Memoirs of Celebrated Female Sovereigns, 2. ciltHarper & brothers, 1837 |
Sık kullanılan terimler ve kelime öbekleri
admiration affairs afterward amusement Anne appears Archduchess Archduke army Austria battle beauty became Bohemia Bourdelot Cardinal Catherine Catherine II Catherine's celebrated Chancellor character Christina command court crown daughter death dominions duchess Duchess of Marlborough Duke Duke of Lorraine Elector of Bavaria Elizabeth Elizabeth of Bohemia emperor empire empress England Europe father favour favourite feelings France Frederic French Germany Gregory Orloff Gustavus heart honour Hungary husband imperial king kingdom Lady lived Lorraine magnificent manner Maria Theresa Marie Antoinette Marlborough marriage married ment mind ministers Monaldeschi mother never occasion Orloff Oxenstiern palace passion peace person Peter Petersburg placed Poland political pope possessed Potemkin Prince Charles Prince de Ligne Princess received reign religion rendered replied Rome royal Russia seized senate sent Silesia sovereign Spain spirit Sweden talents tears temper thing throne tion took tory treaty victory Vienna whigs woman young queen
Popüler pasajlar
Sayfa 43 - When the boor had ended his speech, he waddled up to the queen without any ceremony, took her by the hand, and shaked it heartily, and kissed it two or three times; then turning his back to her, he pulled out of his pocket a foul handkerchief, and wiped the tears from his eyes ; and in the same posture as he came up, he returned back to his place again.
Sayfa 112 - It is impossible for you to recover my former kindness, but I shall behave myself to you as the Duke of Marlborough's wife and my Groom of the Stole.
Sayfa 57 - Calypso once each heart alarm'd, Aw'd without virtue, without beauty charm'd ; Her tongue bewitch'd as oddly as her eyes, Less wit than mimic, more a wit than wise ; Strange graces still, and stranger flights she had, Was just not ugly, and was just not mad ; Yet ne'er so sure our passion to create, As when she touch'd the brink of all we hate.
Sayfa 108 - ... to believe, yet I cannot hear of so great a misfortune and affliction to you, as the condition in which the prince is, without coming to pay my duty, in inquiring after your health ; and to see, if in any particular whatsoever, my service can either be agreeahle or useful to you, for which satisfaction, I would do more than I will trouble your majesty to read at this time.
Sayfa 85 - ... a very ill man, and I am more confirmed every day in that opinion. Everybody knows how often this man turned backwards and forwards in the late King's time, and now, to complete all his virtues, he is working with all his might to bring in Popery. He is perpetually with the priests, and stirs up the King to do things faster than, I believe he would of himself.
Sayfa 111 - It is impossible, without seeing it, to be sensible of the misery of this country; at least one half of the people of the villages, since the beginning of last winter, are dead, and the rest look as if they came out of their graves. It is so mortifying, that no christian can see it, but must, with all his heart, wish for a speedy peace.
Sayfa 89 - ... tis easy to you, pray let me see you before the wind changes; for afterwards one does not know whether they will let one have opportunities of speaking to one another. But let them do what they please, nothing shall ever vex me, so I can have the satisfaction of seeing dear Mrs. Freeman ; and I swear I would live on bread and water, between four walls, with her, without repining : for as long as you continue kind nothing can ever be a real mortification to your faithful Mrs. Morley *, who wishes...
Sayfa 192 - with extreme sensibility, the breaking out of a new war. My age and my earnest desire for maintaining peace are well known ; and I cannot give a more convincing proof than by the present proposal. My maternal heart is justly alarmed for the safety of my two sons and my son-in-law, who are in the army. I have taken this step without the knowledge of my son the emperor, and I entreat, whatever may be the event, that you will not divulge it. I am anxious to recommence and terminate the negotiation...
Sayfa 113 - I am confident you will suffer in this world or the next, for so much inhumanity." The queen was roused to indignation by this unpremeditated insult, and replying, " that is my business,
Sayfa 111 - On some occasions, whole battalions were blown up into the air, and their limbs scattered to a distance, like lava from a volcano. It was more like a contest of fiends, carried on in an infernal labyrinth, than the combat of men and soldiers ; and let it be remembered...