Court Life Below Stairs: Or, London Under the First Georges, L714-1760, Հատոր 2Hurst and Blackett, 1882 |
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... Duchess of Queens- bury and the King - Dean Swift and her Grace - Her Majesty the Patroness of Poets - The Queen's Illness— ' An Ill that Nobody knows of ' -Her Majesty's Fare- well - Her Death - The King's Grief - Sir Robert Wal- pole ...
... Duchess of Queens- bury and the King - Dean Swift and her Grace - Her Majesty the Patroness of Poets - The Queen's Illness— ' An Ill that Nobody knows of ' -Her Majesty's Fare- well - Her Death - The King's Grief - Sir Robert Wal- pole ...
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... Duchess of Montrose crept along with a dozen black snakes playing round her face , and my Lady Portland ( who is fallen away since her dismissal from Court ) represented very finely an Egyptian mummy , embroidered over with ...
... Duchess of Montrose crept along with a dozen black snakes playing round her face , and my Lady Portland ( who is fallen away since her dismissal from Court ) represented very finely an Egyptian mummy , embroidered over with ...
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... Duchess of Zell ; all of which were believed to have been made in favour of his son ; so that , when it came to that son's turn to destroy his father's will and exhibit what may be called the hereditary trait of dishonesty , it seems ...
... Duchess of Zell ; all of which were believed to have been made in favour of his son ; so that , when it came to that son's turn to destroy his father's will and exhibit what may be called the hereditary trait of dishonesty , it seems ...
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... Duchess of Marlborough , through whom , indeed , the favourite had first obtained her place as Woman of the Bed - chamber . How can that woman , ' said the Duchess at one of the royal drawing - rooms , speaking in a loud voice for the ...
... Duchess of Marlborough , through whom , indeed , the favourite had first obtained her place as Woman of the Bed - chamber . How can that woman , ' said the Duchess at one of the royal drawing - rooms , speaking in a loud voice for the ...
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... satisfied with Nature's gifts , he strove to add to them by painting his face , a habit which the Duchess of Marlborough said was to soften the ghastliness of his features , but that they were ghastly , no one else has.
... satisfied with Nature's gifts , he strove to add to them by painting his face , a habit which the Duchess of Marlborough said was to soften the ghastliness of his features , but that they were ghastly , no one else has.
Common terms and phrases
afterwards amours amusement asked became believed bride Clayton coach court courtiers dance daughter Dean death desired Doddington drawing-room dressed Duchess of Marlborough Duke of Cumberland England English father favour favourite Frederick friends gave George George II George Selwyn Grace handsome Hanover Hervey's honour Horace Walpole husband James's king and queen king's knew Lady Mary Lady Strafford Lady Suffolk letter lived Lord Hervey Madame Walmoden Majesty Majesty's manner marriage married masquerade ministers Miss Vane mistress morning never night o'clock occasion once opera passion play poet poor Pope present Prince Fred Prince of Wales Prince's Princess Amelia Princess Caroline Princess of Wales Princess Royal Pulteney reign replied retired royal family Royal Highness satire says sent Sir Robert Walpole soon speak talk tell thought throne told took town Vice-Chamberlain whilst wife woman writes wrote
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Էջ 122 - Here lies Fred, Who was alive, and is dead. Had it been his father, I had much rather. Had it been his brother, Still better than another. Had it been his sister, No one would have missed her. Had it been the whole generation, Still better for the nation. But since 'tis only Fred, Who was alive, and is dead, There's no more to be said.
Էջ 50 - Walpole informed me," writes Lord Hardwicke, " of certain passages between the King and himself, and between the Queen and the Prince, of too high and secret a nature even to be trusted to this narrative ; but from thence I found great reason to think, that this unhappy difference between the King and Queen and His Royal Highness turned upon some points of a more interesting and important nature than have hitherto appeared.
Էջ 192 - Lost or strayed out of this house, a man who has left a wife and six children on the parish ; whoever will give any tidings of him to the churchwardens of St.
Էջ 296 - ... smelling-bottle : but in two minutes his curiosity got the better of his hypocrisy, and he ran about the chapel with his glass, to spy who was or was not 'there, spying with one hand and mopping his eyes with the other. Then returned the fear of catching cold ; and the Duke of Cumberland, who was sinking with heat, felt himself weighed down, and turning round found it was the Duke of Newcastle standing upon his train, to avoid the chill of the marble.
Էջ 296 - ... could not be pleasant; his leg extremely bad, yet forced to stand upon it near two hours; his face bloated and distorted with his late paralytic stroke, which has affected too one of his eyes; and placed over the mouth of the vault into which, in all probability, he must himself so soon descend; think how unpleasant a situation ! He bore it all with a firm and unaffected countenance.
Էջ 205 - ... with the perquisite of spunging while you are young, and when you are old will afford you a pint of port at night, two servants, and an old maid, a little garden, and pen and ink — provided you live in the country.
Էջ 207 - Because we would rather see you than any of them." "Ay, any one that did not know you so well as I do might believe you. But, since you are come, I must get some supper for you, I suppose?
Էջ 184 - I am sick to death of all this foolish stuff, and wish with all my heart that the devil may take all your Bishops, and the devil take your minister, and the devil take the Parliament, and the devil take the whole island, provided I can get out of it and go to Hanover.
Էջ 230 - let this farce be played ; the archbishop will act it very well. You may bid him be as short as you will : it will do the queen no hurt, no more than any good ; and it will satisfy all the wise and good fools who will call us atheists if we don't pretend to be as great fools as they are.
Էջ 295 - ... or stood where they could or would ; the yeomen of the guard were crying out for help, oppressed by the immense weight of the coffin. The bishop read sadly, and blundered in the prayers : the fine chapter, " Man that is born of a woman," was chanted, not read ; and the anthem, besides being immeasurably tedious, would have served as well for a nuptial.