Love Letters of Famous Royalties and CommandersLionel Strachey McBride, 1909 - 361 Seiten |
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... extracts from works by them issued : E. P. DUTTON & Co. , NEW YORK- " Napoleon's Letters to Josephine . " DUFFIELD & Co. , NEW YORK- " The Love of an Uncrowned Queen . " CONTENTS M M Napoleon I ( 1769-1821 ) with Josephine.
... extracts from works by them issued : E. P. DUTTON & Co. , NEW YORK- " Napoleon's Letters to Josephine . " DUFFIELD & Co. , NEW YORK- " The Love of an Uncrowned Queen . " CONTENTS M M Napoleon I ( 1769-1821 ) with Josephine.
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... Queen of Scots , ( 1542-1587 ) to Bothwell . · 159 William IV ( 1765-1837 ) and Caroline von Linsingen 172 Lord Peterborough ( 1658-1735 ) and Mrs. Howard . 187 Nelson ( 1758-1805 ) to Lady Hamilton · . 199 Charles II ( 1630-1685 ) to ...
... Queen of Scots , ( 1542-1587 ) to Bothwell . · 159 William IV ( 1765-1837 ) and Caroline von Linsingen 172 Lord Peterborough ( 1658-1735 ) and Mrs. Howard . 187 Nelson ( 1758-1805 ) to Lady Hamilton · . 199 Charles II ( 1630-1685 ) to ...
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... Queen Caroline with more than the usual cruelty characteristic of a Hanoverian prince . There can be no doubt that he deliberately planned to seek freedom in divorce . His wife at first met his brutality with consummate irony . She ...
... Queen Caroline with more than the usual cruelty characteristic of a Hanoverian prince . There can be no doubt that he deliberately planned to seek freedom in divorce . His wife at first met his brutality with consummate irony . She ...
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... Queen Elizabeth , James I was eager for his son to marry the Infanta Maria , daughter of Philip III of Spain , so that he might strengthen his position among the Catholics on the con- tinent . When the House of Commons attempted to ad ...
... Queen Elizabeth , James I was eager for his son to marry the Infanta Maria , daughter of Philip III of Spain , so that he might strengthen his position among the Catholics on the con- tinent . When the House of Commons attempted to ad ...
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... Queen had sought safety by flight to her native France , reveal no change in the sentiment of the pictures . If Henrietta Maria had only possessed a few of the characteristics of the House of Commons with respect to royalty , Charles ...
... Queen had sought safety by flight to her native France , reveal no change in the sentiment of the pictures . If Henrietta Maria had only possessed a few of the characteristics of the House of Commons with respect to royalty , Charles ...
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Häufige Begriffe und Wortgruppen
adore affection Anne Boleyn army arrive assure beautiful believe beloved BONAPARTE Brescia Caroline compliments Countess court d'Ayen dare daughter dear heart dear Mary dearest love death desire Duke Ebba Ebba Brahe Elector of Bavaria embrace enemy English entreat everything faithful father fear feel FITZHERBERT France French give Goodbye grief hand Hanover happy hear Henrietta HENRIETTA MARIA Henry honour hope husband impatient Itzehoe Josephine Josephine Beauharnais King kisses Königsmarck lady Lady Hamilton leave letter live Lord lover MADAME DE FAVRAS Margaret of Valois Margaritta marriage married Marshal de Noailles Mary million kisses miserable mother Napoleon never night pain passion pleasure pray present Prince Queen received sister soon soul suffer sure sweet tell tender thee things thought thousand told tomorrow unto Viscount de Noailles wife wish woman word write yesterday
Beliebte Passagen
Seite 125 - But let not your Grace ever imagine that your poor wife will ever be brought to acknowledge a fault, where not so much as a thought thereof preceded.
Seite 125 - Whereas you send unto me (willing me to confess a truth and so obtain your favour) by such an one, whom you know to be mine ancient professed enemy, I no sooner received this message by him, than I rightly conceived your meaning ; and if, as you say, confessing a truth indeed may procure my safety, I shall with all willingness and duty, perform your command.
Seite 126 - But if you have already determined of me, and that not only my death, but an infamous slander must bring you the enjoying of your desired happiness ; then I desire of God, that he will pardon your great sin therein, and likewise...
Seite 127 - My last and only request shall be, that myself may only bear the burden of your Grace's displeasure, and that it may not touch the innocent souls of those poor gentlemen who, as I understand, are likewise in strait imprisonment for my sake. If ever I have found favour in your sight, if ever the name of Anne Boleyn hath been pleasing in your ears, then let me obtain this request...
Seite 66 - Mercury, And vaulted with such ease into his seat As if an angel dropp'd down from the clouds, To turn and wind a fiery Pegasus, And witch the world with noble horsemanship.
Seite 202 - ... The signal has been made that the Enemy's Combined Fleet are coming out of Port. We have very little wind, so that I have no hopes of seeing them before to-morrow. May the God of Battles crown my endeavours with success ; at all events, I will take care that my name shall ever be most dear to you and Horatia, both of whom I love as much as my own life. And as my last writing before the Battle will be to you, so I hope in God that I shall live to finish my letter after the Battle. May Heaven bless...
Seite 118 - But I forgive you all, and pray God to do so likewise. For the rest I commend unto you Mary our daughter, beseeching you to be a good father to her, as I have heretofore desired.
Seite 122 - Consider well, my mistress, how greatly your absence afflicts me. I hope it is not your will that it should be so; but if I heard for certain that you, yourself, desired it, I could but mourn my ill fortune, and strive by degrees to abate my great folly.
Seite 126 - ... for whose sake I am now as I am, whose name I could some good while since have pointed unto your grace, being not ignorant of my suspicion therein.
Seite 118 - My lord and dear husband, I commend me unto you. The hour of my death draweth fast on, and, my case being such, the tender love I owe you forceth me, with a few words, to put you in remembrance of the health and safe-guard...