MEMORIAL AT MANSFIELD. 467 



A voice of mourning chilled the autumn blast, 

 Along mute wires the electric tidings passed ; 

 Palace and castle, hall and peasant's cot, 

 In grief agreeing, all but grief forgot. 

 Friends wept, foes pitied, Envy ceased to chide ; 

 All felt the loss of merit undenied. 

 Others may dedicate to soothe their grief 

 Historic brass in honour of their chief. 

 I have it not to give, but what is mine 

 Verse and a tear shall mingle at thy shrine ! 

 Accept the best a sorrowing heart can give, 

 And with thy virtues may our friendship live ! " 



Three years after Lord George Bentinck's 

 untimely death, a Memorial was erected in his 

 honour at Mansfield, of which an engraving is 

 given. The money necessary for its construction 

 was contributed anonymously by public subscrip- 

 tion. Upon its base the following words were 

 inscribed : 



"o tfje IHemorg of 

 LOED GEORGE FREDERICK CAVENDISH BENTINCK, 



SECOND SURVIVING SON OF 



WILLIAM HENRY CAVENDISH SCOTT, 



FOURTH DUKE OF POETLAND. 



HE DIED THE 21.ST DAY OF SEPTEMBER AN. DOM. MDCCCXLVIII., 

 IN THE FORTY-SEVENTH YEAR OF HIS AGE. 



His ardent patriotism and uncompromising honesty were only 

 equalled by the persevering zeal and extraordinary talents which 

 called forth the grateful homage of those who, in erecting this 

 Memorial, pay a heartfelt tribute to exertions which prematurely 

 brought to the grave one who might long have lived the pride of 

 this, his native country." 



