Bygone YearsJ. Murray, 1905 - 339 sider |
Inni boken
Resultat 1-5 av 33
Side 25
... French Revolution . The whole château was afterwards , as is well known , fully restored by the Duc d'Aumale . Later on in this year , when the weather grew warmer , my father rented a charming place not far from Versailles , called La ...
... French Revolution . The whole château was afterwards , as is well known , fully restored by the Duc d'Aumale . Later on in this year , when the weather grew warmer , my father rented a charming place not far from Versailles , called La ...
Side 26
... French women I ever met with who could rival our principal English beauties . The Duchesse de Galliera , a first cousin of my sister - in - law Lady Granville , was remarkably clever . She was rather plain , with a peculiar absent ...
... French women I ever met with who could rival our principal English beauties . The Duchesse de Galliera , a first cousin of my sister - in - law Lady Granville , was remarkably clever . She was rather plain , with a peculiar absent ...
Side 27
... French Government . This caused me some compunction , as he bore with so much good humour my observations , which must have been most offensive to him , and merely expressed his dissent from my views . The Gallieras were most generous ...
... French Government . This caused me some compunction , as he bore with so much good humour my observations , which must have been most offensive to him , and merely expressed his dissent from my views . The Gallieras were most generous ...
Side 30
... French call doucereuse , her words melting in her mouth . Her eldest son married Mademoiselle de Benckendorf , who was described , before her arrival as a bride at Paris , to be blunt . and insolent . This made Monsieur Tschann , the ...
... French call doucereuse , her words melting in her mouth . Her eldest son married Mademoiselle de Benckendorf , who was described , before her arrival as a bride at Paris , to be blunt . and insolent . This made Monsieur Tschann , the ...
Side 34
... French politics , both during the French Empire and during the Restora- tion , when he was credited with Liberal tendencies . Her mother was a Genoese of the noble family of Brignole . Her first husband was Sir Richard Acton , a son of ...
... French politics , both during the French Empire and during the Restora- tion , when he was credited with Liberal tendencies . Her mother was a Genoese of the noble family of Brignole . Her first husband was Sir Richard Acton , a son of ...
Andre utgaver - Vis alle
Bygone Years: Recollections (Classic Reprint) F. Leveson Gower Ingen forhåndsvisning tilgjengelig - 2015 |
Vanlige uttrykk og setninger
acquaintance admired afterwards agreeable amusing arrived asked beautiful became Bodmin brother called carriage Ceylon charming Chatsworth Chiswick Church Court daughter delightful Devonshire Devonshire House dined dinner dress Duchess Duke Duke of Devonshire Earl Egerton elephants Emperor England English father favour favourite French friends garden gave Gladstone Granville Grosvenor guests Holmbury honour horses husband India interest invited Jung Kandy Lady Blessington Lady Marian late Lismore Castle lived London looked Lord Lord Overstone Lord Palmerston Lord Vivian Madame married miles Minister Monsieur morning mother native Nepaul never night occasion once opinion Oxford palace palkee Paris party Paxton political present pretty Prince Princess Princesse de Ligne Rajah received remarkable residence round Russia sent society soon steamer talk Talleyrand temple thought told took town Trincomalee wife women wrote young
Populære avsnitt
Side 309 - The Earl of Chatham, with his sword drawn, Stood waiting for Sir Richard Strachan : Sir Richard, longing to be at 'em, Stood waiting for the Earl of Chatham.
Side 105 - Small is the worth Of beauty from the light retired. Bid her come forth, Suffer herself to be admired,
Side 143 - lines : She walks in beauty like the night Of cloudless climes and starry skies.
Side 314 - that if you take care of the pence the pounds will take care of themselves. But
Side 37 - 1 Mr. Luttrell was believed to be a natural son of Lord Carhampton. He had sat in the last Irish Parliament,
Side 59 - he published the first volume of the History of England during the Reign of George the Third, which
Side 314 - Take care of the pounds, and the pence will take care of themselves.
Side 47 - Lord Melbourne was so much broken in health that he was nearly in a state of second childhood. I believe he had not met Her Majesty since he ceased to be her Minister. Her manner to him was
Side 159 - You must know that wherever you go in India you meet with some member of this family. Every other man has married, and every other woman has been, a Miss Pattle.