Memorials of St. James's Palace, Τόμος 1Longmans, Green & Company, 1894 - 433 σελίδες |
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Σελίδα 241 - ... has already dared, or shall hereafter endeavour, by false insinuations and suggestions, to alienate your Majesty's affections from your loyal subjects in general, and from the city of London in particular, and to withdraw your confidence...
Σελίδα 96 - My dear duchess, you may laugh ; you have been married twice, but it is no joke to me...
Σελίδα 284 - And have sought, to give new birth, In baths to steep him; But being so much too good for earth, Heaven vows to keep him.
Σελίδα 20 - I left him, and went to walk in the inward Park, but could not get in ; one man was basted by the keeper, for carrying some people over on his back through the water.
Σελίδα 207 - Being asked if he could remember Queen Anne, — " He had (he said) a confused, but somehow a sort of solemn recollection of a lady in diamonds, and a long black hood."* This touch, however, was without any effect.
Σελίδα 28 - This is a strange country!" said his majesty: " the first morning after my arrival at St. James's, I looked out of the window, and saw a park with walks, a canal, &c. which they told me were mine. The next day lord Chetwynd, the ranger of my park, sent me a fine brace of carp out of my canal ; and I was told I must give five guineas to lord Chetwynd's servant for bringing me my own carp out of my own canal in my own park...
Σελίδα 327 - King's safety, in case any report anticipated his return. The Queen had the two eldest Princesses, the Duchess of Ancaster, and Lady Charlotte Bertie with her when the King came in. He hastened up to her, with a countenance of striking vivacity, and said " Here I am ! safe and well, — as you see! — but I have very narrowly escaped being stabbed!
Σελίδα 87 - ... over all. So entirely was he my object that I do not believe I once looked at the duchess ; but as I could not avoid seeing her on entering the room, I remember that just beyond his Majesty stood a very tall, lean, ill-favoured old lady; but I did not retain the least idea of her features, nor know what the colour of her dress was.
Σελίδα 90 - 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. James's Parish, so as he may be got again, shall receive four shillings and sixpence reward. NB — This reward will not be increased, nobody judging him to deserve a Crown.