 | Gilbert Burnet - Great Britain - 1753 - 670 pages
...manner, and was fuch a conllant diverfion to the King, that even a new miftrefs could not drive her away. But after all he never treated her with the decencies of a miftrefs. The King had another miftrefs, that was managed by Lord Shaftlbury, who was the daughter... | |
 | History - 1806 - 770 pages
...and was such a constant diversion to the king, that even a new mistress could not drive her away ; but after all, he never treated her with the decencies of a mistress." History of his Own Times, YO!, ip 369. The same author notices the king's attention to her on his death-bed.... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1808 - 558 pages
..." I think so too." P. 263. Burnet, Speaking of the king's attachment to Nell Gwyn, says, " And yet, after all, he never treated her with the decencies of a mistress." —Swift. " Pray, what decencies are these ?" P. 263. Burnet. " The king had another mistress, who... | |
 | Jonathan Swift, Walter Scott - English literature - 1814 - 618 pages
..." I think so too." P. V63. Burnet, speaking of the king's attachment to Nell Gwyn, says, "And yet, after all, he never treated her with the decencies of a mistress." — Swift. " Pray, what decencies are these r" P. 263. Burnet. " The king had another mistress, who... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1814 - 620 pages
..." I think so too." P. 263. Burnet, speaking of the king's attachment to Nell Gwyn, says, "And yet, after all, he never treated her with the decencies of a mistress." — Swift. " Pray, what decencies are these r" P. 263. Burnet. " The king had another mistress, who... | |
 | Gilbert Burnet - Great Britain - 1823 - 644 pages
...manner, and was such a constant diversion to the king, that even a new mistress could not drive her away. But after all, he never treated her with the decencies of a mistress^, [but rather with the lewdness of a prostitute; as she had been indeed to a great many : and therefore... | |
 | Gilbert Burnet - Great Britain - 1823 - 642 pages
...manner, and was such a constant diversion to the king, that even a new mistress could not drive her away. But after all, he never treated her with the decencies of a mistressJ, [but rather with the lewdness of a prostitute ; as she had been indeed to a great many :... | |
 | Gilbert Burnet - Great Britain - 1833 - 676 pages
...manner, and was such a constant diversion to the king, that even a new mistress could not drive her away. But after all, he never treated her with the decencies of a mistress k, [but rather with the lewdness of a prostitute ; as she had been indeed to a great many : and therefore... | |
 | 1838 - 472 pages
...cretest creature that ever was in a court ;" and, speaking of the King's constant attachment to her, " but, after all, he never treated her with the decencies...she was wild and extravagant, but not rapacious or selfish—frail, not vicious ; she never meddled with politics, nor made herself i he tool of ambitious... | |
 | The Mirror of Literature,Amusement,and Instruction VOL.XXXII - 1838 - 474 pages
...speaking of the King's constant attachment to her, " but, lifter nil, he never treated her with tin- decencies of a mistress." This last observation of the good bishop is certainly " twisted into H phrase of some obscurity ;" the truth is, that Nell had u natural turn for goodness, which survived... | |
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... and the king refused it. But when he told me this, about four years after, he said, she had got of the king above sixty thousand pounds. She acted all persons in so lively a manner, and was such a constant diversion to the king, that even a new mistress... 
