Court Life Below Stairs: Or, London Under the First Georges, L714-1760, Հատոր 2Hurst and Blackett, 1882 |
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... Majesty returns - The Queen seeks Advice - Royal Birthdays - The Town becomes Dull- The King's Anxiety to leave England - Madame Walmoden and the Garden Ladder - A ' Hard Lesson ' -The Archbishop of York congratulates Her Majesty on her ...
... Majesty returns - The Queen seeks Advice - Royal Birthdays - The Town becomes Dull- The King's Anxiety to leave England - Madame Walmoden and the Garden Ladder - A ' Hard Lesson ' -The Archbishop of York congratulates Her Majesty on her ...
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... Majesty , who received it in silence , and , instead of opening it before the council as his Grace expected , put it quietly into one of his pockets , and without more ado walked out of the room . The Arch- bishop was so much surprised ...
... Majesty , who received it in silence , and , instead of opening it before the council as his Grace expected , put it quietly into one of his pockets , and without more ado walked out of the room . The Arch- bishop was so much surprised ...
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... Majesty , who had put it in the fire unopened ; that a messen- ger was dispatched to the Duke of Wolfen- büttel , with a treaty granting him all he desired , and that by return of the messenger the original will was expected from him ...
... Majesty , who had put it in the fire unopened ; that a messen- ger was dispatched to the Duke of Wolfen- büttel , with a treaty granting him all he desired , and that by return of the messenger the original will was expected from him ...
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... Majesty ; but Queen Caroline , in speaking to Lord Hervey of the Duke of York's will , said his Grace left everything he had , which amount- ed to £ 50,000 , to her husband , except his jewels , and these he left to the Queen of Prussia ...
... Majesty ; but Queen Caroline , in speaking to Lord Hervey of the Duke of York's will , said his Grace left everything he had , which amount- ed to £ 50,000 , to her husband , except his jewels , and these he left to the Queen of Prussia ...
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... Majesty had for her that she was selected for this position , but rather as a protest to the court that he was not subject to , or governed by his wife , a suspicion to which he was most sensitive . When he succeeded to the throne Mrs ...
... Majesty had for her that she was selected for this position , but rather as a protest to the court that he was not subject to , or governed by his wife , a suspicion to which he was most sensitive . When he succeeded to the throne Mrs ...
Common terms and phrases
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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.