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The public curiosity to see the coronation was very great; and compared with that
displayed on former occasions of a similar nature, presents a wonderful rate of
increase. On consulting Stowe, Speed, and other antiquaries, with regard to the ...
The public curiosity to see the coronation was very great; and compared with that
displayed on former occasions of a similar nature, presents a wonderful rate of
increase. On consulting Stowe, Speed, and other antiquaries, with regard to the ...
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ous attachment to your royal house, and the high honour and dignity of your
crown, whenever a happy establishment of public measures shall present a
favourable occasion, will be ready to exert their utmost abilities in support of such
wise ...
ous attachment to your royal house, and the high honour and dignity of your
crown, whenever a happy establishment of public measures shall present a
favourable occasion, will be ready to exert their utmost abilities in support of such
wise ...
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Several of the adventurous barbers who attended on this occasion, gave such
offence by their ineonsistency in wearing their own hair, that it was cut off by the
mob on their return. His majesty was not unmindful of the promise he gave to the
...
Several of the adventurous barbers who attended on this occasion, gave such
offence by their ineonsistency in wearing their own hair, that it was cut off by the
mob on their return. His majesty was not unmindful of the promise he gave to the
...
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He accompanied the unfortunate expedition to Cherbourg, and was always
foremost where danger called. On one occasion he advanced so near the town,
as to expose his person to some shot from the enemy. A ball grazing en ricochet
near ...
He accompanied the unfortunate expedition to Cherbourg, and was always
foremost where danger called. On one occasion he advanced so near the town,
as to expose his person to some shot from the enemy. A ball grazing en ricochet
near ...
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behaviour to her upon that occasion was such, that she could not with decency
support and encourage the faction that was formed against the court; and hence
it was that the tide of popularity which rose so strong in her favour, first began to ...
behaviour to her upon that occasion was such, that she could not with decency
support and encourage the faction that was formed against the court; and hence
it was that the tide of popularity which rose so strong in her favour, first began to ...
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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...
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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.
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| Title | The Percy Anecdotes: Original and Select [by] Sholto and Reuben Percy, Brothers of the Benedictine Monastery, Mont Benger, Volume 4 The Percy Anecdotes: Original and Select [by] Sholto and Reuben Percy, Brothers of the Benedictine Monastery, Mont Benger, Reuben Percy |
| Contributors | Sholto Percy, Reuben Percy |
| Publisher | T. Boys, 1826 |
| Original from | the University of California |
| Digitized | 9 Nov 2007 |
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