Memoirs of the Court of England: From the Revolution in 1688 to the Death of George the Second, Band 2Richard Bentley, 1843 |
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... took upon himself , notwithstanding the offence which it seemed likely to give to the popular party , to invite the ambassador to Whitehall , and to order a splendid table to be kept for him twice a day ; moreover , he directed that the ...
... took upon himself , notwithstanding the offence which it seemed likely to give to the popular party , to invite the ambassador to Whitehall , and to order a splendid table to be kept for him twice a day ; moreover , he directed that the ...
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... ; and on those occasions he has made vows , in case she re- covered , to give , in charities , sometimes two hun- dred , sometimes three hundred pounds at a time , The Duke took of his which he performed punctually . 20 CATHERINE DARNLEY ,
... ; and on those occasions he has made vows , in case she re- covered , to give , in charities , sometimes two hun- dred , sometimes three hundred pounds at a time , The Duke took of his which he performed punctually . 20 CATHERINE DARNLEY ,
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... took of his which he performed punctually . " himself alludes to the care which he wife during her lying - in , or , as he expresses it , during the " mysteries of Lucina . ” * The Duchess was ridiculously proud of her royal birth , but ...
... took of his which he performed punctually . " himself alludes to the care which he wife during her lying - in , or , as he expresses it , during the " mysteries of Lucina . ” * The Duchess was ridiculously proud of her royal birth , but ...
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... took notice to her Grace that the velvet pall that covered the coffin was become thread - bare , -and so it remained . " * Previous to one of her journeys to Rome , dreading the consequences which would follow a discovery of her ...
... took notice to her Grace that the velvet pall that covered the coffin was become thread - bare , -and so it remained . " * Previous to one of her journeys to Rome , dreading the consequences which would follow a discovery of her ...
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... her women as black and dismal - looking as her- self . Of the result of the interview we have no record . The marriage , indeed , subsequently took place ; but as Lord Hervey continued stedfast in his 26 CATHERINE DARNLEY ,
... her women as black and dismal - looking as her- self . Of the result of the interview we have no record . The marriage , indeed , subsequently took place ; but as Lord Hervey continued stedfast in his 26 CATHERINE DARNLEY ,
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Seite 222 - Some natural tears he dropped, but wiped them soon : The world was all before him, where to choose His place of rest, and Providence his guide.
Seite 376 - Lepell) walked with me three or four hours by moonlight, and we met no creature of any quality but the king, who gave audience to the vicechamberlain, all alone, under the garden wall.
Seite 102 - I think Mr. St. John the greatest - -young man I ever knew; wit, capacity, beauty, quickness of apprehension, good learning, and an excellent taste; the best orator in the house of commons, admirable conversation, good nature, and good manners; generous, and a despiser of money.
Seite 361 - What? that thing of silk, Sporus, that mere white curd of ass's milk? Satire or sense, alas ! can Sporus feel? Who breaks a butterfly upon a wheel?
Seite 332 - Horace; when I aimed at being facetious, I quoted Martial; and when I had a mind to be a fine gentleman, I talked Ovid. I was convinced that none but the ancients had common sense; that the classics contained everything that was either necessary, useful, or ornamental to men; and I was not without thoughts of wearing the toga virilis of the Romans, instead of the vulgar and illiberal dress of the moderns.
Seite 213 - O Lord, thou knowest how busy I must be this day. If I forget thee, do not thou forget me," And with that rose up and cried, "March on, boys!
Seite 397 - Then you shall see her,' cried he; and, in the gaiety of the moment, sent orders home to have her finely dressed, and brought to him at the tavern; where she was received with acclamations, her...
Seite 410 - tis true — this truth you lovers know — In vain my structures rise, my gardens grow, In vain fair Thames reflects the double scenes Of hanging mountains, and of sloping greens: Joy lives not here; to happier seats it flies, And only dwells where Wortley casts her eyes.
Seite 162 - There St. John mingles with my friendly bowl The feast of reason and the flow of soul...
Seite 412 - Pope,' insinuating that I was whipped in Ham Walks on Thursday last : — -This is to give notice, that I did not stir out of my house at Twickenham on that day ; and the same is a malicious and ill-founded report. — AP...