My dear Lord, I will give it you under my hand," replied the Queen, "if you are in any fear of my relapsing, that my dear first-born is the greatest ass, and the greatest liar, and the greatest canaille, and the greatest beast, in the whole world, and... Dictionary of National Biography - Side 232redigert av - 1889Uten tilgangsbegrensning - Om denne boken
| 1849 - 782 sider
...queen, " I will give it you under my hand, if you are in fear of my relapsing, that my dear first born is the greatest ass, and the greatest liar, and the greatest canaille, aud the greatest beast in the whole world, and that I most heartily wish he was out of it." The reader... | |
| John Hervey Baron Hervey - 1848 - 616 sider
...replied the Queen, " I will give it you under my hand, if you are in any fear of my relapsing, that my dear first-born is the greatest ass and the greatest...canaille, and the greatest beast in the whole world, and that I most heartily wish he was out of it." The letters, though translated and ready for the press,... | |
| John Hervey Baron Hervey - 1848 - 448 sider
...replied the Queen, " I will give it you under my hand, if you are in any fear of my relapsing, that my dear first-born is the greatest ass and the greatest...canaille, and the greatest beast in the whole world, and that I most heartily wish he was out of it." original. Lord Hervey took occasion upon this subject,... | |
| 1848 - 594 sider
...Hervey), ' My dear Lord, I will give it you under my hand, if ' you are in any fear of my relapsing, that my dear firstborn is ' the greatest ass, and the greatest...' and the greatest beast in the whole world ; and that I most ' heartily wish he was out of it ! ' Compared with this, the King's words and feelings... | |
| 1848 - 798 sider
...replied the queen, " I will give it you under my hand, if you are in any fear of my relapsing, that my dear first-born is the greatest ass, and the greatest...canaille, and the greatest beast, in the whole world, and that I most heartily wish he was out of it !" This early and extraordinary hatred of both the parents... | |
| 1849 - 820 sider
...queen, " I will give it you under my hand, if you are in fear of my relapsing, that my dear first born is the greatest ass, and the greatest liar, and the...canaille, and the greatest beast in the whole world, and that I most heartily wish he was out of it." The reader will find much both to amuse and to sicken... | |
| Eliot Warburton - 1851 - 582 sider
...;" the Queen did not venture to deny her husband's paternity, unenviable as it was, but she added, " my dear first-born is the greatest ass, and the greatest...canaille, and the greatest beast in the whole world, and I most heartily wish he was out of it."* In reply to the King's version of the quarrel, the Prince caused... | |
| Eliot Warburton - 1851 - 574 sider
...;" the Queen did not venture to deny her husband's paternity, unenviable as it was, but she added, " my dear first-born is the greatest ass, and the greatest...canaille, and the greatest beast in the whole world, and I most heartily wish he was out of it."* In reply to the King's version of the quarrel, the Prince caused... | |
| 1851 - 608 sider
...his sou. Her Majesty assured him he was ; and then expressed her maternal feelings as follows : — " My dear first-born is the greatest ass, and the greatest liar, and the greatest canaille in the whole world ; and I most heartily wish he was out of it."J There was at least no mystification... | |
| Dr. Doran (John) - 1855 - 436 sider
...once to Lord Hervey, " I will give it you under my hand, if you have any fear of my relapsing, that my dear first-born is the greatest ass, and the greatest...canaille, and the greatest beast, in the whole world, and that I most heartily wish he was out of it ! " The king continued to treat him in much the same strain,... | |
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