The Four Georges: The English Humourists of the Eighteenth CenturySmith, Elder, 1869 - 362페이지 |
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... lady , who had been asked in marriage by Horace Wal- pole , who had been patted on the head by George I. This lady had knocked at Dr. Johnson's door ; had been intimate with Fox , the beautiful Georgina of Devonshire , and that bril ...
... lady , who had been asked in marriage by Horace Wal- pole , who had been patted on the head by George I. This lady had knocked at Dr. Johnson's door ; had been intimate with Fox , the beautiful Georgina of Devonshire , and that bril ...
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... lady of birth quite inferior to his own - Eleanor d'Olbreuse , from whom our Queen is descended . Eleanor had a pretty daughter , who inherited a great fortune , which inflamed her cousin , George Louis of Hanover , with a desire to ...
... lady of birth quite inferior to his own - Eleanor d'Olbreuse , from whom our Queen is descended . Eleanor had a pretty daughter , who inherited a great fortune , which inflamed her cousin , George Louis of Hanover , with a desire to ...
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... ladies , and then comes supper and a bank at Faro , where he loses or wins a thousand pieces by daylight . If it is a German court , you may add not a little drunkenness to this picture of high life ; but German , or French , or Spanish ...
... ladies , and then comes supper and a bank at Faro , where he loses or wins a thousand pieces by daylight . If it is a German court , you may add not a little drunkenness to this picture of high life ; but German , or French , or Spanish ...
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... Lady Mary saw George II . too . " I can tell you , without flattery or partiality , " she says , " that our young prince has all the accomplishments that it is possible to have at his age , with an air of sprightliness and understanding ...
... Lady Mary saw George II . too . " I can tell you , without flattery or partiality , " she says , " that our young prince has all the accomplishments that it is possible to have at his age , with an air of sprightliness and understanding ...
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... dripping ) ; a pastry - baker ; a pie - baker ; and finally , three scullions , at the modest remuneration of eleven thalers . In the sugar - chamber there were four pastrycooks ( for the ladies , no doubt ) ; seven GEORGE THE FIRST . 15.
... dripping ) ; a pastry - baker ; a pie - baker ; and finally , three scullions , at the modest remuneration of eleven thalers . In the sugar - chamber there were four pastrycooks ( for the ladies , no doubt ) ; seven GEORGE THE FIRST . 15.
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284 페이지 - Damn with faint praise, assent with civil leer, And without sneering, teach the rest to sneer; Willing to wound, and yet afraid to strike, Just hint a fault, and hesitate dislike...
356 페이지 - But me, not destined such delights to share, My prime of life in wandering spent and care ; Impell'd, with steps unceasing, to pursue Some fleeting good, that mocks me with the view ; That, like the circle bounding earth and skies, Allures from far, yet, as I follow, flies ; My fortune leads to traverse realms alone, And find no spot of all the world my own.
241 페이지 - like a distressed prince who calls in a powerful neighbour to his aid. I was undone by my auxiliary. When I had once called him in, I could not subsist without dependence on him.
205 페이지 - Amidst confusion, horror, and despair, Examined all the dreadful scenes of war : In peaceful thought the field of death surveyed, To fainting squadrons sent the timely aid, Inspired repulsed battalions to engage, And taught the doubtful battle where to rage.
260 페이지 - Of manners gentle, of affections mild ; In wit, a man ; simplicity, a child ; With native humour temp'ring virtuous rage, Form'd to delight at once and lash the age ; Above temptation, in a low estate ; And uncorrupted...
164 페이지 - That the remaining hundred thousand may at a year old be offered in sale to the persons of quality, and fortune, through the kingdom, always advising the mother to let them suck plentifully in the last month, so as to render them plump, and fat for a good table. A child will make two dishes at an entertainment for friends, and when the family dines alone, the fore or hind quarter will make a reasonable dish, and seasoned with a little pepper or salt will be very good boiled on the fourth day, especially...
135 페이지 - I consider it an indispensable duty to close this last act of my official life by commending the interests of our dearest country to the protection of Almighty God, and those who have the superintendence of them to His holy keeping. Having now finished the work assigned me, I retire from the great theatre of action, and bidding an affectionate farewell to this august body, under whose orders I have so long acted, I here offer my commission, and take my leave of all the employments of public life.
133 페이지 - But when at morn and eve the star Beholds me on my knee, I feel, though thou art distant far, Thy prayers ascend for me.
207 페이지 - Tis not in mortals to command success, But we'll do more, Sempronius; we'll deserve it.
164 페이지 - I have been assured by a very knowing American of my acquaintance in London that a young, healthy child well nursed is, at a year old, . a most delicious, nourishing, and wholesome food, whether stewed, roasted, baked, or boiled; and I make no doubt that it will equally serve in a fricassee or a ragout.