 | Francis Lancelott - 1858 - 604 Seiten
...but no sooner was she deseried by her Majesty, than the Qucen eried aloud, ' There, I am sure I sce a friend!' The torrent divided, and shrunk to either...might have walked over their heads if I had pleased.' " The King, as well as his consort, was BO charmed by Walpole's having procured him an unexpectedly... | |
 | Francis Lancelott - 1859 - 554 Seiten
...than the third or fourth row ; but no sooner was she descried by her Majesty, than the Queen cried aloud, ' There, I am sure I see a friend ! ' The torrent...mother, ' I might have walked over their heads if I had The King, as well as his consort, was so charmed by Walpole's having procured him an unexpectedly large... | |
 | Horace Walpole - 1861 - 580 Seiten
...sooner was she descried by her Majesty than the Queen said aloud, "There, I am sure, I see a frk-nd ! " The torrent divided and shrunk to either side ; "...might have walked over their heads if I had pleased." ' The pre-occupation of the Queen in favour of Walpole must be explained. He had early discovered that,... | |
 | Tom Taylor - 1874 - 554 Seiten
...the Queen than the third or fourth row; but no sooner was she descried by her majesty, than she cried aloud, ' There I am sure I see a friend. ' The torrent...might have walked over their heads, if I had pleased. ' " George II. was forty-four years old when he succeeded to the throne. His eldest son, Frederick... | |
 | George Henry Jennings - 1880 - 842 Seiten
...and the next day all the nobility and gentry in town crowded to kiss their hands : my mother amongst the rest, who, Sir Spencer Compton's designation,...might have walked over their heads, if I had pleased.' " during the debate asserted that its object was to revive the worse practices of Empson and Dudley.... | |
 | George Henry Jennings - 1881 - 564 Seiten
...and the next day all the nobility and gentry in town crowded to kiss their hands : my mother amongst the rest, who, Sir Spencer Compton's designation,...might have walked over their heads, if I had pleased.' " Ignorance of History. — On March 1st, 1733, Walpole's excise scheme was brought forward. A violent... | |
 | Bayard Tuckerman - 1882 - 348 Seiten
...than the third or fourth row ; but no sooner was she descried by her Majesty, than the queen cried aloud, ' There I am sure I see a friend!' The torrent...might have walked over their heads if I had pleased.' " * The general corruption and wickedness produced a remarkable misanthropy in the minds of men, which... | |
 | Barbara Clay Finch - 1883 - 336 Seiten
...Majesty than the Queen said aloud : ' There I am sure I see a friend ! ' The torrent divided, and shrank to either side, ' and as I came away,' said my mother, ' I might have walked over their heads, had I pleased.' " CHAPTER II. Coronation of George and Caroline — Drnry Lane Theatre — Royal Visit... | |
 | 1908 - 1100 Seiten
...Majesty, than the Queen said aloud, " There I am sure I see a friend ! " The torrent divided and shrank to either side ; " and as I came away," said my mother,...might have walked over their heads if I had pleased." For a time therefore the intrigues of the Patriots were crushed, and throughout the whole of Walpole's... | |
 | Norman Pearson - 1911 - 532 Seiten
...she could not make her way to the Queen between the scornful backs and elbows of her late devotees. " But no sooner was she descried by her Majesty, than...might have walked over their heads, if I had pleased.' " For the time, therefore, the intrigues of the Patriots were crushed, and throughout the whole of... | |
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Compton's designation, and not its evaporation, being known, could not make her way between the scornful backs and elbows of her late devotees, nor could approach nearer to the Queen than the third or fourth row ; but no sooner was she descried by her... 
