 | George Nelson Godwin - 1882 - 284 Seiten
...with stroke. In 1560 he entertained at Basing his Royal mistress, who made the full fond conf ssion, " By my troth, if my Lord Treasurer were but a young...love him for a husband before any man in England." Entertaining Royal personages was expensive then as now. In January, 1569, the old Marquis received... | |
 | Sir James Dixon Mackenzie (7th bart. of Scatwell and 9th of Tarbat) - 1896 - 582 Seiten
...one of her progresses, with such splendour that he quite captivated his royal guest, who declared, " if my Lord Treasurer were but a young man, I could find it in my heart to have him for a husband before any man in England." This first Marquess died in 1572,... | |
 | William Thorn Warren - 1902 - 168 Seiten
...was entertained at Basing House in 1569. During this visit her Majesty made the fond confession : " By my troth, if my Lord Treasurer were but a young man, I could find it in my heart to love him for a husband before any man in England." Some years later, portions of... | |
 | Telford Varley, Wilfrid Ball - 1909 - 634 Seiten
...her sumptuously here in 1569, and so impressed his royal guest that she made the tender admission, "By my troth, if my Lord Treasurer were but a young man, I could find it in my heart to love him for a husband before any man in England." A notable figure this Lord Treasurer,... | |
 | Telford Varley, Wilfrid Ball - 1909 - 660 Seiten
...made the tender admission, " By my troth, if my Lord Treasurer were but a young man, I could find it in my heart to love him for a husband before any man in England." A notable figure this Lord Treasurer, the very personification of worldly prudence — Polonius himself... | |
 | Randall Davies - 1914 - 294 Seiten
...bemoaned herself that the Marquis was so old (he was born in 1475), for else, by my troth, said she, if My Lord Treasurer were but a young man, I could find it in my heart to have him for my husband before any man in England." At a later period it seems that... | |
 | James Anthony Froude, John Tulloch - 1847 - 816 Seiten
...greatly was the queen delighted both with her host and her reception, that she playfully exclaimed, " If my lord treasurer were but a young man, I could find in my heart to have him for a husband before any man in England." The scythe of death carried off, even in the lifetime... | |
 | 1815 - 618 Seiten
...she play'ully lamented liis great age ; ' for, by ny troth,' said the delighted sovereign, if 1:1 v lord treasurer were but a young man, I could find in my heart to have MM for a hustwmd before any man in England/ This nobleman died in 1572, at the age of 97, having... | |
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By my troth, if my lord treasurer were but a young man, I could find in my heart to love him for a husband before any man in England. 
