A Series of Letters, Discovering the Scheme Projected by France, in MDCCLIX, for an Intended Invasion Upon England with Flat-bottom'd Boats ...: To which are Prefixed the Secret Adventures of the Young Pretender ...author and sold, 1767 - 268 Seiten |
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... Versailles . This woman was tolerably handfome , of a gen- teel and good figure , of good addrefs , and perfect mistress of every art of intrigue and diffimulation , which could re- commend her to that court , where the acted as agent ...
... Versailles . This woman was tolerably handfome , of a gen- teel and good figure , of good addrefs , and perfect mistress of every art of intrigue and diffimulation , which could re- commend her to that court , where the acted as agent ...
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... Versailles , with as much pomp and magnificence , as if nothing in her conduct had been reproachable , but rather had merited fome extraordinary favour or reward , or some confiderable penfion . But here again he was very much deceived ...
... Versailles , with as much pomp and magnificence , as if nothing in her conduct had been reproachable , but rather had merited fome extraordinary favour or reward , or some confiderable penfion . But here again he was very much deceived ...
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... Versailles ; that he lived in the country , where he would be glad to fee me , and fhould foon leave Versailles ; that he believed I fhould be fent into the country upon a fe- cret affair of confequence , in which it would be neceffary ...
... Versailles ; that he lived in the country , where he would be glad to fee me , and fhould foon leave Versailles ; that he believed I fhould be fent into the country upon a fe- cret affair of confequence , in which it would be neceffary ...
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... Versailles , the palace and gardens , and the like . He then renewed the other subject , in the fame manner as I have before related , and as was be- fore intimated by himself and Bertin , touching fecrecy , con- duct , and precaution ...
... Versailles , the palace and gardens , and the like . He then renewed the other subject , in the fame manner as I have before related , and as was be- fore intimated by himself and Bertin , touching fecrecy , con- duct , and precaution ...
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... Versailles , to give St. Florentin ocular demonftration thereof , and pay my respects to his ftar and blue ribbon . He faid not a word to me ; but on my faluting him , looked pleased , and returned my compliment with a pleasant aspect ...
... Versailles , to give St. Florentin ocular demonftration thereof , and pay my respects to his ftar and blue ribbon . He faid not a word to me ; but on my faluting him , looked pleased , and returned my compliment with a pleasant aspect ...
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Beliebte Passagen
Seite 49 - For he who fights and runs away May live to fight another day ; But he who is in battle slain Can never rise and fight again.
Seite 97 - If you shall spare any guilty of this crime, God's curse light on you and your posterity; and if I spare any that are found guilty, God's curse light on me and my posterity for ever...
Seite 151 - I'd be a Dog, a Monkey or a Bear, Or any thing, but that vain Animal, Who is so proud of being rational.
Seite 97 - Italian custom should be introduced among us! Therefore, my lords, I charge you, as you will answer it at that great and dreadful day of judgment, that you examine it strictly without favour, affection, or partiality. And if you shall spare any guilty of this crime, God's curse light on you and your posterity! and if I spare any that are guilty, God's curse light on me and my posterity for ever!
Seite 175 - ... time before obtained his liberty. He then told me, he •would order a good fire in the room, and wood, defiring me to let him know when I wanted any thing. Going to the room, where I was to lie, conducted by this captain, I found a candle •and a good fire burning, a table, two chairs, and a tolerable bed. for fuch a place. An elderly man, an under-ofHcer of the houfe, came in and put on a pair of fheets. On their going away, the captain locked me up with as much...
Seite 97 - My lords the judges, it is lately come to my hearing that you have now in examination a business of poisoning. Lord! in what a...
Seite 169 - Cafting my eyes about, as foon as the coach ftopt, and not feeing any perfon in the great court, nor at the doors or •windows of any of thofe buildings, but every thing with an appearance of retirement and tranquillity, I inftantly concluded it to be a convent, or the palace of fome archbifhop, or other perfon of diftinguifhed rank in the church. Getting out of the coach, the Swifs came dire&ly to us.
Seite 173 - ... reflection, I had the confolation to think, I had neither faid or done any thing to give offence 1 was now impatient to look at the paper given me by Buhot, which I had as yet found no opportunity to. do in private. In the fame breath, I was defirous to have farther difcourfe with the noble captain, and afked him, who thofe people were that I had feen, at coming in, drefled in fo particular a manner ? He told me, they were a few of the prifoners, who behaved well, who had been a long time confined,...