The Private History of the Court of England: In Two Volumes, Nide 1author, and sold, 1808 |
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... young prince ( ' till he de- termined to throw off the yoke of submis- sion ) , and gave him only the command of a chosen set of warriors , youthful and prone to pleasure as himself . The dis- cipline of these few troops left Edward ...
... young prince ( ' till he de- termined to throw off the yoke of submis- sion ) , and gave him only the command of a chosen set of warriors , youthful and prone to pleasure as himself . The dis- cipline of these few troops left Edward ...
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... young man of the name of de Rosen- vault had formerly resided near them . A thousand little delicate attentions had escaped him , unheeded by the innocent Maria , and accepted of , as of no dangerous tendency , by the mother ; for his ...
... young man of the name of de Rosen- vault had formerly resided near them . A thousand little delicate attentions had escaped him , unheeded by the innocent Maria , and accepted of , as of no dangerous tendency , by the mother ; for his ...
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... young and wealthy nobles appear in swarms : some few , ay many , no doubt , you will attract : I will take care to provide you with lovers and . admirers , with an introduction to you , by means of a friend that I can trust- . ' " To ...
... young and wealthy nobles appear in swarms : some few , ay many , no doubt , you will attract : I will take care to provide you with lovers and . admirers , with an introduction to you , by means of a friend that I can trust- . ' " To ...
Sivu 39
... young woman , kneeling , and presenting her a petition . The duchess graciously raised her up , and , taking her into a magnificent saloon , requested her to speak her wishes without restraint , as she should esteem herself truly happy ...
... young woman , kneeling , and presenting her a petition . The duchess graciously raised her up , and , taking her into a magnificent saloon , requested her to speak her wishes without restraint , as she should esteem herself truly happy ...
Sivu 42
... young ladies and beautiful little pages that attended them at a slight banquet , made her almost fancy herself among the loves and graces . After they had retired , the duchess attended to the subject of Maria's petition . " How many ...
... young ladies and beautiful little pages that attended them at a slight banquet , made her almost fancy herself among the loves and graces . After they had retired , the duchess attended to the subject of Maria's petition . " How many ...
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abbess affection amongst appeared beauty became beheld beloved British Ladies Change of Ministry CHAP character charms Cobham Countess Countess of Devonshire court crafty Widow crown Dangers daughter dear dignity Disappointed Ambition Duchess of York Duke Duke of Burgundy Earthly Sorrow elegant Elfrida England English Rebellion Excursions to France expence Fauconberg favour favourite female former Days French Policy happy heart honour house of Lancaster house of York husband intriguing Mistress Jane Shore king knew Ladies of former Lady Elizabeth Grey Lancastrians lived Lord Fauconberg Lord Hastings Louis LOVELACE Margaret Margaret of Anjou marriage married ment mind Mistaken Confidence mother of Edward Mystery never nobility noble party pleasure possessed Power superior Princely Recreations Princess of Savoy royal sad Chance shew short Peace superior to Justice tender Attachment throne tion treacherous Enemy Triumph unfortunate valuable Friend vice Victim to Gratitude virtue virtuous Warwick wife wish woman Yorkists young youth
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Sivu 191 - The letter, as I live, with all the business I writ to his holiness. Nay then, farewell ! I have touch'd the highest point of all my greatness : And, from that full meridian of my glory, I haste now to my setting. I shall fall Like a bright exhalation in the evening, And no man see me more.
Sivu 252 - Was fashion'd to much honour. From his cradle He was a scholar, and a ripe and good one ; Exceeding wise, fair spoken, and persuading : Lofty and sour to them that loved him not ; But, to those men that sought him, sweet as summer...
Sivu 109 - She advanced towards him, and presenting to him the young prince, called out to him, " Here, my friend, I commit to your care the safety of your king's son.
Sivu xvii - Noble madam, Men's evil manners live in brass; their virtues We write in water.
Sivu 178 - Then will I raise aloft the milk white rose, With whose sweet smell the air shall be perfumed ; And in my standard bear the arms of York, To grapple with the house of Lancaster ; And force perforce I'll make him yield the crown, Whose bookish rule hath pull'd fair England down.
Sivu 225 - Ah ! why my curse from those, that ought to bless me ? The queen of Thrace can answer that sad question: She had two sons; but two; And so have I. Misfortune stands with her bow ever bent Over the world ; and he who wounds another, Directs the goddess by that part he wounds, Where to strike deep her arrows in himself.
Sivu 166 - On some fond breast the parting soul relics ; Some pious drops the closing eye requires ; E'en from the tomb the voice of nature cries ; E'en in our ashes live their wonted fires.
Sivu 112 - Her sufferings became keen and poignant ; the sorrows of her heart were of the most corroding kind, and threatened a state of health, naturally delicate, and which was hastening rapidly to its decline." Before her death she was "deprived of the use of her sylph-like limbs.
Sivu 143 - Louis by the hand, thanked him for all the civilities he had shewn her, and repeated her wish of seeing him enter London, in triumph. But Lord Hastings, who heard her, with much warmth, reproved her for her want of loyalty to his master. " My good Lord Chamberlain," said the countess,
Sivu 105 - on his lips. The following extract (vol. i. pp. 104-5) will give an idea of the stylo of the book : — "The learned philosophic baronet [ie , Sir William Hamilton], whose deep researches explored the antiquities of Rome and Naples, was captivated by the Grecian form of one who had, from a menial servant, become a lady of pleasure ; who, in an allegorical pageant, personated the goddess Hygeia, and at length became the idolized goddess of this knight of antiquity, who gave her the undisputed title...