Historic Oddities and Strange EventsMethuen, 1889 - 323 σελίδες |
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Abram Agdolo arrested asked Augustus Bathurst Benjamin Bathurst Benoît bishop boudoir brother burnt Canon Charles Alexander Church convent Count Countess Countess of Bristol court cure daughter died door Dresden Duchess Duchess of Kingston Duke Duke of Hamilton Durey Elector Electress Elizabeth Chudleigh Emperor eyes faith father Fessler fire Frau Frederick Gamain Goerlitz gold Gröningen Günther hand Hartwig Juel head heard Hervey Hohenlohe honour horses husband John Stauff Joseph King knew Lacroix lady letter looked Louis XVI Maedler Mallet Maren marriage married matter Minna mother murder Napoleon never Olaf Petersen once palace papers Paris Perleberg Peter Nielsen priest Prince Prince Hohenlohe Princess prison Professor received Remchingen Saxony Schweinichen sent servants Sir George Chudleigh stood story Suess Theodore Thomas Lange told took Triat Versailles Vienna Volkmar wax moon whilst wife Würtemberg
Δημοφιλή αποσπάσματα
Σελίδα 185 - To them that come after us, it may be as ordinary to buy a pair of wings to fly into remotest regions; as now a pair of boots to ride a journey.
Σελίδα 35 - Two days ago, at the drawing-room, the gallant Orondates strode up to Miss Chudleigh, and told her he was glad to have an opportunity of obeying her commands, that he appointed her mother housekeeper at Windsor, and hoped she would not think a kiss too great a reward — against all precedent he kissed her in the circle. He has had a hankering these two years. Her life, which is now of thirty years...
Σελίδα 35 - I told you we were to have another jubilee masquerade : there was one by the King's command for Miss Chudleigh, the maid of honour, with whom our gracious monarch has a mind to believe himself in love, — so much in love, that at one of the booths he gave her a fairing for her watch, which cost him five- and- thirty guineas, — actually disbursed out of his privy purse, and not charged on the civil list.
Σελίδα 35 - Miss Chudleigh's dress, or rather undress, was remarkable ; she was Iphigenia for the sacrifice, but so naked, the high-priest might easily inspect the entrails of the victim. The Maids of Honour (not of maids the strictest) were so offended they would not speak to her.
Σελίδα 67 - The most immediate remedy that I can apply to prevent this growing evil, is, That I do hereby give notice to all booksellers and translators whatsoever, that the word Memoir is French for a novel ; and to require of them that they sell and translate it accordingly.
Σελίδα 30 - Hamilton ; to render this alliance nugatory, the letters of his grace were intercepted by Mrs. Hanmer ; and his supposed silence giving offence to her niece, she worked so successfully on her pride, as to induce her to abandon all thoughts of her lover, whose passion she had cherished with delight.
Σελίδα 48 - She seated herself on the couch, a female having hold of each hand. In this situation she soon appeared to have fallen into a sound sleep, until the women felt her hands colder than ordinary, and the duchess was found to have expired as the wearied labourer sinks into the arms of rest.
Σελίδα 142 - How many are the days of the years of thy life? And Jacob said unto Pharaoh, The days of the years of my pilgrimage are a hundred and thirty years: few and evil have been the days of the years of my life...
Σελίδα 191 - A plane superficies is that in which any two points being taken, the straight line between them lies wholly in that superficies.