Lives of Cardinal Alberoni, the Duke of Ripperda, and Marquis of Pombal: Three Distinguished Political Adventurers of the Last Century. Exhibiting a View of the Kingdoms of Spain and Portugal During a Considerable Portion of that Period |
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... France . The pains he takes to disguise his ambitious speculations are curious . The motive he assigns for the un- dertaking his Spanish journey , to edify himself by contemplating King Philip in his retirement of St. Ildephonso ...
... France . The pains he takes to disguise his ambitious speculations are curious . The motive he assigns for the un- dertaking his Spanish journey , to edify himself by contemplating King Philip in his retirement of St. Ildephonso ...
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... France . * I originally collected these particulars of the early life of Alberoni from an anonymous history , which I suppose is of little authority ; but I have found them since , for the most part , confirmed by the Spanish author ...
... France . * I originally collected these particulars of the early life of Alberoni from an anonymous history , which I suppose is of little authority ; but I have found them since , for the most part , confirmed by the Spanish author ...
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... France in this capacity . Though the King was sufficiently disposed to pay implicit obedience to his confessor , yet so galling was the yoke D'Aubenton maintained over him , that he more than once testified his impatience . D'Aubenton ...
... France in this capacity . Though the King was sufficiently disposed to pay implicit obedience to his confessor , yet so galling was the yoke D'Aubenton maintained over him , that he more than once testified his impatience . D'Aubenton ...
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... France . At Bayonne she saw her aunt , widow of Charles II . last Austrian King of Spain , who lived there in great retirement on a small pen- sion allowed her by the court of Madrid . Whether it was in this interview the Queen was led ...
... France . At Bayonne she saw her aunt , widow of Charles II . last Austrian King of Spain , who lived there in great retirement on a small pen- sion allowed her by the court of Madrid . Whether it was in this interview the Queen was led ...
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... France , built on the sea - shore ; and here she was set at liberty . She hastened to write to her old friend Madame de Maintenon : - " I am here in a small house ; - the ocean before me , sometimes calm , sometimes agitated -- it is an ...
... France , built on the sea - shore ; and here she was set at liberty . She hastened to write to her old friend Madame de Maintenon : - " I am here in a small house ; - the ocean before me , sometimes calm , sometimes agitated -- it is an ...
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Page 23 - At the end of the seventeenth, and beginning of the eighteenth centuries...
Page 432 - So likewise ye, when ye shall have done all those things which are commanded you, say, We are unprofitable servants : we have done that which was our duty to do.
Page 432 - And in the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God unto a city of Galilee, named Nazareth, To a virgin espoused to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David; and the virgin's name was Mary.
Page 433 - And when they had fulfilled the days, as they returned, the child Jesus tarried behind in Jerusalem ; and Joseph and his mother knew not of it.
Page 424 - But those things which proceed out of the mouth come ' forth from the heart ; and they defile the man. For out ' of the heart proceed evil thoughts, murders, thefts, false ' witness, blasphemies : these are the things which defile a ' man : but to eat with unwashen hands defileth not a
Page 434 - Woe unto them! for they have gone in the way of Cain, and ran greedily after the error of Balaam for reward, and perished in the gainsaying of Core.
Page 402 - Attendite a falsis prophetis, qui veniunt ad vos in vestimentis ovium, intrinsecus autem sunt lupi rapaces : a fructibus eorum cognoscetis eos.
Page 422 - He that saith he is in the light, and hateth his brother, is in darkness even until now. He that loveth his brother abideth in the light, and there is none occasion of stumbling in him.
Page 435 - But though we, or an angel from heaven, preach any other gospel unto you than that which we have preached unto you, let him be accursed. As we said before, so say I now again, If any man preach any other gospel unto you than that ye have received, let him be accursed.
Page 46 - ... and promifed on my part therein, I give again the pledge of my faith, and royal word, and I fwear folemnly by the gofpels contained in this...