The Historic Gallery of Portraits and Paintings: Or, Biographical Review, Volume 3Vernor, Hood, and Sharpe, 1808 |
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... crown . She readily consented to terms of accommodation with the King , and when he offered to adopt her as his sister , to give her precedence next to the Queen and his daughter , with a settlement of 3000l . a - year , she accepted of ...
... crown . She readily consented to terms of accommodation with the King , and when he offered to adopt her as his sister , to give her precedence next to the Queen and his daughter , with a settlement of 3000l . a - year , she accepted of ...
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... crown itself . But her father , though employed by the King on several embassies , does not appear to have been opulent . At the age of seven she was carried over to France , with Mary , the sister of Henry , who was married to Louis ...
... crown itself . But her father , though employed by the King on several embassies , does not appear to have been opulent . At the age of seven she was carried over to France , with Mary , the sister of Henry , who was married to Louis ...
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... crown . His regard for his new Queen appeared rather to increase than to diminish by his marriage , and all men expected to see the entire ascendant of one who had thus mounted a throne , from which her birth had seemed to exclude her ...
... crown . His regard for his new Queen appeared rather to increase than to diminish by his marriage , and all men expected to see the entire ascendant of one who had thus mounted a throne , from which her birth had seemed to exclude her ...
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... crown of Portugal ; but Vasconcellos well knew the character of that prince , who , retired in his castle , pre- ferred the felicity of diffusing happiness around him to the splendour of a throne , which could only be attained by the ...
... crown of Portugal ; but Vasconcellos well knew the character of that prince , who , retired in his castle , pre- ferred the felicity of diffusing happiness around him to the splendour of a throne , which could only be attained by the ...
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Or, Biographical Review. cept , " said she , " the crown which is offered to you : it is glorious to die a king , even if you be one but a quarter of an hour . " These words confirmed the resolution of the duke , but his conduct was not ...
Or, Biographical Review. cept , " said she , " the crown which is offered to you : it is glorious to die a king , even if you be one but a quarter of an hour . " These words confirmed the resolution of the duke , but his conduct was not ...
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