| Lady Rachel Russell, Mary Barry - Nobility - 1819 - 410 pages
...Lady her " mother to be present. I confess I could give her little joy, " and so I plainly told her; but she said the King would " have it so, and there...This sweetest, " hopefullest, most beautiful child, was sacrificed to a boy " that had been rudely bred, without any thing to encourage " them but His... | |
| Lady Rachel Russell - 1819 - 410 pages
...Lady her " mother to be present. I confess I could give her little joy, " and so I plainly told her; but she said the King would " have it so, and there...This sweetest, " hopefullest, most beautiful child, was sacrificed to a boy " that had been rudely bred, without any thing to encourage " them but His... | |
| John Evelyn - Great Britain - 1827 - 458 pages
...Lady, her mother, to be present. I confesse I could give her little joy, and so I plainely told her, but she said the King would have it so, and there...was no going back. This sweetest, hopefullest, most beautifull child, and most vertuous too, was sacrific'd to a boy that had ben rudely bred, without... | |
| Ralph Griffiths, George Edward Griffiths - Bibliography - 1828 - 590 pages
...my Lady her mother to be present. I confess I could give her little joy, and so I plainly told her; but she said the King would have it so, and there was no going back. * * * * I staid supper, where his Majesty sat between the Duchess of Cleveland (mother of the Duke... | |
| Mary Berry - England - 1828 - 486 pages
...Lady her mother to be present. I " confess I could give her little joy, and so " I plainly told her ; but she said the King " would have it so, and there was no going " back. * * * * I staid supper, where his " Majesty sat between the Duchess of Cleve" land (mother of the Duke... | |
| William Carpenter - Nobility - 1837 - 894 pages
...did, that, at five years old, the poor infant was led to the altar, and, in the words of Evelyn, " This sweetest, hopefullest, most beautiful child,...was sacrificed to a boy that had been rudely bred, without anything to encourage them but his Majesty's pleasure." Having thus provided for his issue,... | |
| Mrs. Jameson (Anna) - England - 1838 - 256 pages
...sixteen. " I confess," says Evelyn, "I could give my Lady Arlington little joy, and so I plainly told her; but she said the King would have it so, and there was no going back. Thus this sweetest, hopefullest, most beautiful child, and most virtuous too, was sacrificed to a boy... | |
| William Charles Townsend - 1844 - 492 pages
...: " Was this morning at the remarriage of the Duchess of Grafton to the duke, she being now twelve. This sweetest, hopefullest, most beautiful child,...was sacrificed to a boy that had been rudely bred, without anything to encourage them but his majesty's pleasure. I pray God the sweet child find it to... | |
| Louisa Stuart Costello - Great Britain - 1844 - 484 pages
...Lady, her mother, to be present. I confess I could give her little joy, and so I plainly told her ; but she said the King would have it so, and there was no going back. This sweetest, hopefullest, and most beautiful child was sacrificed to a boy that had been rudely bred, without anything to encourage... | |
| sir John Bernard Burke - 1849 - 650 pages
..." I confess," says Evelyn, " I could give my Lady Arlington little joy, and so I plainly told her ; but she said the king would have it so, and there was no going back. Thus this sweetest, hopefullest, most beautiful child, and most virtuous, too, was sacrificed to a... | |
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