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Pagina 7
... noble or simple to go into the cellar : wine shall only be served at the Prince's or Councillors ' table ; and every Monday , the honest old Duke Christian ordains the accounts shall be ready , and the expenses in the kitchen , the wine ...
... noble or simple to go into the cellar : wine shall only be served at the Prince's or Councillors ' table ; and every Monday , the honest old Duke Christian ordains the accounts shall be ready , and the expenses in the kitchen , the wine ...
Pagina 9
... is pulled down ; and the grand hunts- man gives the knife in the midst of a chorus of bugles ; and ' tis time the Court go home to dinner ; and our noble traveller , it may be the Baron of Pöllnitz , or the GEORGE THE FIRST .
... is pulled down ; and the grand hunts- man gives the knife in the midst of a chorus of bugles ; and ' tis time the Court go home to dinner ; and our noble traveller , it may be the Baron of Pöllnitz , or the GEORGE THE FIRST .
Pagina 10
... noble name to the marshal of the Court . Then our nobleman arrays himself in green and gold , or pink and silver , in the richest Paris mode , and is introduced by the chamberlain , and makes his bow to the jolly Prince , and the ...
... noble name to the marshal of the Court . Then our nobleman arrays himself in green and gold , or pink and silver , in the richest Paris mode , and is introduced by the chamberlain , and makes his bow to the jolly Prince , and the ...
Pagina 15
... noble lords , great officers of the household , with ancient pedigrees , with embroidered coats , and stars on their breasts and wands in their hands , walking backwards for near the space of a mile , while the Royal procession made its ...
... noble lords , great officers of the household , with ancient pedigrees , with embroidered coats , and stars on their breasts and wands in their hands , walking backwards for near the space of a mile , while the Royal procession made its ...
Pagina 16
... noble . We find the master of the horse had 1,090 thalers of pay ; the high chamberlain , 2,000 - a thaler being about three shillings of our money . There were two chamberlains , and one for the Princess ; five gentlemen of the chamber ...
... noble . We find the master of the horse had 1,090 thalers of pay ; the high chamberlain , 2,000 - a thaler being about three shillings of our money . There were two chamberlains , and one for the Princess ; five gentlemen of the chamber ...
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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.