He Is In Every Respect A Republican Pig, Going Wherever He
Pleases, And Mingling With The Best Society, On An Equal If Not Superior
Footing, For Every One Makes Way When He Appears, And The Haughtiest Give
Him The Wall If He Prefer It.
He is a great philosopher, and seldom moved,
unless by the dogs before mentioned." - (Dickens' American Notes, p. 38.)
[112] CANADA'S ROYAL VISITORS - WHO HAVE BEEN HERE SINCE 1787. - "Canada has
been honoured with visits from the following Royal personages: - His Royal
Highness Prince William Henry (afterwards William IV.) uncle of Her
Majesty Queen Victoria, landed in Quebec in 1787. H.R.H. Prince Edward,
Duke of Kent, father of Queen Victoria, visited Canada in 1791, four years
later than his brother. H.R.H. Albert Edward, Prince of Wales and heir
apparent of the British Crown, was in this country in 1860, and laid the
corner-stone of the Parliament Buildings at Ottawa. H.R.H. Prince Alfred,
Duke of Edinburgh, second son of Queen Victoria, was here in 1861, H.R.H.
Prince Leopold in May, 1880. H.E.H. Prince de Joinville, son of Louis
Philippe, King of France, was in Canada the same year as Prince Alfred.
Prince Napoleon Bonaparte, cousin of Napoleon III., Emperor of France,
also in 1861. H.R.H. Prince Arthur, third son of the Queen, in 1869.
H.R.H. the Grand Duke Alexis of Russia, in 1871. H.R.H. Dom Pedro, Emperor
of Brazil, in 1876 (Centennial year); and Her Royal Highness the Princess
Louise and H.R.H. the Duke of Edinburgh (his second visit), in 1878.
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