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Pagina 30
... asked for the office of Lord President of the North ; it was refused : he became disaffected , raised mutinies , and , at last , excited the indigna- tion of his too - indulgent sovereign . Charles dismissed him from his office , after ...
... asked for the office of Lord President of the North ; it was refused : he became disaffected , raised mutinies , and , at last , excited the indigna- tion of his too - indulgent sovereign . Charles dismissed him from his office , after ...
Pagina 32
... asked him if he was uneasy . Yes , ' the marquis replied , adding , ' the duke dared not do this if he were anywhere else . ' Buck- ingham retorted , ' Yes , he would : and he was a better man than my lord marquis ; ' on which ...
... asked him if he was uneasy . Yes , ' the marquis replied , adding , ' the duke dared not do this if he were anywhere else . ' Buck- ingham retorted , ' Yes , he would : and he was a better man than my lord marquis ; ' on which ...
Pagina 33
... asked to name his accomplices . ' No , ' he replied , the fear of danger shall never tempt me to deny guilt or to betray a friend . ' Charles II . , with undignified curiosity , wished to see the culprit . On inquiring of Blood how he ...
... asked to name his accomplices . ' No , ' he replied , the fear of danger shall never tempt me to deny guilt or to betray a friend . ' Charles II . , with undignified curiosity , wished to see the culprit . On inquiring of Blood how he ...
Pagina 44
... asked him if he had made a will , or if he would declare who was to be his heir ? but to the first , he answered he had made none ; and to the last , whoever was named he answered , " No. " First , my lady duchess was named , and then I ...
... asked him if he had made a will , or if he would declare who was to be his heir ? but to the first , he answered he had made none ; and to the last , whoever was named he answered , " No. " First , my lady duchess was named , and then I ...
Pagina 49
... the two officers were at the mercy of their maître d'hôtel , who asked for money . One day , when De Grammont came home sooner than usual , he found Matta fast asleep . Whilst De Grammont stood E 50 THE CHURCH OR THE ARMY ? looking at him.
... the two officers were at the mercy of their maître d'hôtel , who asked for money . One day , when De Grammont came home sooner than usual , he found Matta fast asleep . Whilst De Grammont stood E 50 THE CHURCH OR THE ARMY ? looking at him.
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The wits and beaux of society, by Grace and Philip Wharton, Volume 1 Katherine Thomson Volledige weergave - 1860 |
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Pagina 252 - I might boast myself le vainqueur du vainqueur de la terre, that I might obtain that regard for which I saw the world contending, but I found my attendance so little encouraged that neither pride nor modesty would suffer me to continue it. When I had once addressed...
Pagina 100 - Here lies our Sovereign Lord the King, Whose word no man relies on ; Who never said a foolish thing, And never did a wise one.
Pagina 6 - A man so various, that he seemed to be Not one, but all mankind's epitome : Stiff in opinions, always in the wrong, Was everything by starts, and nothing long; But, in the course of one revolving moon, Was chemist, fiddler, statesman, and buffoon ; Then all for women, painting, rhyming, drinking, Besides ten thousand freaks that died in thinking.
Pagina 297 - I heard the bell tolled on thy burial day, I saw the hearse that bore thee slow away, And, turning from my nursery window, drew A long, long sigh, and wept...
Pagina 389 - In flower of youth and beauty's pride. Happy, happy, happy pair; None but the brave, None but the brave, None but the brave deserve the fair.
Pagina 252 - Seven years, my lord, have now passed, since I waited in your outward rooms, or was repulsed from your door ; during which time I have been pushing on my work through difficulties, of which it is useless to complain, and have brought it, at last, to the verge of publication, without one act of assistance,1 one word of encouragement, or one smile of favour. Such treatment I did not expect, for I never had a patron before.
Pagina 42 - Of mimic statesmen, and their merry king. No wit to flatter, left of all his store ! No fool to laugh at, which he valued more. There, victor of his health, of fortune, friends, And fame, this lord of useless thousands ends ! His grace's fate sage Cutler could foresee, And well (he thought) advised him,
Pagina 252 - Dictionary is recommended to the public, were written by your lordship. To be so distinguished, is an honour, which, being very little accustomed to favours from the great, I know not well how to receive, or in what terms to acknowledge. When, upon some slight encouragement, I first visited your lordship, I was over-powered, like the rest of mankind, by the enchantment of your address, and could not forbear to wish that I might boast myself...
Pagina 252 - Is not a Patron, my Lord, one who looks with unconcern on a man struggling for life in the water, and when he has reached ground, encumbers him with help...
Pagina 370 - The next time Mr. Selwyn calls, show him up. If I am alive, I shall be delighted to see him ; and if I am dead, he will be glad to see me.