Kenna's Kingdom: a Ramble Through Kingly KensingtonDavid Bogue, 1881 - 80 страници |
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... French and Irish Protestants . The bells of the church were rung on the news of all the great victories , and in one case 15s . was paid for faggots and drink . Some entries are of a surprising nature : " money was paid for watching the ...
... French and Irish Protestants . The bells of the church were rung on the news of all the great victories , and in one case 15s . was paid for faggots and drink . Some entries are of a surprising nature : " money was paid for watching the ...
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... French fleet to be in readiness at Calais , where James was waiting to embark , the moment the wished- for tidings should arrive . But among the conspirators was a Roman Catholic gentleman , named Pendergrass . Pendergrass was horrified ...
... French fleet to be in readiness at Calais , where James was waiting to embark , the moment the wished- for tidings should arrive . But among the conspirators was a Roman Catholic gentleman , named Pendergrass . Pendergrass was horrified ...
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... French lost 40,000 men at Blenheim , or he may be shown , on the grassy plains of South Brabant , the site of the battle of Ramilles . What a thrill of exultation passes through our hearts as we speak of Oudenarde or Malplaquet ! We may ...
... French lost 40,000 men at Blenheim , or he may be shown , on the grassy plains of South Brabant , the site of the battle of Ramilles . What a thrill of exultation passes through our hearts as we speak of Oudenarde or Malplaquet ! We may ...
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... French king . The Tories were for peace , at almost any cost . The Queen was at heart a Tory . The Marlboroughs were Whigs . As long then as the Duchess preserved her ascendency over the Queen , the war would continue . That ascendency ...
... French king . The Tories were for peace , at almost any cost . The Queen was at heart a Tory . The Marlboroughs were Whigs . As long then as the Duchess preserved her ascendency over the Queen , the war would continue . That ascendency ...
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... French . The Prime Minister , Walpole , used to consult with his sovereign in Latin , and as neither knew that language perfectly , they must have made a pretty jumble of it . The King always looked on Hanover as his home , and no doubt ...
... French . The Prime Minister , Walpole , used to consult with his sovereign in Latin , and as neither knew that language perfectly , they must have made a pretty jumble of it . The King always looked on Hanover as his home , and no doubt ...
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Страница 89 - A cherub's face, a reptile all the rest; Beauty that shocks you, Parts that none will trust, Wit that can creep, and Pride that licks the dust.
Страница 98 - The road between this place (Kensington) and London is grown so infamously bad, that we live here in the same solitude as we should do if cast on a rock in the middle of the ocean, and all the Londoners tell us there is between them and us a great impassable gulf of mud.
Страница 90 - ... for the day of the week, and a watch for the hour of the day, you may inform yourself fully, without any other intelligence but your memory, of every transaction within the verge of the Court. Walking, chaises, levées, and audiences fill the morning.
Страница 232 - IMPROMPTU, Suggested by a View, in 1766, of the Scat and Ruins of a Deceased Nobleman, at Kingsgate, Kent. Old, and abandon'd by each venal friend, Here H dt form'd the pious resolution To smuggle a few years, and strive to mend A broken character and constitution.
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Страница 268 - ... who found himself for the first time among Ambassadors and Earls. They will remember that constant flow of conversation, so natural, so animated, so various, so rich with observation and anecdote ; that wit which never gave a wound ; that exquisite mimicry which ennobled, instead of degrading; that goodness of heart which appeared in every look and accent, and gave additional value to every talent and acquirement.
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Страница 97 - Here lies Fred, Who was alive, and is dead. Had it been his father, I had much rather. Had it been his brother, Still better than another. Had it been his sister, No one would have missed her. Had it been the whole generation, Still better for the nation. But since 'tis only Fred, Who was alive, and is dead, There's no more to be said.
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Страница 268 - The time is coming when perhaps a few old men, the last survivors of our generation, will in vain seek, amidst new streets, and squares, and railway stations, for the site of that dwelling...