Memoirs of the Court and Reign of Catharine the Second, Empress of Russia: With a Brief Survey of the Romanoff Dynasty; Embracing the Reign of Nicholas, Fall of Sevastopol, Etc |
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Page 331 - ... that was committed to their care, and the effufion of innocent - blood that muft follow from the tumults it was adapted to excite, took, after deliberating together, the only ftep that they thought proper to maintain the public tranquillity, which was to cut fhort the days of the unfortunate prince.
Page 320 - Pruffia, notwiihilanding your obligations to him; but that prince has no fon. I own to you, that I have the education of my fon fo much at heart, and I think you fo...
Page 328 - Elizabeth, daughter of Peter the Great, our beloved aunt of glorious memory. After we had ascended the throne, and offered up to heaven our just thanksgivings, the first object that employed our thoughts, in consequence of that humanity that...
Page 330 - Mirowitz having wounded and arrefted the governor, led on his troop with fury, and attacked, with firearms, the handful of foldiers that guarded prince Ivan. But he was fo warmly received by thofe foldiers under the command of the two officers mentioned above, that he was obliged to retire. By a particular direction...
Page 284 - ... a petitioner; the mouth regular, teeth fine, chin prominent, with dark moustache and small whisker ; but not a sympathy on his face ! His mouth sometimes smiled, his eyes never. There was that in his look which no monarch's subject could meet. His eye seeks every one's gaze, but none can confront his.
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Page 312 - ... were justly alarmed: animated with zeal for the interest of their native country, and astonished at our patience under these heavy persecutions, they secretly informed us that our life was in danger, in order to engage us to undertake the burthen of governing so large an empire. While the...
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Page 329 - ... his situation would admit of. We accordingly gave our orders for this purpose, though the state he was in prevented his perceiving the marks of our humanity or being sensible of our attention and care; for he knew nobody, could not distinguish between good and evil, nor did he know the use that might be made of reading, to pass the time with less weariness and disgust. On the contrary, he sought pleasure in objects that discovered with sufficient evidence the disorder of his imagination.