Continuation of the Diary Illustrative of the Times of George IV: Interspersed with Original Letters from the Late Queen Caroline, the Princess Charlotte, and from Various Other Distinguished Persons, Volume 2Lea and Blanchard, 1839 |
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Page 232 - Corporations, or having accepted any office, civil or military, or any place of trust under the Crown, to receive the Sacrament of the Lord's Supper according to the Rites of the Church of England.
Page 208 - And his majesty has since used, and continues to use, his most anxious endeavours and good offices to allay the irritation unhappily subsisting between the French and Spanish governments : and to avert, if possible, the calamity of war between France and Spain.
Page 87 - Mahomet," as she calls him ; and I have particularly admired the total absence of all prejudice which she displays, by frequently being even partial to many of the Regent's cronies. Certainly, she has not the justice done her that is due to her merits.
Page 182 - ... or that Almighty God hath not yet appointed the time of her reformation, or that he reserveth her in this unquiet state still for some secret scourge, which shall by her come unto England, it is hard to be known, but yet much to be feared.
Page 45 - ... to such a reception. She never asked me to sit down. Imagine such a piece of ridiculous pride! And when I asked after my poor dear uncle, and said I should like to see him, she made me for answer, ' The King is quite well, but he will not see you.
Page 201 - Lord Hood desired admission for her Majesty. The door-keepers drew across the entrance, and requested to see the tickets. Lord Hood. — I present you your Queen. Surely it is not necessary for her to have a ticket ? Door-keeper.
Page 230 - ... capacity, for filling that office, and my incapacity for filling the post of first minister, I should have been mad, and worse than mad, if I had ever entertained the insane project which certain individuals for their own base purposes have imputed to me.
Page 64 - You are in de paradise of de fools," so me let him sigh on to My Lady Oxford, which do torment Lord Byron, who wanted to talk wid her, and never could contrive it. Lady Anne is en petite sante just now ; she is truly interesting ; yet, as your song says, " Nobody's coming to marry her," nor I fear never will ; so I and Joan shall live and die together, like two turtle-doves, or rather like dem two foolish women, Lady Eleanor Butler and Mile. Ponsonby, who must be mad, I should tink, to choose to...
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Page 66 - ASSURE you, my dear , no one's congratulations have been more welcome to me than yours. I do indeed feel thankful at having put my enemies to confusion, and received the justice my conduct and character deserved. Mais, helas, it comes too late, dear . Her who would have rejoiced wid me at her moder's triumph is losset to me; but she is in a much better world dan de present, and we shall meet soon I trust, for to tell you de truth I cannot expect much comfort nowhere so long as I shall live.