Lives of the Queens of England, from the Norman Conquest: With Anecdotes of Their Courts, Now First Published from Official Records and Other Authentic Documents, Private as Well as Public, Volume 11 |
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... letter , written by lady Cavendish , the daughter of the excellent lady Rachel Russell , a very young woman , sixteen years of age . " When the lords and commoners had agreed upon what power to give the king , and what to take away from ...
... letter , written by lady Cavendish , the daughter of the excellent lady Rachel Russell , a very young woman , sixteen years of age . " When the lords and commoners had agreed upon what power to give the king , and what to take away from ...
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... letter , and gave it to his wife to deliver in person to his royal niece . This epistle doubtless contained an unwelcome disquisition on filial duty , for lady Clarendon , when she saw the demeanour of the queen , dared not deliver it ...
... letter , and gave it to his wife to deliver in person to his royal niece . This epistle doubtless contained an unwelcome disquisition on filial duty , for lady Clarendon , when she saw the demeanour of the queen , dared not deliver it ...
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... letters would puzzle the orthography of the adepts in making anagrams , or any other kind of word - twisting . Her ... letter . James II . preferred too many such persons to ecclesiastical dignities , hoping that they would be pliable ...
... letters would puzzle the orthography of the adepts in making anagrams , or any other kind of word - twisting . Her ... letter . James II . preferred too many such persons to ecclesiastical dignities , hoping that they would be pliable ...
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... letter her father had written to her since her accession . It was an awful one , and the time of its reception was awful . King James wrote to his daughter , " That hitherto he had made all fatherly excuses for what had been done , and ...
... letter her father had written to her since her accession . It was an awful one , and the time of its reception was awful . King James wrote to his daughter , " That hitherto he had made all fatherly excuses for what had been done , and ...
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... letter from the estates , with a speech affirming that the king and queen had been called to the Scottish throne by the unani- mous votes of the senate . But in reality Dundee and all the unequivocal friends of James II . had left the ...
... letter from the estates , with a speech affirming that the king and queen had been called to the Scottish throne by the unani- mous votes of the senate . But in reality Dundee and all the unequivocal friends of James II . had left the ...
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Page 312 - And they went to bury her: but they found no more of her than the skull, and the feet, and the palms of her hands.
Page 181 - We, your Majesty's most dutiful and loyal subjects, the Lords spiritual and temporal, in parliament assembled...
Page 24 - He that ruleth over men must be just, Ruling in the fear of God. And he shall be as the light of the morning, when the sun riseth, Even a morning without clouds ; As the tender grass springing out of the earth By clear shining after rain.
Page 326 - ... tis impossible to imagine a more delightful spectacle. She had embellished all this with considerable magnificence, which made her look as big again as usual ; and I should have thought her one of the largest things of God's making if my Lady St.
Page 7 - Nation ; but nothing of all this appeared ; she came into Whitehall laughing and jolly, as to a wedding, so as to seem quite transported. She rose early the next morning, and in her undress, as it was reported, before her women were up, went about from room to room to see the convenience of Whitehall...
Page 223 - ... as to leave her faithful Mrs. Morley, she will rob her of all the joy and quiet of her life; for if that day should come, I could never enjoy a happy minute, and I swear to you I would shut myself up, and never see a creature.
Page 9 - Nation to so extraordinary a proceeding, which would have shew'd very handsomely to the world, and according to the character given of her piety ; consonant also to her husband's first declaration, that there was no intention of deposing the King, but of succouring the Nation...
Page 357 - God shall send us a Prince of Wales, he may have such a present of a crown made him as a Pope did to King John, who was surnamed Sans-terre, and was by his father made Lord of Ireland, which grant was confirmed by the Pope, who sent him a crown of peacocks' feathers, in derogation of his power, and the poverty of his country.
Page 109 - I wad tell a joyfu' tale To ane that's dear to me, And sit upon a king's window, And sing my melody. The adder lies i...
Page 140 - I go to Kensington as often as I can for air, but then I can never be quite alone; neither can I complain, — that would be some ease ; but I have nobody whose humour and circumstances agree with mine enough to speak my mind freely.