 | Leonora Christina Ulfeldt (grevinde) - 1872 - 358 pages
...moins.' I thanked her ' Altesse tres-humblement et la prioit en cette occasion de faire voir sa gdndreuse conduite.' Her Serene Highness looked at the prison...birth to a son I should receive my liberty. On October n, in the night between one and two o'clock, God delivered her Majesty in safety of our Crown Prince.... | |
 | Literature - 1873 - 968 pages
...with her ladies, and promised to do all in her power to shorten her captivity ; and when her daughter was in the perils of childbirth she went to the king...solemn promise that if the queen gave birth to a son she should receive her liberty. A son was born, and when all present were rejoicing at the event, the... | |
 | James Anthony Froude, John Tulloch - Authors - 1880 - 1436 pages
...the captive lady much sympathy, and quitted her with the words, ' Croyez moi je ferais mon possible.' The virtuous Landgravine kept her word, but could...her Majesty in safety of our Crown Prince. When all were rejoicing, the Landgravine said, ' Oh, will not the captive rejoice 1 ' The Queen Dowager inquired,... | |
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... French too long; she took off her glove and gave me her hand, pressing mine and saying, ' Croyez-moy, je fairez mon possible.' I kissed her Serene Highness's hand, and she then took leave of me with a kiss. The virtuous Landgravine kept her word,... 