It has been well said by a poet that "Fierce is the light that beats
upon the throne." Since those words were written the light beating
upon the throne has become ten times more powerful, but in the case of
King Edward that fact has only tended to emphasise His Majesty's charm
of life and of personality, and the power of his will, which have
benefitted not only this country but the whole civilised world.
_Usk Quarter Sessions, June 22nd, 1910--in moving a
Vote of Condolence on the death of King Edward._