The Works of William Makepeace Thackeray: The four Georges and The English humouristsSmith, Elder, 1885 |
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... beautiful Georgina of Devonshire , and that brilliant Whig society of the reign of George III .; had known the Duchess of Queensber- ry , the patroness of Gay and Prior , the admired young beauty of the Court of Queen Anne . I often ...
... beautiful Georgina of Devonshire , and that brilliant Whig society of the reign of George III .; had known the Duchess of Queensber- ry , the patroness of Gay and Prior , the admired young beauty of the Court of Queen Anne . I often ...
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... beautiful cousin of Zell ; and sending his sons out in command of armies to fight -now on this side , now on that he lived on , taking his pleasure , and scheming his schemes , a merry wise prince enough — not , I fear , a moral prince.
... beautiful cousin of Zell ; and sending his sons out in command of armies to fight -now on this side , now on that he lived on , taking his pleasure , and scheming his schemes , a merry wise prince enough — not , I fear , a moral prince.
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... beautiful French lady , came to London , on a special mission of Louis XIV . , and was adopted by our grateful country and sovereign , and figured as Duchess of Portsmouth . In this way the beautiful Aurora of Königsmarck travelling ...
... beautiful French lady , came to London , on a special mission of Louis XIV . , and was adopted by our grateful country and sovereign , and figured as Duchess of Portsmouth . In this way the beautiful Aurora of Königsmarck travelling ...
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William Makepeace Thackeray. That beautiful Aurora von Königsmarck and her brother are wonderful as types of bygone manners , and strange illus- trations of the morals of old days . The Königsmarcks were descended from an ancient noble ...
William Makepeace Thackeray. That beautiful Aurora von Königsmarck and her brother are wonderful as types of bygone manners , and strange illus- trations of the morals of old days . The Königsmarcks were descended from an ancient noble ...
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... beautiful , lively , witty , accomplished : his brutality outraged her ; his silence and coldness chilled her ; his cruelty insulted her . No wonder she did not love him . How could love be a part of the compact in such a marriage as ...
... beautiful , lively , witty , accomplished : his brutality outraged her ; his silence and coldness chilled her ; his cruelty insulted her . No wonder she did not love him . How could love be a part of the compact in such a marriage as ...
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Strana 337 - In all my wanderings round this world of care, In all my griefs - and God has given my share I still had hopes, my latest hours to crown, Amidst these humble bowers to lay me down...
Strana 224 - When I look upon the tombs of the great, every emotion of envy dies in me; when I read the epitaphs of the beautiful, every inordinate desire goes out; when I meet with the grief of parents...
Strana 327 - At church, with meek and unaffected grace, His looks adorn'd the venerable place; Truth from his lips prevail'd with double sway, And fools who came to scoff, remain'd to pray.
Strana 147 - I have been assured by a very knowing American of my acquaintance in London that a young, healthy child well nursed is, at a year old, . a most delicious, nourishing, and wholesome food, whether stewed, roasted, baked, or boiled; and I make no doubt that it will equally serve in a fricassee or a ragout.
Strana 74 - Here lies Fred, Who was alive, and is dead. Had it been his father, I had much rather. Had it been his brother, Still better than another. Had it been his sister, No one would have missed her. Had it been the whole generation, Still better for the nation. But since 'tis only Fred, Who was alive, and is dead, There's no more to be said.
Strana 220 - like a distressed prince who calls in a powerful neighbour to his aid. I was undone by my auxiliary. When I had once called him in, I could not subsist without dependence on him.
Strana 337 - How blest is he who crowns, in shades like these, A youth of labour with an age of ease...
Strana 165 - Great Jonson did by strength of judgment please, Yet, doubling Fletcher's force, he wants his ease. In differing talents both adorned their age, One for the study, t'other for the stage.
Strana 119 - I lay, and woo the cooler wind. " I miss thee when by Gunga's stream my twilight steps I guide, But most beneath the lamp's pale beam I miss thee from my side.
Strana 188 - The marriage, if uncontradicted report can be credited, made no addition to his happiness ; it neither found them nor made them equal. She always remembered her own rank, and thought herself entitled to treat with very little ceremony the tutor of her son.