| Lucy Aikin - 1818 - 544 Seiten
...pleased to note my fanciful brain, I was not unheedful to feed her humour ; and read some verses, whereat she smiled once ; and was pleased to say : ' When...yesternight.' She rated most grievously at noon at some one who minded not to bring up certain matters of account : several men have been sent to, and when... | |
| Samuel Greatheed, Daniel Parken, Theophilus Williams, Josiah Conder, Thomas Price, Jonathan Edwards Ryland, Edwin Paxton Hood - 1819 - 648 Seiten
...order to feed the humour of her Majesty, read to her some verses which he had composed ; ' whereat she smiled once, and was ' pleased to say, " When...time at thy gate, • " these fooleries will please tkee less ; I am past my relish for such ' " matters ; thou seest my bodily meat doth not suit me well... | |
| 1821 - 526 Seiten
...pleased lo note my fanciful brain, I was not uuheedful to feed her humour, and read some verses, whereat she smiled once, and was pleased to say : ' When thou...yester-night ' She rated most grievously at noon at some one who minded not to bring up certain matters of account : several men have been sent to, and when... | |
| 1821 - 510 Seiten
...not unheedful to feed her humour, and read some verses, whereat she smiled once, and was pleased t* say : ' When thou dost feel creeping time at thy gate,...please thee less ; I am past my relish for such matters ; thow seest my bodily meat doth not suit me well ; I have eaten but one ill-tasted cake since yester-night.'... | |
| 1821 - 522 Seiten
...pleased to note my fanciful brain. I was not unheedful to feed her humour, and read some verses, whereat she smiled once, and was pleased to say : ' When thou dost feel creeping time at thy gate, these'fooleries will please thee less ; I am past my relish for such matters ; ttiou seest my bodily... | |
| Henry Kett - 1825 - 298 Seiten
...fooleries will please thee lesse. I am past my relishe for such matters ; thou seest my bodie meate doth not suit me well. I have eaten but one ill-tasted cake since yesternight.' ' — Extract of a Letter from Sir John to his Lady, Dec. 20, 1602. HENRY HEADLEY. 284. HE was the... | |
| 1862 - 120 Seiten
...some verses, whereat she smiled once, and was pleased to say : ' When thou dost feel Time creeping at thy gate, these fooleries will please thee less. I am past my relish for such matters.' ' Still,' says that careful biographer, Miss Strickland, ' though Elizabeth suffered greatly with the... | |
| Anne Marsh-Caldwell - 1846 - 700 Seiten
...to note my fancifull brain; I was not unheedfull to feed her humour, and read some verses; whereat she smiled once, and was pleased to say — " ( When...eaten but one ill-tasted cake since yesternight.' " The powers of nature were fast giving way under the weight of years, and that melancholy inexpressible... | |
| Agnes Strickland - 1857 - 730 Seiten
...pleased to note my fanciful brain, I was not unheedful to feed her humour, and read some verses ; whereat she smiled once, and was pleased to say, ' When thou...will please thee less. I am past my relish for such mailers. Thou seest my bodily meat doth not suit me well. I have eaten but one ill-tasted cake since... | |
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