Court Life Below Stairs: Or, London Under the First Georges, L714-1760, Հատոր 2Hurst and Blackett, 1882 |
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... , levees , and audiences fill the morning ; at night the king plays at commerce and back - gammon , the queen at quadrille , where poor Lady Charlotte runs her usual nightly gauntlet , the queen pulling her hood , Mr. Schutz.
... , levees , and audiences fill the morning ; at night the king plays at commerce and back - gammon , the queen at quadrille , where poor Lady Charlotte runs her usual nightly gauntlet , the queen pulling her hood , Mr. Schutz.
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... night after night . This op- position , which at first might have been re- garded as childish , soon became a grievance , which occupied the attention of the whole court . All who appeared at the Handel operas were at once hailed as ...
... night after night . This op- position , which at first might have been re- garded as childish , soon became a grievance , which occupied the attention of the whole court . All who appeared at the Handel operas were at once hailed as ...
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... night after night , having the dissatisfaction of knowing that the opposition theatre was crowded with the Prince's adherents . This gave Lord Chester- field an opportunity of saying one night , when he sauntered into the Lincoln's Inn ...
... night after night , having the dissatisfaction of knowing that the opposition theatre was crowded with the Prince's adherents . This gave Lord Chester- field an opportunity of saying one night , when he sauntered into the Lincoln's Inn ...
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... night is a ball . ' At eight o'clock the wedding procession formed , and proceeded to the chapel , where the marriage took place , the joining of hands being proclaimed to the people by the firing of guns . A somewhat curious account is ...
... night is a ball . ' At eight o'clock the wedding procession formed , and proceeded to the chapel , where the marriage took place , the joining of hands being proclaimed to the people by the firing of guns . A somewhat curious account is ...
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... night - gown of silver stuff , and cap of the finest lace , the quality were admitted to see the bride and bridegroom sitting up in the bed surrounded by all the royal family . His Majesty was dressed in a gold brocade turned up with ...
... night - gown of silver stuff , and cap of the finest lace , the quality were admitted to see the bride and bridegroom sitting up in the bed surrounded by all the royal family . His Majesty was dressed in a gold brocade turned up with ...
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.