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KING EDWARD VII.
He had, in fact, "walked virtually unattended into the darkest slums of Dublin, to have blessings and good wishes showered upon him instead of hot water and vitriol."
Later on he returned once more to "dear dirty Dublin," and was welcomed as warmly as ever.
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It is with supreme satisfaction that I have during our stay so often heard the hope expressed that a brighter day is dawning upon Ireland. I shall eagerly await the fulfilment of this hope. Its realisation will. under divine providence, depend largely upon the steady development of self-reliance and co-operation, upon better and more practical education, upon the growth of industrial and commercial enterprise, and upon the increase of mutual toleration and respect.
(1903)
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