The Memoirs of Charles-Lewis, Baron de Pöllnitz: Being the Observations He Made in His Late Travels from Prussia Thro' Germany, Italy, France, Flanders, Holland, England, &c. in Letters to His Friend: Discovering Not Only the Present State of the Chief Cities and Towns; But the Characters of the Principal Persons in Several Courts ...Daniel Browne, at the Black Swan, without Temple-Bar, 1738 - Europe |
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... fome Contrivance on Foot ; but the Names of the Confpirators , and what they were to do , was a Secret . Mean time the Regent fufpecting that all these Intrigues were only fomented by the Minister of Spoin , he caus'd the Prince de la ...
... fome Contrivance on Foot ; but the Names of the Confpirators , and what they were to do , was a Secret . Mean time the Regent fufpecting that all these Intrigues were only fomented by the Minister of Spoin , he caus'd the Prince de la ...
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... fome to the Bastille , and others to Vincennes . The Prince of Dombes and the Count de Eu were banifh'd to Eu , where they had fo much Liberty however , that this Change of Fortune had not altogether the Air of Difgrace . As for ...
... fome to the Bastille , and others to Vincennes . The Prince of Dombes and the Count de Eu were banifh'd to Eu , where they had fo much Liberty however , that this Change of Fortune had not altogether the Air of Difgrace . As for ...
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... fome colour for halting there , and difmiffing my Poftilion . At that Village I lay all Night , and rifing very early next Morn- ing , I told my Landlady that I would go to Toul on Foot , and defir'd her to fend my Boots according to a ...
... fome colour for halting there , and difmiffing my Poftilion . At that Village I lay all Night , and rifing very early next Morn- ing , I told my Landlady that I would go to Toul on Foot , and defir'd her to fend my Boots according to a ...
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... fome Bankrupt ; therefore tell me the Truth , or I'll inftantly throw you into a Dungeon . I ftill affirm'd , that I was a Footman ; but the Lieute- nant , not well pleas'd with my Anfwer , com- mitted me to the Guard - Houfe , where he ...
... fome Bankrupt ; therefore tell me the Truth , or I'll inftantly throw you into a Dungeon . I ftill affirm'd , that I was a Footman ; but the Lieute- nant , not well pleas'd with my Anfwer , com- mitted me to the Guard - Houfe , where he ...
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... fome Italian Song or other , to- gether with Signora Claudia , one of her Waiting- Women . This little Concert was made up alfo of fome Muficians felected out of the Elector's Band , and is one of the completeft that I ever heard . The ...
... fome Italian Song or other , to- gether with Signora Claudia , one of her Waiting- Women . This little Concert was made up alfo of fome Muficians felected out of the Elector's Band , and is one of the completeft that I ever heard . The ...
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