Family Romance: Or, Episodes in the Domestic Annals of the Aristocracy, Band 1Hurst and Blackett, 1853 |
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... thought proper to abandon his paternal surname for that of the title which he had inherited through two females . By his marriage with the Lady Henrietta Hope , daughter of the first Earl of Hope- toun , Francis , the fifth lord , was ...
... thought proper to abandon his paternal surname for that of the title which he had inherited through two females . By his marriage with the Lady Henrietta Hope , daughter of the first Earl of Hope- toun , Francis , the fifth lord , was ...
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... thought , made the certain discovery that , next to the Duchesse d'An- goulême , she was first princess of the blood of France , and the rightful heiress of immense wealth . But this discovery was the ruin of her happiness , and ...
... thought , made the certain discovery that , next to the Duchesse d'An- goulême , she was first princess of the blood of France , and the rightful heiress of immense wealth . But this discovery was the ruin of her happiness , and ...
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... - tened , with disdain , to the golden hopes held forth for a venturesome envoy . His heart burned within him , as he thought of brave men , helpless women , and innocent children , sacrificed to selfish imbeci- lity ; 42 FAMILY ROMANCE .
... - tened , with disdain , to the golden hopes held forth for a venturesome envoy . His heart burned within him , as he thought of brave men , helpless women , and innocent children , sacrificed to selfish imbeci- lity ; 42 FAMILY ROMANCE .
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... thought that after such an event he must have so completely lost all character as no longer to find acceptance in any decent society . Such , however , was not the case . So generous is the Irish disposition , and perhaps it must be ...
... thought that after such an event he must have so completely lost all character as no longer to find acceptance in any decent society . Such , however , was not the case . So generous is the Irish disposition , and perhaps it must be ...
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... ex- perienced the same result , whereupon , he thought of retrieving his desperate fortunes by marriage . And here , properly speaking , our tale begins , all this preliminary matter having been given but to afford the 66 FAMILY ROMANCE .
... ex- perienced the same result , whereupon , he thought of retrieving his desperate fortunes by marriage . And here , properly speaking , our tale begins , all this preliminary matter having been given but to afford the 66 FAMILY ROMANCE .
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acquaintance afterwards Allanton amongst ancient anecdotes appearance Baroness d'Oberkirch Bath beautiful became bound brother Brummel called castle character Charles Chiappini Claverhouse coach Corbet crown daughter death Derry descended died distinguished Donnington Castle Duchess Duke Duke of Hamilton Duke of Orleans Dundas Earl of Crawford Earldom of Crawford Edward Wortley Montague England fashion father fortune France gentleman George guineas Hamilton hand honour hope interesting Ireland James John Kilsyth King Lady Mary Lady Newborough letter Lindsay living Lord Hopetoun Louis Macnaghton Maria Stella marriage married matter Miss Knox Montague narrative Nash Newbury night noble Paris party passed possessed post 8vo present Prince reign replied returned Roch Royal Sam Slick seemed Sherbroke singular Sir Robert soon spirit story strange tale Thirlestane thought tion told town volumes wife William Winchcombe wounded Wynyard young
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Seite 315 - This biography cannot fail to attract the deep attention of the public. We are bound to say, that as a political biography we have rarely, if ever, met with a book more dexterously handled, or more replete with interest. The history of the famous session of...
Seite 150 - I have heard,' says Sir John Sherbroke, ' of a man's being as pale as death, but I never saw a living face assume the appearance of a corpse except Wynyard's at that moment.
Seite 166 - Third), told me that he believed the young Pretender was at that time in London, or at least had been so very lately, and had come over to see the show of the coronation, and had actually seen it. I asked my lord the reason for this strange fact. 'Why...
Seite 234 - I would have law merchant for them too; and in all cases of slander currency, whenever the drawer of the lie was not to be found, the injured parties should have a right to come on any of the indorsers.