The Percy Anecdotes: Original and Select [by] Sholto and Reuben Percy, Brothers of the Benedictine Monastery, Mont Benger, Volume 4T. Boys, 1826 |
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... asked how the produce of the royal gardens was disposed of . It was answered , that the fruit was not yet come to maturity ; and that when it was , it had been usual to distribute it in presents , " Let me not see any more then at my ...
... asked how the produce of the royal gardens was disposed of . It was answered , that the fruit was not yet come to maturity ; and that when it was , it had been usual to distribute it in presents , " Let me not see any more then at my ...
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... the sacra- ment he enquired of the archbishop whether he should not lay aside his crown ? The archbishop asked the Bishop of Rochester , but neither of them knew , or could say , what had been the usual form 38 PERCY ANECDOTES .
... the sacra- ment he enquired of the archbishop whether he should not lay aside his crown ? The archbishop asked the Bishop of Rochester , but neither of them knew , or could say , what had been the usual form 38 PERCY ANECDOTES .
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... asked by his holiness , " whether his country- men , the Germans , continued to drink as hard as they used to do . " " Oh no , " replied the duke ! " the sottish custom is quite given over , except in the eccle- siastical electorates ...
... asked by his holiness , " whether his country- men , the Germans , continued to drink as hard as they used to do . " " Oh no , " replied the duke ! " the sottish custom is quite given over , except in the eccle- siastical electorates ...
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... asked some questions about the libraries of Oxford , where the doctor had lately been , and en- quired if he was then engaged in any literary under- taking . Johnson replied in the negative , adding , that he had pretty well told the ...
... asked some questions about the libraries of Oxford , where the doctor had lately been , and en- quired if he was then engaged in any literary under- taking . Johnson replied in the negative , adding , that he had pretty well told the ...
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... asked Johnson what he thought of it . Johnson answered , Warburton has more general , more scholastic learning ; Lowth is the most correct scholar . I do not know which of them calls names best . The king was pleased to say , he was of ...
... asked Johnson what he thought of it . Johnson answered , Warburton has more general , more scholastic learning ; Lowth is the most correct scholar . I do not know which of them calls names best . The king was pleased to say , he was of ...
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Page 120 - I have the honor to assure your Majesty of their unanimous disposition and desire to cultivate the most friendly and liberal intercourse between your Majesty's subjects and their citizens, and of their best wishes for your Majesty's health and happiness, and for that of your royal family. "' The appointment of a Minister from the United States to your Majesty's court, will form an epoch in the history of England and America.
Page 27 - III. c. 23, enacted at the earnest request of the king himself from the throne, the judges are continued in their offices during their good behaviour, notwithstanding any demise of the crown, which was formerly held immediately to vacate their seats, and their full salaries are absolutely secured to them during the continuance of their commissions...
Page 93 - When I mentioned the smallness of the church livings in Scotland, he said, ' he wondered how men of liberal education would choose to become clergymen there ; ' and asked, ' whether, in the remote parts of the country, the clergy, in general, were not very ignorant?' I answered, ' No, for that education was very cheap in Scotland, and -that the clergy, in general, were men of good sense, and competent learning.
Page 21 - You have heard, continued he, of an old Lord Bathurst, of whom your Popes and Swifts have sung and spoken so much: I have lived my life with geniuses of that cast; but have survived them; and, despairing ever to find their equals, it is some years since I have...
Page 76 - The King was pleased to say he was of the same opinion, adding, ' You do not think, then, Dr. Johnson, that there was much argument in the case?' Johnson said, he did not think there was. ' \Vhy, truly,' said the King, 'when once it comes to calling names, argument is pretty well at an end.
Page 124 - It is thus the essence of things is lost in ceremony in every country of Europe. We must submit to what we cannot alter. Patience is the only remedy.
Page 122 - I will be very frank with you. I was the last to consent to the Separation, but the Separation having been made and having become inevitable, I have always said, as I say now, that I would be the first to meet the Friendship of the United States as an independent Power.
Page 30 - I am not expert at description, nor can my fancy add any horrors to the picture ; but sure even conquerors themselves would weep at the hideous prospect now before me. The whole Country, my dear Country, lies one frightful waste, presenting only objects to excite terror, pity and despair. The business of the husbandman and the shepherd are quite discontinued; the husbandman and the shepherd are become soldiers themselves, and help to ravage the soil they formerly occupied.
Page 53 - ... made him an unlimited offer of any rewards in the power of the crown to bestow...
Page 121 - Sir,— The circumstances of this audience are so extraordinary, the language you have now held is so extremely proper, and the feelings you have discovered so justly adapted to the occasion, that I must say, that I not only receive with pleasure the assurance of the friendly disposition of the United States, but that I am glad the choice has fallen upon you to be their minister.