Anecdotes of Some Distinguished Persons: Chiefly of the Present and Two Preceding Centuries : Adorned with Sculptures, Volume 1T. Cadell, Jun. and W. Davies ... in the Strand, 1795 - Anecdotes |
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Page 53
... defired him to have fome confideration " of her gentlewomen that had served her , and " to fee them bestowed in marriage . Further , " that it would please him to appoint that her " fervants might have their due wages and " a year's ...
... defired him to have fome confideration " of her gentlewomen that had served her , and " to fee them bestowed in marriage . Further , " that it would please him to appoint that her " fervants might have their due wages and " a year's ...
Page 61
... defired Father Johanne de Regla to be his Confeffor . The good Father fome time refufed . Charles faid to him , " Holy Father , do not be alarmed at having the " care of the confcience of an Emperor , which , " for this last year paft ...
... defired Father Johanne de Regla to be his Confeffor . The good Father fome time refufed . Charles faid to him , " Holy Father , do not be alarmed at having the " care of the confcience of an Emperor , which , " for this last year paft ...
Page 79
... defired to have this infcription put upon his monument : " Here lies Adrian the Sixth , who was never fo unhappy " in any period of his life as in that in which he was a " Prince . " Adrian was a man of great piety , and of very ftrict ...
... defired to have this infcription put upon his monument : " Here lies Adrian the Sixth , who was never fo unhappy " in any period of his life as in that in which he was a " Prince . " Adrian was a man of great piety , and of very ftrict ...
Page 119
... defired you , you fhall do it now . Your " dancing of last night has moft probably heated you a little ; you must drink immediately this " bason of broth . " The Duchefs , fufpecting it to be poison , burft into a flood of tears , and ...
... defired you , you fhall do it now . Your " dancing of last night has moft probably heated you a little ; you must drink immediately this " bason of broth . " The Duchefs , fufpecting it to be poison , burft into a flood of tears , and ...
Page 120
... , " Mon Dieu , comme il eft grand , étant $ mort ! " The Duke of Guife , on fetting out upon fome very dangerous expedition , was defired by his brother , brother , the Duke of Mayenne , to deliberate maturely 120 ANECDOTES OF SOME.
... , " Mon Dieu , comme il eft grand , étant $ mort ! " The Duke of Guife , on fetting out upon fome very dangerous expedition , was defired by his brother , brother , the Duke of Mayenne , to deliberate maturely 120 ANECDOTES OF SOME.
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