The Historical Magazine, Or, Classical Library of Public Events: Consisting of Authentic Anecdotes, Biographical Memoirs, Manners and Customs, Philosophical Papers, Natural History, Theatrical Intelligence, Analysis of Historical Books, Domestic News, &c. &c. &c, Volume 21790 - History |
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ritated at the remark , “ if your majesty will but make that old gentleman take off
his sword and his RECENT ANECDOTE spurs , I will eat him before your OF HIS
PRESENT MAJESTY . face , before I begin the pig ! " GeAT the late unhappy ...
ritated at the remark , “ if your majesty will but make that old gentleman take off
his sword and his RECENT ANECDOTE spurs , I will eat him before your OF HIS
PRESENT MAJESTY . face , before I begin the pig ! " GeAT the late unhappy ...
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majesty would appoint him a fu . Having made this remark , Frederick preme
general . The king wrote fent for the Englishman , to whom under his petition— "
Turn to your hear the verses you thewed me this he said , “ Be so good as to let
me ...
majesty would appoint him a fu . Having made this remark , Frederick preme
general . The king wrote fent for the Englishman , to whom under his petition— "
Turn to your hear the verses you thewed me this he said , “ Be so good as to let
me ...
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Italian envoy informed his majesty , What follows is remarkable . The that a young
prince in Italy , having writ is for those lepers who appear married beneath
himself , had retired to the fight of all men that they are into England , and that his
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Italian envoy informed his majesty , What follows is remarkable . The that a young
prince in Italy , having writ is for those lepers who appear married beneath
himself , had retired to the fight of all men that they are into England , and that his
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... the king's commissioners of fewers who was fister to Sir Robert Steward , there
, in opposition to his majesty's of the city of Ely , knight , and by commendable
design of draining the her he had iffue our famous Oliver , fens ; in which
business ...
... the king's commissioners of fewers who was fister to Sir Robert Steward , there
, in opposition to his majesty's of the city of Ely , knight , and by commendable
design of draining the her he had iffue our famous Oliver , fens ; in which
business ...
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JAN readiness to grant such supplies as the KING'S SPEECH . circumstances of
the several branches ANUARY 21 : -His majesty went of the public service may
be found to in ftate to the House of Peers , and require . opened the session with
...
JAN readiness to grant such supplies as the KING'S SPEECH . circumstances of
the several branches ANUARY 21 : -His majesty went of the public service may
be found to in ftate to the House of Peers , and require . opened the session with
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Page 258 - The thing that hath been, it is that which shall be; and that which is done is that which shall be done: and there is no new thing under the sun. Is there any thing whereof it may be said, See, this is new? it hath been already of old time, which was before us.
Page 241 - And to every beast of the earth, and to every fowl of the air, and to every thing that creepeth upon the earth, wherein there is life, I have given every green herb for meat :
Page 449 - Paris told your king, that in calling the states together, he had nothing to fear but the prodigal excess of their zeal in providing for the support of the throne.
Page 241 - And God said, Behold I have given you every herb bearing seed, which is upon the face of all the earth, and every tree, in the which is the fruit of a tree yielding seed ; to you it shall be for meat.
Page 451 - ... abused shape of the vilest of women. After they had been made to taste, drop by drop, more than the bitterness of death, in the slow torture of a journey of twelve miles, protracted to six hours, they were, under a guard, composed of those very soldiers who had thus conducted them through this famous triumph, lodged in one of the old palaces of Paris, now converted into a Bastile for kings.
Page 427 - We wished at the period of the Revolution, and do now wish, to derive all we possess as an inheritance from our forefathers. Upon that body and stock of inheritance we have taken care not to inoculate any cyon alien to the nature of the original plant.
Page 334 - A large broad fillet was bound upon their forehead, and tied behind their head. In the middle of this was a horn, or a conical piece of silver, gilt, about four inches long, much in the shape of our common candle extinguishers. This is called kirn, or horn, and is only worn in reviews or parades after victory.
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Page 452 - They can see, without pain or grudging, an archbishop precede a duke. They can see a bishop of Durham, or a bishop of Winchester, in possession of ten thousand pounds a year; and cannot conceive why it is in worse hands than estates to the like amount in the hands of this earl, or that squire...
Page 98 - And strange as it may appear, I have no doubt he thought the resolve necessary, for his disquietude on the subject of money was now continual. When he went to bed, he would put five or ten guineas into a bureau, and then full of his money, after he had retired to rest, and sometimes in the middle of the night, he would come down to see if it was there.
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| Title | The Historical Magazine, Or, Classical Library of Public Events: Consisting of Authentic Anecdotes, Biographical Memoirs, Manners and Customs, Philosophical Papers, Natural History, Theatrical Intelligence, Analysis of Historical Books, Domestic News, &c. &c. &c, Volume 2 |
| Published | 1790 |
| Original from | the New York Public Library |
| Digitized | 17 Oct 2007 |
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