Family Romance: Or, Episodes in the Domestic Annals of the Aristocracy, Band 1Hurst and Blackett, 1853 |
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... young , leaving an only son , the catastrophe of whose untimely fate , involving as it did , the ruin of his family , we have here to record . Sir Robert's second wife was an unprin- cipled woman , of vindictive temper , and fierce ...
... young , leaving an only son , the catastrophe of whose untimely fate , involving as it did , the ruin of his family , we have here to record . Sir Robert's second wife was an unprin- cipled woman , of vindictive temper , and fierce ...
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... young lady of high birth . The step - mother now lost all patience , and was firmly resolved to compass the destruction of her hated step - son . The mason - work of the new Castle of Gamescleugh was completed on the young Laird's ...
... young lady of high birth . The step - mother now lost all patience , and was firmly resolved to compass the destruction of her hated step - son . The mason - work of the new Castle of Gamescleugh was completed on the young Laird's ...
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... young Laird went over the Etterick River to Gamescleugh , to inspect the finished work , and to regale the masons and other work- people , who had exerted themselves to have the Castle walls completed by his birth - day . He was ...
... young Laird went over the Etterick River to Gamescleugh , to inspect the finished work , and to regale the masons and other work- people , who had exerted themselves to have the Castle walls completed by his birth - day . He was ...
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... depriving his lady and her offspring of that which she had played so foul a part to secure to them . The body of the young laird was accord- ingly embalmed with the most costly drugs and spices , THE HEIR OF THIRLESTANE . 5.
... depriving his lady and her offspring of that which she had played so foul a part to secure to them . The body of the young laird was accord- ingly embalmed with the most costly drugs and spices , THE HEIR OF THIRLESTANE . 5.
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... young laird was interred , in a leaden coffin , is under the roof the church of Etterick , which is distant from Thirlestane upwards of a mile ; and so nu- merous was the funeral procession , that when the leaders had reached the church ...
... young laird was interred , in a leaden coffin , is under the roof the church of Etterick , which is distant from Thirlestane upwards of a mile ; and so nu- merous was the funeral procession , that when the leaders had reached the church ...
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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.