Then it was that, the memory of the past and the hope of the future blending together, all men seemed to mourn over this untimely end, and there was that pang in the public heart which accompanies the unexpected disappearance of a strong character.
From a biography of Lord George Bentinck, this reflects on the public's reaction to the unexpected death of a prominent figure.
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