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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... plac'd Centinels at all the Doors of his Lodgings , enter'd the Duke's Apartment , who was ftill a - bed with his Du- chefs , made them drefs themselves with all Speed , and then conducted them out of the City . Cardinal Alberoni , who ...
... plac'd Centinels at all the Doors of his Lodgings , enter'd the Duke's Apartment , who was ftill a - bed with his Du- chefs , made them drefs themselves with all Speed , and then conducted them out of the City . Cardinal Alberoni , who ...
Page 55
... plac'd upon the Table , which are chang❜d Three or Four Times by one of the Maids of Honour : When fhe takes off a Candle , to give it to the Treasurer to fnuff it , fhe makes a profound Curt'fy , and makes another when the replaces it ...
... plac'd upon the Table , which are chang❜d Three or Four Times by one of the Maids of Honour : When fhe takes off a Candle , to give it to the Treasurer to fnuff it , fhe makes a profound Curt'fy , and makes another when the replaces it ...
Page 63
... plac'd without any Order . Their Horfes , Ox- en and Camels were all ftow'd bigledy pigledy . But the Ambaffador's particular Equipage was in a Sort of Park , inclos'd by Toils like those that are us'd in Hunting : Every thing was to ...
... plac'd without any Order . Their Horfes , Ox- en and Camels were all ftow'd bigledy pigledy . But the Ambaffador's particular Equipage was in a Sort of Park , inclos'd by Toils like those that are us'd in Hunting : Every thing was to ...
Page 67
... plac'd under a Canopy of Crimson Velvet , inrich'd with Embroidery and Gold Fringe ; and over the Chairs was plac'd the Picture of the King of Poland . The Two Counts feated themfelves in the Chairs of State , the Ambaffador giving the ...
... plac'd under a Canopy of Crimson Velvet , inrich'd with Embroidery and Gold Fringe ; and over the Chairs was plac'd the Picture of the King of Poland . The Two Counts feated themfelves in the Chairs of State , the Ambaffador giving the ...
Page 71
... plac'd upon a Floor rais'd Three Steps , which form'd an oblong Square . The Emperor and the Three Empreffes fate at one End ; the Elec- toral Princefs fate on the Right Side of the Table , and at the Right Hand of the Empress Mother F ...
... plac'd upon a Floor rais'd Three Steps , which form'd an oblong Square . The Emperor and the Three Empreffes fate at one End ; the Elec- toral Princefs fate on the Right Side of the Table , and at the Right Hand of the Empress Mother F ...
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