Army, that elevated sense of honour, which, though it may not make ambition virtue, yet sof tens all the horrors and ferocity of war -if, lastly, we behold with pleasure a provision made for the time-worn soldier, or for the tender orphans of those who have fallen in their country's service; then let a Nation's gratitude follow the lamented individual, under whose auspices and exertions this picture has been so fully realized. 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.