Memoirs of the Court of England: From the Revolution in 1688 to the Death of George the Second, Volume 1R. Bentley, 1843 |
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Pagina 17
... scarcely a show of opposition , retired before their foe ; already the French monarch was , in person , before the gates of Utrecht ; and the entire conquest , if not dismemberment , of the Dutch dominions , appeared inevitable . It was ...
... scarcely a show of opposition , retired before their foe ; already the French monarch was , in person , before the gates of Utrecht ; and the entire conquest , if not dismemberment , of the Dutch dominions , appeared inevitable . It was ...
Pagina 20
... scarcely be remarked , that , in the end , the mob proved too powerful for the republican party , and , on the 5th of July , 1672 , the office of Stadtholder , with its usual powers and immunities , was solemnly con- ferred on the ...
... scarcely be remarked , that , in the end , the mob proved too powerful for the republican party , and , on the 5th of July , 1672 , the office of Stadtholder , with its usual powers and immunities , was solemnly con- ferred on the ...
Pagina 34
... scarcely less forcible : " Sooner , " he said , " than subscribe to the conditions proposed , I would charge a body of a thousand men , though only at the head of a hundred , and with certain destruction staring me in the face ...
... scarcely less forcible : " Sooner , " he said , " than subscribe to the conditions proposed , I would charge a body of a thousand men , though only at the head of a hundred , and with certain destruction staring me in the face ...
Pagina 43
... scarcely more than six weeks before the landing of the Prince of Orange , -Barillon writes from England to Louis the Fourteenth , - " His Majesty en- tered into a discussion of the advices come from Holland , and said that in such ...
... scarcely more than six weeks before the landing of the Prince of Orange , -Barillon writes from England to Louis the Fourteenth , - " His Majesty en- tered into a discussion of the advices come from Holland , and said that in such ...
Pagina 58
... scarcely have entered on such circumstantial details , had his statement not been supported by facts . It would have been foolish to assert what it was in the power of every one to refute . " Expedition of his Highness the Prince of ...
... scarcely have entered on such circumstantial details , had his statement not been supported by facts . It would have been foolish to assert what it was in the power of every one to refute . " Expedition of his Highness the Prince of ...
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Pagina 80 - second, having endeavoured to subvert the constitution of " the kingdom, by breaking the original contract between " king and people — and, by the advice of Jesuits and other " wicked persons, having violated the fundamental laws, " and having withdrawn himself out of this kingdom — has " abdicated the government, and that the throne is thereby
Pagina 294 - Barry, in characters of greatness, had a presence of elevated dignity ; her mien and motion superb, and gracefully majestic ; her voice full, clear, and strong, so that no violence of passion could be too much for her ; and when distress or tenderness possessed her, she subsided into the most affecting melody and softness. In the art of exciting pity, she had a power beyond all the actresses I have yet seen, or what your imagination can conceive.
Pagina 483 - Scarce once herself, by turns all womankind ! Who, with herself, or others, from her birth Finds all her life one warfare upon earth: Shines in exposing knaves, and painting fools, Yet is, whate'er she hates and ridicules.
Pagina 484 - By spirit robb'd of power, by warmth of friends, By wealth of followers ! without one distress Sick of herself, through very selfishness ! Atossa, cursed with every granted prayer, Childless with all her children, wants an heir. To heirs unknown descends the unguarded store, Or wanders, Heaven-directed, to the poor...
Pagina 494 - tis all a cheat, Yet, fooled with hope, men favour the deceit ; Trust on, and think to-morrow will repay ; To-morrow's falser than the former day ; Lies worse ; and, while it says we shall be blest With some new joys, cuts off what we possest.
Pagina 484 - Nor more a storm her hate than gratitude: To that each passion turns, or soon or late; Love, if it makes her yield, must make her hate: Superiors?
Pagina 349 - This, sir, could proceed from nothing but the inviolable dictates of my conscience, and a necessary concern for my religion (which no good man can oppose), and with which I am instructed nothing can come in competition.
Pagina 447 - She has preserved a tolerable court reputation, with respect to love and gallantry ; but three Furies reigned, in her breast, the most mortal enemies of all softer passions, which were sordid Avarice, disdainful Pride, and ungovernable Rage ; by the last of these often breaking out in sallies of the most unpardonable sort, she had long alienated her sovereign's mind, before it appeared to the world.
Pagina 21 - JUSTUM et tenacem propositi virum Non civium ardor prava jubentium, Non vultus instantis tyranni Mente quatit solida, neque Auster, Dux inquieti turbidus Adriae, 5 Nee fulminantis magna manus Jovis : Si fractus illabatur orbis, * Impavidum ferient ruinae.
Pagina 378 - There were as brave men on that field,' says Mr. Esmond (who never could be made to love the Duke of Marlborough...