The Letters of Queen Victoria: A Selection from Her Majesty's Correspondence and Journal Bewteen the Years 1862 and 1878. Second series, Հատոր 1Longmans, Green, 1926 - 1327 էջ |
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Էջ 182 - I venture to say that every man who is not presumably incapacitated by some consideration of personal unfitness or of political danger is morally entitled to come within the pale of the Constitution.
Էջ 14 - The appalling news since received has afflicted the Queen very much. Her Majesty commands me to say that her tenderest sympathy is with the poor widows and mothers, and that her own misery only makes her feel the more for them. Her Majesty hopes that everything will be done as far as possible to alleviate their distress, and Her Majesty will have a sad satisfaction in assisting in such a measure.
Էջ 288 - The Queen must say that she does feel very bitterly the want of feeling of those who ask the Queen to go to open Parliament. That the public should wish to see her she fully understands, and has no wish to prevent — quite the contrary; but why this wish should be...
Էջ 273 - Prime Minister he managed affairs at home well, and behaved to me well. But I never liked him, or could ever the least respect him, nor could I forget his conduct on certain occasions to my Angel. He was very vindictive, and personal feelings influenced his political acts very much.
Էջ 132 - Viscount Palmerston can quite understand your Majesty's reluctance to take any active part in measures in any conflict against Germany, but he is sure that your Majesty will never forget that you are Sovereign of Great Britain...
Էջ 300 - ... she would gladly have conferred upon him either a baronetcy or the Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath, but that she understands Mr. Peabody to feel himself debarred from accepting such distinctions. It only remains, therefore, for the Queen to give Mr. Peabody this assurance of her personal feelings, which she would further wish to mark by asking him to accept a miniature portrait of herself, which she will desire to have painted for him, and which, when finished, can either be sent to him...
Էջ 232 - Conference have been brought to a close without accomplishing the important purpose for which it was convened; and to express to her Majesty our great regret that, while the course pursued by her Majesty's Government has failed to maintain their avowed policy of upholding the integrity and independence of Denmark, it has lowered the just influence of this country in the capitals of Europe, and thereby diminished the securities for peace.
Էջ 590 - The Lords are not very wise, but there ia sometimes profit to the people, even in their unwisdom. If they should delay the passing of the Irish Church Bill for three months, they will stimulate discussion on important questions, which, but for their infatuation, might have slumbered for many years.
Էջ 357 - I cannot and will not forget that I am a Prussian but as such I know it is very difficult to make you or any other non-German see how our case lies.
Էջ 235 - Viscount Palmerston presents his humble duty to your Majesty, and begs to...