Court life below stairs; or, London under the first (last) Georges, Volume 2 |
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... young Princess Augusta , and told her brothers ' they must be brave boys , obedient to their mother , and thus deserve the fortune to which they were born . ' A month later , George William Frederick was created Prince of Wales , and ...
... young Princess Augusta , and told her brothers ' they must be brave boys , obedient to their mother , and thus deserve the fortune to which they were born . ' A month later , George William Frederick was created Prince of Wales , and ...
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... young people of distinction , that she was really afraid to have them near her children ; she well knew that women could not inform him , for their behaviour was indecent , low , and much against their own interests by making themselves ...
... young people of distinction , that she was really afraid to have them near her children ; she well knew that women could not inform him , for their behaviour was indecent , low , and much against their own interests by making themselves ...
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... young children to take care of before he had one of his own ; that it was probable the Prince might have so many , that hers could not expect much provision . ' Moreover , she disliked the proposed alliance . The young woman was said to ...
... young children to take care of before he had one of his own ; that it was probable the Prince might have so many , that hers could not expect much provision . ' Moreover , she disliked the proposed alliance . The young woman was said to ...
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... young and beautiful girl , called ' the fair Quaker , ' lived with her uncle , who kept a linen- draper's shop at the corner of St. James's Market , where the Prince frequently saw her as he passed from Leicester House , his mother's ...
... young and beautiful girl , called ' the fair Quaker , ' lived with her uncle , who kept a linen- draper's shop at the corner of St. James's Market , where the Prince frequently saw her as he passed from Leicester House , his mother's ...
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... young Prince ever had an intrigue with the fair Quaker . ' Whether the King ' ( George III . ) , he says in his preface , ' has or has not been made the scapegoat for his father , as has been suggested , or any of his brothers , is not ...
... young Prince ever had an intrigue with the fair Quaker . ' Whether the King ' ( George III . ) , he says in his preface , ' has or has not been made the scapegoat for his father , as has been suggested , or any of his brothers , is not ...
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Page 169 - I give my vote for Mr. Johnson to fill that great and arduous post. And I hereby declare that I make a total surrender of all my rights and privileges in the English language, as a free-born British subject, to the said Mr. Johnson, during the term of his dictatorship.
Page 75 - And not many days after, the younger son gathered all together and took his journey into a far country; and there he wasted his substance with riotous living.
Page 301 - Our inclinations are not in our power, nor should either of us be held answerable to the other because nature has not made us suitable to each other. Tranquil and comfortable society is, however, in our power ; let our intercourse, therefore, be restricted to that...
Page 221 - That respectable body, of which I have the honour of being a member, affords every evening a sight truly English. Twenty or thirty, perhaps, of the first men in the kingdom in point of fashion and fortune, supping at little tables covered with a napkin, in the middle of a coffeeroom, upon a bit of cold meat, or a sandwich, and drinking a glass of punch.
Page 395 - Case now before you ! Such is the evidence in support of this measure — evidence inadequate to prove a debt — impotent to deprive of a civil right — ridiculous to convict of the lowest offence — scandalous if brought forward to support a charge of the highest nature which the law knows — monstrous to ruin the honour, to blast the name of an English Queen...
Page 214 - His dress was a rusty brown morning suit, a pair of old shoes by way of slippers, a little shrivelled wig sticking on the top of his head, and the sleeves of his shirt and the knees of his breeches hanging loose. A considerable crowd of people gathered round, and were not a little struck by this singular appearance.
Page 174 - Masters, but he is so dull that he would only be troublesome — and besides you know I shun authors, and would never have been one myself, if it obliged me to keep such bad company. They are always in earnest, and think their profession serious, and dwell upon trifles, and reverence learning.
Page 191 - ... he appeared in his shirt, with his little black wig on the top of his head, instead of a nightcap, and a poker in his hand, imagining probably that some ruffians were coming to attack him. When he discovered who they were, and was told their errand, he smiled and with great good humour agreed to their proposal. " What, is it you, you dogs? I'll have a frisk with you.
Page 161 - pick them up myself. But I have a servant very clever ; and, ' if they are not to be had at the booksellers, they are not for
Page 302 - I shall be in some degree at least consoled. I retain every sentiment of gratitude for the situation in which I find myself, as Princess of Wales, .enabled by your means to indulge in the free exercise of a virtue dear to my heart — I mean charity. It wiH be my duty, likewise to act upon another motive — that of giving an example of patience and resignation under every trial.