| Walter Scott - 1835 - 584 Seiten
...before the death of the royal libertine. " I can never forget the inexpressible luxury and profanenesse, gaming, and all dissoluteness, and as it were total...being Sunday evening) which this day s'ennight I was witness of, the King sitting and toying with his concubines, Portsmouth, Cleaveland, and Mazarine,... | |
| 1835 - 428 Seiten
...King Charles II., of a robust constitution, and in ail appearance promising a long life ! I never can forget the inexpressible luxury and profaneness, gaming and all dissoluteness, and as it were total forgetfulness of God (it being Sunday evening), which this day sen'night I was witness- of, the king... | |
| 1835 - 428 Seiten
...King Charles II., of a robust constitution, and in all appearance promising a long life ! I never can forget the inexpressible luxury and profaneness, gaming and all dissoluteness, and as it were total forgetfulness of God (it being Sunday evening), which this day sen'night I was witness of, the king... | |
| Walter Scott - 1835 - 396 Seiten
...inexpressible luxury and profanenesse, gaming, and all dissoluteness, and as it were total forgetfulnessa of God (it being Sunday evening) which this day s'ennight I was witness of, the King sitting and toying with his concubines, Portsmouth, Cleaveland, and Mazarine,... | |
| Horace Smith - 1837 - 316 Seiten
...470. " l can never forget the inexpressible luxury and profanenesse, gaming and all dissolutenesse, and as it were total forgetfulnesse of God, (it being Sunday evening,) w,hich this day se'nnight l was witness of; the king sitting and toying with his concubines Portsmouth, Cleaveland, and Mazarine,... | |
| William Jones - 1838 - 696 Seiten
...the manner in which he passed his last Sabbath on earth, is not from the pen of an adversary : — " I can never forget the inexpressible luxury and profaneness, gaming, and all dissoluteness, and as if it were total forgetfulness of God (it being Sunday evening), which this day sen'night I was witness... | |
| Walter Scott - 1841 - 456 Seiten
...before the death of the royal libertine. "I can never forget the inexpressible luxury and profanenesse, gaming and all dissoluteness, and as it were total...being Sunday evening) which this day s'ennight I was witness of, the king sitting and toying with his concubines, Portsmouth, Cleaveland, and Mazarine,... | |
| 1841 - 764 Seiten
...pension ; and Evelyn names her again on the Sunday evening before the death of Charles II., in 1684. " I can never forget the inexpressible luxury and profaneness,...gaming, and all dissoluteness. and, as it were, total forgetfulness of God (it being Sunday evening) which this day se'nnight I was witness of; the King... | |
| Charles Knight - 1841 - 478 Seiten
...described by Evelyn in the following striking passage, written the night after the King's death: — " I can never forget the inexpressible luxury and profaneness,...gaming, and all dissoluteness, and, as it were, total forgetfulness of God (it being Sunday evening), which this day se'nnight I was witness of; the King... | |
| Charles Knight - 1841 - 918 Seiten
...inexpressible luxury and profaneness, gaming, and all dissoluteness, and, as it were, total forgetfulness of God (it being Sunday evening), which this day se'nnight I was witness of; the King sitting and toying with his concubines, Portsmouth, Cleaveland, and Mazarine,... | |
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