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Pagina 6
... Duke Ernest of Celle , whose younger son , William of Lüneburg , was the progenitor of the illustrious Hanoverian House at present reigning in Great Britain . Duke William held his Court at Celle , a little town of ten thousand people ...
... Duke Ernest of Celle , whose younger son , William of Lüneburg , was the progenitor of the illustrious Hanoverian House at present reigning in Great Britain . Duke William held his Court at Celle , a little town of ten thousand people ...
Pagina 7
... Duke George , the sixth brother . The others remained single , or contracted left - handed marriages after the princely fashion of those days . It is a queer picture - that of the old Prince dying in his little wood - built capital ...
... Duke George , the sixth brother . The others remained single , or contracted left - handed marriages after the princely fashion of those days . It is a queer picture - that of the old Prince dying in his little wood - built capital ...
Pagina 8
... Duke George , the marrying Duke , did not stop at home to partake of the beer and wine , and the sermons . He went about fighting wherever there was profit to be had . He served as general in the army of the circle of Lower Saxony , the ...
... Duke George , the marrying Duke , did not stop at home to partake of the beer and wine , and the sermons . He went about fighting wherever there was profit to be had . He served as general in the army of the circle of Lower Saxony , the ...
Pagina 11
... Duke of Hanover having heard all Gourville's proposal , said that a change would be advantageous to his house , but that he himself was too old to change . This shrewd woman had such keen eyes that she knew how to shut them upon ...
... Duke of Hanover having heard all Gourville's proposal , said that a change would be advantageous to his house , but that he himself was too old to change . This shrewd woman had such keen eyes that she knew how to shut them upon ...
Pagina 12
... Duke Ernest got for his soldiers he spent in a series of the most brilliant entertainments . Nevertheless , the jovial Prince was economical , and kept a steady eye upon his own interests . He achieved the electoral dignity for himself ...
... Duke Ernest got for his soldiers he spent in a series of the most brilliant entertainments . Nevertheless , the jovial Prince was economical , and kept a steady eye upon his own interests . He achieved the electoral dignity for himself ...
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Pagina 339 - In all my wanderings round this world of care, In all my griefs - and God has given my share I still had hopes, my latest hours to crown, Amidst these humble bowers to lay me down...
Pagina 329 - At church, with meek and unaffected grace, His looks adorn'd the venerable place; Truth from his lips prevail'd with double sway, And fools who came to scoff, remain'd to pray.
Pagina 264 - Peace to all such! but were there one whose fires True genius kindles, and fair fame inspires, Blest with each talent and each art to please, And born to write, converse, and live with ease: Should such a man, too fond to rule alone, Bear, like the Turk, no brother near the throne...
Pagina 188 - Inspired repulsed battalions to engage, And taught the doubtful battle where to rage. So when an angel by divine command With rising tempests shakes a guilty land, Such as of late o'er pale Britannia past, Calm and serene he drives the furious blast; And, pleased the Almighty's orders to perform, Rides in the whirlwind, and directs the storm.
Pagina 149 - A child will make two dishes at an entertainment for friends, and when the family dines alone, the fore or hind quarter will make a reasonable dish...
Pagina 226 - I meet with the grief of parents upon a tombstone, my heart melts with compassion ; when I see the tomb of the parents themselves, I consider the vanity of grieving for those whom we must quickly follow: when I see kings lying by those who deposed them, when I consider rival wits placed side by side, or the holy men that divided the world with their contests and disputes, I reflect with sorrow and astonishment on the little competitions, factions and debates of mankind.
Pagina 222 - like a distressed prince who calls in a powerful neighbour to his aid. I was undone by my auxiliary. When I had once called him in, I could not subsist without dependence on him.
Pagina 226 - When I look upon the tombs of the great, every emotion of envy dies in me ; when I read the epitaphs of the beautiful, every inordinate desire goes out...
Pagina 88 - Vex not his ghost. O, let him pass! He hates him That would upon the rack of this tough world Stretch him out longer.
Pagina 190 - Content thyself to be obscurely good. When vice prevails, and impious men bear sway, The post of honour is a private station.