Family Romance: Or, Episodes in the Domestic Annals of the Aristocracy, Band 1Hurst and Blackett, 1854 |
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... distinguished Cadets of the great House of Buccleuch was Scott , of Thirle- stane . Some genealogists even incline to think that the head of that branch is now also the chief of the great Border Clan of Scott , the Duke of Buccleuch's ...
... distinguished Cadets of the great House of Buccleuch was Scott , of Thirle- stane . Some genealogists even incline to think that the head of that branch is now also the chief of the great Border Clan of Scott , the Duke of Buccleuch's ...
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... distinguished Admiral , Sir Charles Napier , while by his second wife he was ancestor to the no less distinguished General Sir Charles Napier , and his brother , Sir William Napier , the able historian of " The Peninsular War . " 9 THE ...
... distinguished Admiral , Sir Charles Napier , while by his second wife he was ancestor to the no less distinguished General Sir Charles Napier , and his brother , Sir William Napier , the able historian of " The Peninsular War . " 9 THE ...
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... of the garrison . And Colonel Roch - was he forgotten ? 99 Not * " Lives of Illustrious and Distinguished Irishmen . " Vol . iii . pp . 352 , 353 . So. The honourable title conferred on him by those in 52 FAMILY ROMANCE .
... of the garrison . And Colonel Roch - was he forgotten ? 99 Not * " Lives of Illustrious and Distinguished Irishmen . " Vol . iii . pp . 352 , 353 . So. The honourable title conferred on him by those in 52 FAMILY ROMANCE .
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... distinguished in the family records and papers . Nor did King William , when he ascended the throne of England , overlook his services . In answer to a petition , declaring " that he ( Roch ) was sent by Major - General Kirke into ...
... distinguished in the family records and papers . Nor did King William , when he ascended the throne of England , overlook his services . In answer to a petition , declaring " that he ( Roch ) was sent by Major - General Kirke into ...
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... distinguished by this humble verse . " Frances , the elder sister , married 1700 , the well known Henry St. John , Viscount Bolingbroke : it was not a happy connection ; she turned devotee , and died in France , without leaving any ...
... distinguished by this humble verse . " Frances , the elder sister , married 1700 , the well known Henry St. John , Viscount Bolingbroke : it was not a happy connection ; she turned devotee , and died in France , without leaving any ...
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afterwards Allanton amongst ancient appearance arms Bath Beau beautiful became body brother Brummel called castle character Charles Chiappini Claverhouse coach Corbet Countess crown daughter death Derry descended died distinguished Donnington Castle Duke Duke of Hamilton Duke of Orleans Dundas Earl of Crawford Earldom of Crawford Edward Wortley Montague England fashion father favour fortune France gentleman Gentry George guineas Hamilton hand head honour hope hour Ireland James John Kilsyth King Lady Mary Lady Newborough laird letter Lindsay living Lord Hopetoun Macnaghton mansion Maria Stella marriage married matter Miss Knox Montague Napier Nash never Newbury night noble Paris party passed Peerage possessed present Prince reign replied resolved returned Roch Royal Scotland seemed sent Sherbroke singular Sir Robert soon spirit story Strabane Thirlestane thought tion told town wife Winchcombe wounded Wynyard young
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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 129 - Buckleberry ; he smoked tobaCco with one or two neighbours ; he inquired after the wheat in such a field ; he went to visit his hounds, and knew all their names ; he and his lady saw me to my chamber just in the country fashion.
Seite 168 - I own," added Helvetius to me, "although I knew the danger to be greater of harbouring him at Paris than at London, and although I thought the family of Hanover not only the lawful sovereigns in England, but the only lawful sovereigns in Europe, as having the...
Seite 227 - Majesty," replied he, when the offer was made him, " if you intend to make me a knight, I wish it may be one of your poor knights of Windsor, and then I shall have a fortune at least able to support my title.
Seite 32 - ... promises, kindly stepped in, and carried him away, to where the wicked cease from troubling, and where the weary are at rest!
Seite 247 - The next time Mr. Selwyn calls, show him up. If I am alive, I shall be delighted to see him ; and if I am dead, he will be glad to see me.
Seite 268 - Chittee, who was always with him,) when I discoursed with him about it, and pressed me to know, whether I resolved to buy it, when he 'came down to 100,000 pagodas, and something under before we parted, when we agreed upon a day to meet, and make a final end thereof one way or other, which...
Seite 120 - Turkish character and manners, which he thinks infinitely preferable to the European, or those of any other nation. " He describes the Turks in general as a people of great sense and integrity ; the most hospitable, generous, and the happiest of mankind. He talks of returning as soon as possible to Egypt, which he...
Seite 120 - We had a great deal of conversation with this venerablelooking person, who is, to the last degree, acute, communicative and entertaining, and in whose discourse and manners are blended the vivacity of a Frenchman with the gravity of a Turk.