Anecdotes of Some Distingushed Persons: Chiefly of the Present and Two Preceding Centuries, Volume 1T. Cadell and W. Davies, 1796 - Anecdotes |
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... Prince , in the year 1369 , inftituted an Order of Chivalry . One of the ftatutes of it is curious , and fhews the high opinion he en- tertained of the influence of the female fex upon the virtue and the happiness of mankind . cording ...
... Prince , in the year 1369 , inftituted an Order of Chivalry . One of the ftatutes of it is curious , and fhews the high opinion he en- tertained of the influence of the female fex upon the virtue and the happiness of mankind . cording ...
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... Prince having met with very great re- fiftance as he was befieging the town of Nefle , in Picardy , as foon as it was furrendered to him , ordered the inhabitants to be put to the sword , the commanding officer to be hung upon the ...
... Prince having met with very great re- fiftance as he was befieging the town of Nefle , in Picardy , as foon as it was furrendered to him , ordered the inhabitants to be put to the sword , the commanding officer to be hung upon the ...
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... Prince who " fo well knew his own ftrength , and whom the " love of riot neceffitated to a love of treasure , " which commonly is fupplied by oppreffion of " the fubject . His buildings were few , but " fumptuous for the time , which ...
... Prince who " fo well knew his own ftrength , and whom the " love of riot neceffitated to a love of treasure , " which commonly is fupplied by oppreffion of " the fubject . His buildings were few , but " fumptuous for the time , which ...
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... Prince , in the year 1369 , instituted an Order of Chivalry . One of the statutes of it is curious , and fhews the high opinion he en- tertained of the influence of the female fex upon the virtue and the happiness of mankind . cording ...
... Prince , in the year 1369 , instituted an Order of Chivalry . One of the statutes of it is curious , and fhews the high opinion he en- tertained of the influence of the female fex upon the virtue and the happiness of mankind . cording ...
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... Prince having met with very great re- fiftance as he was befieging the town of Nefle , in Picardy , as foon as it was furrendered to him , ordered the inhabitants to be put to the sword , the commanding officer to be hung upon the ...
... Prince having met with very great re- fiftance as he was befieging the town of Nefle , in Picardy , as foon as it was furrendered to him , ordered the inhabitants to be put to the sword , the commanding officer to be hung upon the ...
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Page 210 - ... at the latter end of the day, finding me ever incorrigible, and having some inducements to suspect me a tamperer, he was sufficiently rigid. The first time that ever I took notice of him was in the very beginning of the Parliament held in November 1640, when I vainly thought myself a courtly young gentleman ; for we courtiers valued ourselves much upon our good clothes. I came one morning into the House well clad, and perceived a gentleman speaking, whom I knew not, very ordinarily apparelled,...
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Page 161 - His memory was great, and he made it greater by confiding in it. His elocution was very fluent, and it was a great part of his talent readily to reply, or freely to harangue upon any subject.
Page 137 - He was no plodder upon books, though he read much, and that with great judgment, and rejection of impertinences incident to many authors ; for he would ever interlace a moderate relaxation of his mind with his studies, as walking, or taking the air abroad in his coach, or...
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Page 171 - King ; with speed he comes to the House; he calls rudely at the door; James Maxwell, Keeper of the Black Rod, opens ; his Lordship, with a proud glooming countenance, makes towards his place at the board head...
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