The Works of William Makepeace Thackeray, Volumen19Smith, Elder & Company, 1869 |
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... Italy ; and when Gustavus Adolphus appeared in Germany , George took service as a Swedish general , and seized the ... Italian singers and dancers back with him to quiet old Zell ; and , worse still , demeaned himself by marrying a ...
... Italy ; and when Gustavus Adolphus appeared in Germany , George took service as a Swedish general , and seized the ... Italian singers and dancers back with him to quiet old Zell ; and , worse still , demeaned himself by marrying a ...
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... Italy , where the priests converted him and his Protestant chaplain too . Mass was said in Hanover once more ; and Italian soprani piped their Latin rhymes in place of the hymns which William the Pious and Dr. Luther sang . Louis XIV ...
... Italy , where the priests converted him and his Protestant chaplain too . Mass was said in Hanover once more ; and Italian soprani piped their Latin rhymes in place of the hymns which William the Pious and Dr. Luther sang . Louis XIV ...
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... like other sovereigns - was a merry prince , fond of dinner and the bottle ; liked to go to Italy , as his brothers had done before him ; and we read how he jovially sold 6,700 of his Hanoverians to the seigniory. ΙΟ THE FOUR GEORGES .
... like other sovereigns - was a merry prince , fond of dinner and the bottle ; liked to go to Italy , as his brothers had done before him ; and we read how he jovially sold 6,700 of his Hanoverians to the seigniory. ΙΟ THE FOUR GEORGES .
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... Italy , and on the Rhine . When he succeeded to the Electorate , he handled its affairs with great prudence and dexterity . He was very much liked by his people of Hanover . He did not show his feelings much , but he cried heartily on ...
... Italy , and on the Rhine . When he succeeded to the Electorate , he handled its affairs with great prudence and dexterity . He was very much liked by his people of Hanover . He did not show his feelings much , but he cried heartily on ...
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... Italy . Those who are curious about European Court history of the last age know the memoirs of the Margravine of Bayreuth , and what a Court was that of Berlin , where George II.'s cousins ruled sovereign . Frederick the Great's father ...
... Italy . Those who are curious about European Court history of the last age know the memoirs of the Margravine of Bayreuth , and what a Court was that of Berlin , where George II.'s cousins ruled sovereign . Frederick the Great's father ...
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Página 277 - Damn with faint praise, assent with civil leer, And without sneering, teach the rest to sneer; Willing to wound, and yet afraid to strike, Just hint a fault and hesitate dislike...
Página 353 - Amidst these humble bowers to lay me down ; To husband out life's taper at the close. And keep the flame from wasting by repose. I still had hopes, for pride attends us still, Amidst the swains to show my book-learned skill, Around my fire an evening group to draw, And tell of all I felt, and all I saw ; And, as a hare, whom hounds and horns pursue, Pants to the place from whence at first he flew, I still had hopes, my long vexations past, Here to return — and die at home at last.
Página 354 - How blest is he who crowns, in shades like these, A youth of labour with an age of ease ; Who quits a world where strong temptations try, And, since 'tis hard to combat, learns to fly...
Página 206 - Soon as the evening shades prevail The moon takes up the wondrous tale, And nightly to the listening earth Repeats the story of her birth. Whilst all the stars that round her burn, And all the planets in their turn, Confirm the tidings as they roll, And spread the truth from pole to pole.
Página 233 - 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.
Página 276 - And born to write, converse, and live with ease: Should such a man, too fond to rule alone, Bear, like the Turk, no brother near the throne, View him with scornful, yet with jealous eyes, And hate for arts that caused himself to rise; Damn with faint praise, assent with civil leer, And without sneering, teach the rest to sneer...
Página 353 - 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; To husband our life's taper at the close And keep the flame from wasting by repose.
Página 156 - That the remaining hundred thousand may at a year old be offered in sale to the persons of quality, and fortune, through the kingdom, always advising the mother to let them suck plentifully in the last month, so as to render them plump, and fat for a good table. A child will make two dishes at an entertainment for friends, and when the family dines alone, the fore or hind quarter will make a reasonable dish, and seasoned with a little pepper or salt will be very good boiled on the fourth day, especially...
Página 344 - To them his heart, his love, his griefs were given, But all his serious thoughts had rest in heaven. As some tall cliff that lifts its awful form, Swells from the vale, and midway leaves the storm, Though round its breast the rolling clouds are spread, Eternal sunshine settles on its head.
Página 129 - I consider it an indispensable duty to close this last act of my official life by commending the interests of our dearest country to the protection of Almighty God, and those who have the superintendence of them to His holy keeping. Having now finished the work assigned me, I retire from the great theatre of action, and bidding an affectionate farewell to this august body, under whose orders I have so long acted, I here offer my commission, and take my leave of all the employments of public life.