Ten Girls from HistoryDuffield & Company, 1912 - 227 Seiten |
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Adrienne Annie army asked battle battle of Brandywine beautiful begged brave called carried Castle Dangerous ceremony Charles Town charming child Chinon Cofachiqui command crown daughter Dauphin Debby Domrémy dress Duchess Duke Eliza ELIZA LUCAS enemy England exclaimed eyes father fear France friends Fru Lind gave girlish gold Guilford hand hear heard heart honour horse husband Indian Indigo Jacques d'Arc Jane's Jeanne Jeanne's Jenny King kiss knew Lady Jane Grey Lafayette letter look Lord Lucas Madame D'Ayen Madeleine MADELEINE DE VERCHÈRES Maid Marquis morning mother never Northumberland officers once Orléans pearls pretty Princess Queen Mary received Rheims river Robert le Diable rode royal Sally sang says showed siege of Orléans sing soldiers Soto Spaniards stood sweet tell thought throne Tilly told took Tower town Victoria voice Windsor Castle Wisters wonderful wounded young Queen
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Seite 153 - I must do it, as it were, in such weight, measure, and number, even so perfectly, as God made the world; or else I am so sharply taunted, so cruelly threatened, yea presently sometimes with pinches, nips, and bobs, and other ways (which I will not name for the honour I bear them) so without measure misordered, that I think myself in hell, till time come that I must go to Mr.
Seite 153 - Elmer, who teacheth me, so gently, so pleasantly, with such fair allurements to learning, that I think all the time nothing, whiles I am with him. And when I am called from him, I fall on weeping, because, whatsoever I do else, but learning, is full of grief, trouble, fear, and whole misliking unto me.
Seite 132 - I had like to forgot the last thing I have done a great while. I have planted a large figg orchard with design to dry and export them.
Seite 133 - she is never Idle and always means well " — " tell the little Visionary," says your Uncle, "come to town and partake of some of the amusements suitable to her time of life," pray tell him I think these so, and what he may now think, whims and projects may turn out well by and by — out of many surely one may hitt.
Seite 138 - tis my Happiness you consult, I must beg the favour of you to pay my compliments to the old Gentleman for his Generosity and favourable Sentiments of me, and let him know my thoughts on the affair in such civil terms as you know much better than any I can dictate; and beg leave to say to you that the riches of Chili and Peru put together if he had them, could not purchase a sufficient Esteem for him to make him my husband.
Seite 22 - my name is Jeanne the Maid. The Heavenly King sends me to tell you that you shall be anointed and crowned in the town of Rheims, and you shall be lieutenant of the Heavenly King who is the King of France.
Seite 215 - Charleston is one of the best built, handsomest, and most agreeable cities that I have ever seen. The American women are very pretty, and have great simplicity of character; and the extreme neatness of their appearance is truly delightful; cleanliness is everywhere even more studiously attended to here than in England. What gives me most pleasure is to see how completely the citizens are all brethren of one family. In America there are none poor and none even that can be called peasants.
Seite 137 - Sentiments favourable enough to him to take time to think on the Subject, as your Indulgence to me will ever add weight to the duty that obliges me to consult what best pleases you, for so much Generosity on your part claims all my Obedience. But as I know 'tis my Happiness you consult, I must beg the favour of you to pay my...
Seite 217 - I hope that you will feel no anxiety ; this event ought, on the contrary, rather to reassure you, since I am incapacitated from appearing on the field for some time : I have resolved to take great care of myself ; be convinced of this, my love. This affair, will, I fear, be attended with bad consecmences for America.
Seite 153 - I am in presence either of father or mother, whether I speak, keep silence, sit, stand, or go, eat, drink, be merry or sad, be sewing, playing, dancing, or doing anything else, I must do it, as it were, in such weight, measure, and number, even so perfectly as God made the world...