The Life of Field-Marshal His Royal Highness, Edward, Duke of Kent: With Extracts from His Correspondence, and Original Letters Never Before PublishedRichard Bentley, 1850 - 416 σελίδες |
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Σελίδα 272 - All the paths of the Lord are mercy and truth unto such as keep his covenant and his testimonies.
Σελίδα 147 - Commissioners had satisfied themselves of the true value of Sir John and Lady Douglas's oaths, and therefore did not think it worth while to ask them any further questions. . His Royal Highness the Duke of Kent, as appears by his narrative,* was convinced, by Sir Sidney Smith, that these letters came from me. His Royal Highness had been applied to by me, in consequence of my having received a formal note from Sir John, Lady Douglas, and Sir Sidney Smith, requesting an audience im mediately; this...
Σελίδα 303 - ... had granted in like cases to the subjects of his other dominions. Finally, he exhorted them to consider ways and means to raise the necessary supplies for maintaining their land forces, and for providing a competent number of ships of war to protect their commerce. The parliament immediately voted an address of condolence to his majesty on the death of the queen ; and they .granted one hundred and twenty thousand pounds sterling for the service of the ensuing year, to be raised by a general poll-tax,...
Σελίδα 149 - I attended at Lord Grenville's from between one and two o'clock in the day till half-past eleven at night. The whole of our time, with a short interval for dinner, was occupied in examining witnesses. The four Lords of the Council had granted an order to bring before them six of the Princess's most confidential servants* from her house at Blackheath, to be examined. The order was executed without any previous intimation being given to the Princess, or to any of her servants.
Σελίδα 193 - Abouthalf past two he received two violent blows and cuts on his head. The first impression upon his mind was, that a bat had got into the room, and was beating about his head ; he was soon convinced to the contrary, by receiving a third blow : he jumped out of bed, when he received a number of other blows : from the glimmering light...
Σελίδα 72 - Au arbour, which had been constructed of lattice-work, for the support of a flowering vine, had fallen, and was covered with vegetation ; while its roof alone remained, supported aloft by limbs of trees, that growing up near it, had become entangled in its net-work. A Chinese temple, once a favourite retreat of its owner, as if in conscious...
Σελίδα 199 - The proceedings in Parliament being now brought to a point which will render it necessary to propose to the House of Commons the particular measures to be taken for supplying the defect of the personal exercise of the royal authority during the present interval, and your Royal Highness having some time since signified your pleasure, that any communication on this subject should be in writing, I take the liberty of respectfully...
Σελίδα 69 - ... everything around, all bespeak a rapid and premature decay, recall to mind the untimely fate of its noble and lamented owner, and tell of fleeting pleasures, and the transitory nature of all earthly things.
Σελίδα 271 - The duke preceded me into the little princess's room, and on my closing a short prayer that as she grew in years she might grow in grace and in favour both with God and man, nothing could exceed the fervour and feeling with which he responded in an emphatic Amen. Then with no slight emotion he continued, ' Don't pray simply that hers may be a brilliant career, and exempt from those trials and struggles which have pursued her father ; but pray that God's blessing may rest on her, that it may overshadow...
Σελίδα 213 - ... axle. I never was spilt from it but once. It was in Canada, near the Falls of Niagara, over a concealed stump, in a wood just cleared.' " He afterwards opened himself very much to me in detail, with disclosures in confidence, and political ones too, which interested as well as enlightened me very much, but which, as a man of honour, I cannot reveal, even to you.