| 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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