Memoirs of George the Fourth: Descriptive of the Most Interesting Scenes of His Private and Public Life, and the Important Events of His Memorable Reign; with Characteristic Sketches of All the Celebrated Men who Were His Friends and Companions as a Prince, and His Ministers and Counsellors as a Monarch. Comp. from Authentic Sources, and Documents in the King's Library in the British Museum, &c, Volume 2T. Kelley, 1830 |
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... throne , and falls , perhaps never to be revived . In the contemplation of the latter scene , we would not breathe a whisper that should disturb the awful solemnity of the spec- tacle - a father , whose reason has fled over the grave of ...
... throne , and falls , perhaps never to be revived . In the contemplation of the latter scene , we would not breathe a whisper that should disturb the awful solemnity of the spec- tacle - a father , whose reason has fled over the grave of ...
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... ejacu- lation I must further add with equal devotion - May God forget me , if I forget the constitution of this country ! -- that constitution which placed my family upon the throne of these 18 MEMOIRS OF GEORGE IV .
... ejacu- lation I must further add with equal devotion - May God forget me , if I forget the constitution of this country ! -- that constitution which placed my family upon the throne of these 18 MEMOIRS OF GEORGE IV .
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... throne of these realms ; that constitution which has been long our pride , and the envy of all surrounding nations ; and , for the want of which blessing , they have all been confounded into one hor- rible mass of anarchy , ruin , and ...
... throne of these realms ; that constitution which has been long our pride , and the envy of all surrounding nations ; and , for the want of which blessing , they have all been confounded into one hor- rible mass of anarchy , ruin , and ...
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... throne of this realm . ( Signed ) FREDERICK , WILLIAM , AUGUSTUS FREDERICK , ADOLPHUS FREDERICK , EDWARD , ERNEST , WILLIAM FREDERICK . Wednesday Night , 12 o'clock , December 19 , 1810 . R. H. Spencer Perceval , & c . & c . & c ...
... throne of this realm . ( Signed ) FREDERICK , WILLIAM , AUGUSTUS FREDERICK , ADOLPHUS FREDERICK , EDWARD , ERNEST , WILLIAM FREDERICK . Wednesday Night , 12 o'clock , December 19 , 1810 . R. H. Spencer Perceval , & c . & c . & c ...
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... throne stood , was hung with crimson velvet , with gold laces and fringes . The canopy of the throne was surmounted by golden helmets with lofty plumes of ostrich feathers , and underneath stood the state chair . Crimson and gold stools ...
... throne stood , was hung with crimson velvet , with gold laces and fringes . The canopy of the throne was surmounted by golden helmets with lofty plumes of ostrich feathers , and underneath stood the state chair . Crimson and gold stools ...
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Page 301 - ... kindred throne! You have said, my lords, you have willed — the Church and the king have willed — that the queen should be deprived of its solemn service.
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Page 33 - Dignity; and I will do my utmost Endeavour to disclose and make known to His Majesty, His Heirs and Successors, all Treasons and...
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Page 156 - Then, let me implore you to reflect on the situation in which I am placed, without the shadow of a charge against me ; without even an accuser ; after an inquiry that led to my ample vindication, yet treated as if I were still more culpable than the perjuries of my suborned traducers represented me, holding me up to the world as a mother who may not enjoy the society of her only child.
Page 354 - You well know, Gentlemen, how soon one of those stupendous masses, now reposing on their shadows in perfect stillness, how soon, upon any call of patriotism, or of necessity, it would assume the likeness of an animated thing, instinct with life and motion — how soon it would ruffle, as it were, its swelling plumage — how quickly it would put forth all its beauty and its bravery, collect its scattered elements of strength, and awaken its dormant thunder.
Page 157 - The plan of excluding my daughter from all intercourse with the world, appears to my humble judgment peculiarly unfortunate. She who is destined to be the sovereign of this great country, enjoys none of those advantages...
Page 353 - Our present repose is no more a proof of inability to act, than the state of inertness and inactivity in which...
Page 136 - Britain, well and truly paid to us at or before the sealing of these presents. Sealed with our seals this 16th day of December, in the 29th year of the reign of our Sovereign Lord George III., by the Grace of God, King, Defender of the Faith, Anno Domini 1788. 'The condition of the above-written obligation is such...
Page 15 - Whereas the Lords Spiritual and Temporal and Commons assembled at Westminster, lawfully, fully and freely representing all the estates of the people of this realm...