Caroline, the Illustrious Queen-Consort of George II. and Sometime Queen-Regent: A Study of Her Life and Time, Том 1Longmans, Green, 1901 |
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... things went from bad to worse at the Saxon Court ; so much so , that the state of morals and manners threatened to culminate in open bigamy . The Countess von Röohlitz , prompted by her mother , declared her intention of becoming the ...
... things went from bad to worse at the Saxon Court ; so much so , that the state of morals and manners threatened to culminate in open bigamy . The Countess von Röohlitz , prompted by her mother , declared her intention of becoming the ...
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... thing among German princesses of that age . Sophie Charlotte's religious education was hardly on a level with her secular one , as the Electress Sophia , in accordance with her policy of making all considerations subservient to her ...
... thing among German princesses of that age . Sophie Charlotte's religious education was hardly on a level with her secular one , as the Electress Sophia , in accordance with her policy of making all considerations subservient to her ...
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... things were to her but vanity , and she preferred rather to live a life of intellectual contemplation and philosophic calm ; the scientific discoveries of Newton were more to her than kingdoms , and the latest theory of Leibniz than all ...
... things were to her but vanity , and she preferred rather to live a life of intellectual contemplation and philosophic calm ; the scientific discoveries of Newton were more to her than kingdoms , and the latest theory of Leibniz than all ...
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... things without restraint ; wit and talent , and not wealth and rank , gave the entrée there . At Lützenburg she held receptions on certain evenings in the week , and on these occasions all trammels of court etiquette were laid aside ...
... things without restraint ; wit and talent , and not wealth and rank , gave the entrée there . At Lützenburg she held receptions on certain evenings in the week , and on these occasions all trammels of court etiquette were laid aside ...
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... thing to be done was to marry her off as quickly as possible . There seems to have been some idea of betrothing her , when she was a mere child , to the Duke of Saxe - Gotha , but she could hardly have been in love with him , as Horace ...
... thing to be done was to marry her off as quickly as possible . There seems to have been some idea of betrothing her , when she was a mere child , to the Duke of Saxe - Gotha , but she could hardly have been in love with him , as Horace ...
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