The Memoirs of Charles-Lewis, Baron de Pollnitz: Being the Observations He Made in His Late Travels from Prussia Thro' Germany, Italy, France, Flanders, Holland, England, &c. ... In Letters to His Friend. Discovering Not Only the Present State of the Chief Cities and Towns; But the Characters of the Principal Persons at the Several Courts ...

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Sivu 258 - ... creatures, and think we have reason for that belief; although we do not pretend to know their way of subsisting. We are not ignorant of those laws made in terrorem, but leave the disposal of our bodies to the wisdom of the coroner and his jury ; the thing being indifferent to us, where our bodies are laid ; from whence it will appear how little anxious we are about...
Sivu 249 - Toujours égale dans les différentes situations de la vie; Mêmes principes, mêmes règles, mêmes vertus. Fidèle dans les exercices de piété, Tranquille au milieu des agitations de la cour, Simple dans la grandeur, Pauvre dans le centre des richesses, Humble au comble des honneurs, Révérée de Louis le Grand, Environnée de sa gloire, Autorisée par...
Sivu 256 - ... inveterate hatred we conceived against poverty and rags, evils that through a train of unlucky accidents were become inevitable. For we appeal to all that ever knew us, whether we were...
Sivu 258 - ... but shall content ourselves with a borrowed epitaph, which we shall insert in this paper. " Without a name, for ever silent, dumb; Dust, ashes, nought else is within this tomb ; Where we we.re born or bred, it matters not, Who were our parents, or hath us begot; We were, but now are not; think no more of us, For as we are, so you'll be, turned to dust.
Sivu 257 - We have also spent some time in viewing those wonders which are to be seen in the minute part of the world, and that with great pleasure and satisfaction. From all which particulars we are satisfied that such amazing things could not possibly be without a first mover— without the existence of an Almighty Being. And as we know the wonderful God to be Almighty, so we cannot help believing...
Sivu 443 - ... their amusement being to give and receive visits; to go often to court; to have the pleasure of being seen, which really is of all pleasures that which they seem to take most delight in. They turn out in a morning with a black velvet mask on their faces, a coif on in form of a hat, with the brim down, a round gown and a white apron, and in this trim they go to the park, or where else they please.
Sivu 418 - ... exchange for men of quality. 'Tis the same thing as the Tuileries at Paris, only the park has a certain beauty of simplicity which cannot be described. The grand walk is called the mall ; is full of people at every hour of the day, but especially at morning and evening, when their majesties often walk with the royal family, who are attended only by half a dozen yeomen of the guard, and permit all persons to walk at the same time with them. The ladies and gentlemen always appear in rich dresses,...
Sivu 249 - Toujours égale dans les diflérentes situations de la vie, mêmes principes, mêmes règles, mêmes vertus. Fidèle dans les exercices de piété. Tranquille au milieu des agitations de la Cour. Simple dans la grandeur. Pauvre dans le centre des richesses. Humble au comble des honneurs. Révérée de Louis le Grand. Environnée de sa gloire. Autorisée par la plus intime confiance.
Sivu 249 - Marquise de Maintenon. Femme illustre, femme vraiment chrétienne. Cette femme forte, que le sage chercha Vainement dans son siècle: Et qu'il nous eût proposée pour modèle, S'il eût vécu dans le nôtre.
Sivu 425 - All that find fault with the English for disaffection to their kings have not duly read their history, or are fond of slavery; and they who think a king of Great Britain is to be pitied because he is not absolute, have a false notion of kingly power. A monarch of England is capable of doing as much good as any king in the world, but he can do no wrong.

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