Walter Colyton: A Tale of 1688, Volume 2H. Colburn and R. Bentley, 1830 |
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Page 96
... lady bore the name of Catherine , that she was the daughter of the celebrated Sir Charles Sedley , and the mistress of the King , who had bestowed upon her the title by which she was now known , as well as the sumptuous mansion in which ...
... lady bore the name of Catherine , that she was the daughter of the celebrated Sir Charles Sedley , and the mistress of the King , who had bestowed upon her the title by which she was now known , as well as the sumptuous mansion in which ...
Page 97
... Lady Catherine Darnley , the Countess's daughter , by the King , or by Colo- nel Graham , if we may rather believe the scan- dalous chronicles of the day . Mrs. Morlay , the same who had attended the Countess at West- VOL . II . F bury ...
... Lady Catherine Darnley , the Countess's daughter , by the King , or by Colo- nel Graham , if we may rather believe the scan- dalous chronicles of the day . Mrs. Morlay , the same who had attended the Countess at West- VOL . II . F bury ...
Page 105
... Lady Ossory , and Lady Betty Camden , and the Duchess of Grafton , and half a score others , owe hundreds of card money to their friends . Nay the Queen herself will sometimes talk to the people , in her pretty broken English , of the ...
... Lady Ossory , and Lady Betty Camden , and the Duchess of Grafton , and half a score others , owe hundreds of card money to their friends . Nay the Queen herself will sometimes talk to the people , in her pretty broken English , of the ...
Page 106
... Lady Sunderland , I will proclaim you a false Cavalier , summon forthwith a Cour d'Amour , and cite you in the name of the blind Deity to answer for a blindness equal to his own . " This was not a very delicate speech , but feminine 106 ...
... Lady Sunderland , I will proclaim you a false Cavalier , summon forthwith a Cour d'Amour , and cite you in the name of the blind Deity to answer for a blindness equal to his own . " This was not a very delicate speech , but feminine 106 ...
Page 111
... lady's petticoat ; cowls and shaven heads have greater power than hoods and ringlets , and old women have superseded the young ones . I am no Catholic , and therefore I have no in- fluence , not even enough to prevent my being ejected ...
... lady's petticoat ; cowls and shaven heads have greater power than hoods and ringlets , and old women have superseded the young ones . I am no Catholic , and therefore I have no in- fluence , not even enough to prevent my being ejected ...
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