George the Third, His Court, and Family, Volume 2Henry Colburn, 1824 |
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... attended me , while the secretary of state went to take the com- mands of the King . While I stood in this place , where it seems all ministers stand upon such occasions , always attended by the master of the ceremonies , the room very ...
... attended me , while the secretary of state went to take the com- mands of the King . While I stood in this place , where it seems all ministers stand upon such occasions , always attended by the master of the ceremonies , the room very ...
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... attended only by an equerry and footman , and ride ten or twelve miles without speaking ; perhaps dismount to examine his hounds , or inspect his agricultural improvements , and return to the Lodge in the same unusual pensive manner ...
... attended only by an equerry and footman , and ride ten or twelve miles without speaking ; perhaps dismount to examine his hounds , or inspect his agricultural improvements , and return to the Lodge in the same unusual pensive manner ...
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... attend the King's person . At the time , this was actually brought forward as a grievous charge against the influence and inter- ference of the crown ; but it was most certainly the only mode left to the King of getting rid of the bill ...
... attend the King's person . At the time , this was actually brought forward as a grievous charge against the influence and inter- ference of the crown ; but it was most certainly the only mode left to the King of getting rid of the bill ...
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... attended the continuation of the performances at the Pantheon , mixing with their happy subjects in these innocent and interesting amusements , and nearly laying aside all exterior form and ceremony . This exhibition had first been ...
... attended the continuation of the performances at the Pantheon , mixing with their happy subjects in these innocent and interesting amusements , and nearly laying aside all exterior form and ceremony . This exhibition had first been ...
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... attended by a great retinue : on which occasion more state was assumed : yet the visit was itself of the most friendly style , for the Queen brought to the venerable Mrs. De- lany a very elegant machine for knotting fringe , to which ...
... attended by a great retinue : on which occasion more state was assumed : yet the visit was itself of the most friendly style , for the Queen brought to the venerable Mrs. De- lany a very elegant machine for knotting fringe , to which ...
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Page 15 - I stood in this place, where it seems all ministers stand upon such occasions, always attended by the master of ceremonies, the room...
Page 14 - Lordship told me, uninterruptedly in that office, through all the changes in administration for thirty years, having first been appointed by the Earl of Holderness.
Page 354 - Ought I not to come forward in a moment of unexampled difficulty and danger ? Ought I not to share in the glory of victory, when I have everything to lose by defeat? The highest places in your majesty's service are filled by the younger branches of the royal family; to me alone no place is assigned; I am not thought worthy to be even the junior major-general of your army.
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Page 97 - There could be no hesitation on the part of Mr. Pitt; hut, having held the necessary conference with the Chancellor, he waited upon the King at the appointed time, and found him perfectly of sound mind, and in every respect as before his illness, competent to all the affairs of his public station. This was the first nolice in any way which Mr.