Private Correspondence of Sarah, Duchess of Marlborough: Illustrative of the Court and Times of Queen Anne; with Her Sketches and Opinions of Her Contemporaries, and the Select Correspondence of Her Husband, John, Duke of Marlborough, Volume 2H. Colburn, 1838 |
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acquaint answer army assured believe campaign certainly Court deal desire doubt DUCHESS OF MARLBOROUGH DUKE OF MARLBOROUGH Earl enclosed endeavour enemies England expect expence favour fear France French friends give given glad Grace Hague happen Harley hear heard Holland honour hope House inclination interest King Lady leave letter liberty Lord Galway LORD GODOLPHIN Lord Halifax Lord Hervey Lord Somers Lord Sunderland Lord Townshend Lord Vere Lords Marlborough Lordship Majesty MARLBOROUGH TO LORD Masham matter ministers ministry Monsieur nation never night obliged occasion opinion Ostend Parliament peace Pensioner person pleased pretend Prince Eugene Princess Queensbury reason received regiments Savoy sent servants shew side Sir Robert Walpole soon Spain Sunderland sure taken tell thing thought told Tories town troops trouble truth uneasy vote Whigs Windsor wish write yesterday
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Página 194 - Strange cozenage ! None would live past years again, Yet all hope pleasure in what yet remain ; And, from the dregs of life, think to receive, What the first sprightly running could not give. I'm tired with waiting for this chemic gold, Which fools us young, and beggars us when old.
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Página 119 - Queen Anne had a person and appearance not at all ungraceful till she grew exceeding gross and corpulent. There was something of majesty in her look, but mixed with a sullen and constant frown that plainly betrayed a gloominess of soul and cloudiness of disposition within.
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