The History of the Life and Reign of William the Fourth, the Reform Monarch of England ...: Including Political Portraits of the Celebrated Men who Were the Friends and Supporters of His Government |
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... and which involved him in debts , which although the honour of three Princes
of the Blood Royal of England was pledged for their payment , are to this moment
unliquidated . The satraps of the Court must give us credit for the knowledge that
...
... and which involved him in debts , which although the honour of three Princes
of the Blood Royal of England was pledged for their payment , are to this moment
unliquidated . The satraps of the Court must give us credit for the knowledge that
...
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... was by the royal libertine , found wholly insufficient for the support of his
profligate habits , and in 1787 , his debts , which had been for some time the
subject of conversation , and particularly amongst the Jews of Houndsditch , who
with their ...
... was by the royal libertine , found wholly insufficient for the support of his
profligate habits , and in 1787 , his debts , which had been for some time the
subject of conversation , and particularly amongst the Jews of Houndsditch , who
with their ...
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considering what Kings are in general , was a wonder that he could make any
advance at all ; and with the statement of this unparalleled act of royal
munificence , was also sent a statement of the Prince's debts , which exhibited a
scene of ...
considering what Kings are in general , was a wonder that he could make any
advance at all ; and with the statement of this unparalleled act of royal
munificence , was also sent a statement of the Prince's debts , which exhibited a
scene of ...
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The bane and antidote were now before him , the payments of his debts and a
wife , or insolvency and Mrs Fitzherbert ; it was a most trying alternative for him ;
the benefit which the people would derive from his marriage , was , as became a
...
The bane and antidote were now before him , the payments of his debts and a
wife , or insolvency and Mrs Fitzherbert ; it was a most trying alternative for him ;
the benefit which the people would derive from his marriage , was , as became a
...
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It was to him an appalling condition ; the honour of the country demanded that an
immediate arrangement of the debts should take place , and further to show their
gratitude for the great sacrifice he had made for the benefit of the people , an ...
It was to him an appalling condition ; the honour of the country demanded that an
immediate arrangement of the debts should take place , and further to show their
gratitude for the great sacrifice he had made for the benefit of the people , an ...
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Seite 11 - ... and for default of such issue to the Princess Anne of Denmark and the heirs of her body, and for default of such issue to the heirs of the body of the said prince of Orange.
Seite 5 - So far. is it from being true, that we acquired a right by the revolution to elect our kings, that if we had possessed it before, the English nation did at that time most solemnly renounce and abdicate it, for themselves and for .all their posterity for ever.
Seite 569 - May the great God, whom I worship, grant to my country, and for the benefit of Europe in general, a great and glorious victory, and may no misconduct in any one tarnish it; and may humanity after victory be the predominant feature in the British fleet!
Seite 11 - Princess, during their lives and the life of the survivor of them, and that the sole and full exercise of the regal power be only in and executed by the said Prince of Orange...
Seite 260 - His Royal Highness often tells me, he believes I am married ; for he never saw a lover so easy, or say so little of the object he has a regard for. When I tell him I certainly am not, he says, ' Then he is sure I must have a great esteem for you, and that it is not what is (vulgarly), I do not much like the use of that word, called love.
Seite 326 - LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, —I should conceive myself utterly unworthy of your favour if the slightest mark of public disapprobation did not affect me very sensibly. Since I have had the honour and the happiness to strive here to please you, it has been my constant endeavour by unremitting assiduity, to merit your approbation. I beg leave to assure you, upon my honour, that I have never absented myself one minute from the duties of my profession...
Seite 108 - General Washington observes — " After I wrote to you from Morris Town, I received information that the sentries at the door of Sir Henry Clinton were doubled at eight o'clock every night, from an apprehension of an attempt to surprise him in them. If this be true, it is more than probable the...
Seite 115 - ... hair was tied in a stiff Hessian tail, of an extraordinary length; the old-fashioned flaps of his waistcoat added to the general quaintness of his figure, and produced an appearance which particularly attracted my notice ; for I had never seen anything like it before, nor could I imagine who he was, nor what he came about. My doubts were, however, removed when Lord Hood introduced me to him. There was something irresistibly pleasing in his address and conversation ; and an enthusiasm when speaking...
Seite 4 - Lords Spiritual and Temporal and Commons do in the name of all the people aforesaid most humbly and faithfully submit themselves, their heirs and posterities for ever...
Seite 284 - Provided always, and these presents are upon this express condition, that if the said party of the first part, their heirs, executors, or administrators, shall well and truly pay, or cause to be paid, to the said...
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| Titel | The History of the Life and Reign of William the Fourth, the Reform Monarch of England ...: Including Political Portraits of the Celebrated Men who Were the Friends and Supporters of His Government |
| Autor/in | Robert Huish |
| Verlag | W. Emans, 1837 |
| Original von | Harvard University |
| Digitalisiert | 8. Nov. 2007 |
| Länge | 716 Seiten |
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