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" She wrote her testament with her own hand. Her money, her jewels, and her clothes, she distributed among her servants, according to their rank, or merit. She wrote a short letter to the king of France, and another to the duke of Guise, full of tender... "
The Works of William Robertson: To which is Prefixed an Account of His Life ... - Page 213
by William Robertson - 1851
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Historical Memoir on Italian Tragedy: From the Earliest Period to the ...

Joseph Cooper Walker - Italian drama - 1799 - 434 pages
...says Dr. Robertson, " she •j " she ate temperately as usual, and conversed not only with SECT. " ease' but with cheerfulness; she drank to every one of her. ^ ^ " servants, and asked forgiveness, if ever she had failed in any " part of her duty towards them/'Q'} It is not to be wondered...
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Biographia Scotica; or, Scottish biographical dictionary

John Stark (of Edinburgh.) - Scotland - 1805 - 452 pages
...France, andanmherto t'he duke of Guise, full of tender but magnanimous1 sentiments, and recommending her soul to their prayers, and her afflicted servants...supper she ate temperately, as usual, and conversed nnt only with ease, but wi:h cheerfulness; she drank to every one of her servants, and asked their...
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The History of Scotland: Related in Familiar Conversations, by a ..., Volume 2

Elizabeth Helme - Scotland - 1806 - 318 pages
...servants. She wrote. a letter to the King of France, and another to the Duke. of Guise, recommending her soul to their prayers, and her afflicted servants...to. their protection. At supper she ate temperately, and conversed with her usual ease, drank to every one ef her servants, and requested their forgiveness...
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Elegant extracts: a copious selection of passages from the most ..., Volume 4

Elegant extracts - 1812 - 316 pages
...She wrote a short letter to the king of France, and another to the duke of Guise, full of tender but magnanimous sentiments, and recommended her soul to...conversed not only with ease, but with cheerfulness ; she drauk to every one of her servants, and asked their forgiveness, if ever she had failed in any part...
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A Chronological Abridgment of the History of Great-Britain, from the First ...

Antoine-François marquis de Bertrand de Moleville, Antoine-François Bertrand-de-Molleville - Great Britain - 1812 - 502 pages
...sentiments, recommending her soul to their prayers, and her servants to their protection. At supper, she conversed not only with ease, but with cheerfulness....she had failed in any part of her duty towards them. She slept calmly a few hours ; early in the morning, she retired into her closet, and employed considerable...
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A Chronological Abridgment of the History of Great-Britain, from the First ...

Antoine-François marquis de Bertrand de Moleville, Antoine-François Bertrand-de-Molleville - Great Britain - 1812 - 502 pages
...sentiments, recommending her soul to their prayers, and her servants to their protection. At supper, she conversed not only with ease, but with cheerfulness....she had failed in any part of her duty towards them. She slept calmly a few hours ; early in the morning, she retired into her closet, and employed considerable...
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The historical works of William Robertson, with an account of his life and ...

William Robertson - 1813 - 652 pages
...wrote a short letter to the king of France, ~~.~ and another to the duke of Guise, full of tender but magnanimous sentiments, and recommended her soul to...protection. At supper she ate temperately, as usual, and con-i versed not only with ease, but with cheerfulness; she drank to every one of her servants, and...
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The Female Speaker; Or, Miscellaneous Pieces, in Prose and Verse: Selected ...

Mrs. Barbauld (Anna Letitia) - English literature - 1816 - 414 pages
...and another to the dukt of Guise, fall of tender but magnanimous sentiments, and recommended her sonl to their prayers, and her afflicted servants to their...drank to every one of her servants, and asked their forgiyeness, if ever she had failed in any part of her duty towards them. At her wonted time she went...
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Spirit of the English Magazines, Volume 2

1818 - 506 pages
...the King of France, and another to the Duke of Guise, full of tender but magnanimous sentiments, nnd recommended her soul to their prayers, and her afflicted...failed in any part of her duty towards them. At her wontud time she went lo bed, and slept calmly a few hours. Early in the morning she retired into her...
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Universal History Americanised; Or, An Historical View of the ..., Volume 6

David Ramsay - World history - 1819 - 364 pages
...She wrote a short letter to the king of France, and another to the duke of Guise, full of tender but magnanimous sentiments, and recommended her soul to...afflicted servants to their protection. At supper she eat temperately as usual, and conversed not only with ease, but with cheerfulness ; she drank to every...
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