| Lucy Aikin - 1818 - 516 páginas
...by Randolph. " Whereunto," says he, " I answered very coldly, as I had been by my queen commanded." Then he began to purge himself of so proud a pretence...invention of that proposition of marriage proceeded REMARKS ON El-IZABETH's CONDUCT. £85 From Mr. Cecil, his secret enemy : "For if I,-' said he, "shoutd... | |
| George Chalmers - 1818 - 540 páginas
...declaring he did not deem himself worthy to wipe her shoes ; insisting that the intention of that proposal of marriage, proceeded from Mr. Cecil, his secret enemy. For, if I, said he, " should have appeared de" sirous of that marriage, I should have offended both the Queens, and lost their " favour. He entreated... | |
| George Chalmers - 1822 - 570 páginas
...declaring he did not deem himself worthy to wipe her shoes; insisting that the intention of that proposal of marriage, proceeded from Mr. Cecil, his secret...I, said he, " should have appeared desirous of that mar" riage, 1 should have offended both the Queens, and lost " their favour. He entreated me, to excuse... | |
| Leicester Buckingham - 1844 - 428 páginas
...next day my Lord of Leicester desired me to go down the river in his barge with him to London. * * Then he began to purge himself of so proud a pretence, as to marry so great a Queen, declaring he did not esteem himself worthy to wipe her shoes, declaring that the invention of that proposition... | |
| Francis Lancelott - 1858 - 552 páginas
...on the part of Elizabeth ? Whereupon I answered very coldly, as I had been commanded by my mistress. Then he began to purge himself of so proud a pretence...esteem himself worthy to wipe her shoes ; and that the proposition of the marriage proceeded from Cecil, his secret enemy : ' For if,' added he, ' I should... | |
| Francis Lancelott - 1858 - 604 páginas
...on the part of Elizabeth ? Whercupon I answered very coldly, as I had been commanded by my mistress. Then he began to purge himself of so proud a pretence as to marry so great a Queen, deelaring that he did not esteem himself worthy to wipe her shoes / and that the proposition of the... | |
| Charles MacFarlane - 1861 - 852 páginas
...conduct, and Leicester still felt such high hopes as to quarrel with all who favoured the Austrian mateh. To return to Mary's ambassador, whose head, clear...pretence as to marry so great a queen, declaring that ha did not esteem himself worthy to wipe her shoes, and that the invention of that proposition of marriage... | |
| Ernest Law - 1890 - 496 páginas
...marry her. " Whereunto I answered," says Melville, " very coldly, as I had been by my queen commanded. Then he began to purge himself of so proud a pretence...desirous of that marriage, I should have offended both queens, and lost their favour.'"3 1 Nichols' Progresses of Queen Eliza- * History of Music, vol. v.,... | |
| Ernest Law - 1897 - 458 páginas
...marry her. " Whereunto I answered," says Melville, " very coldly, as I had been by my queen commanded. Then he began to purge himself of so proud a pretence...desirous of that marriage, I should have offended both queens, and lost their favour.' " CHAPTER XI. QUEEN ELIZABETH'S CONFERENCES AND ENTERTAINMENTS. IN... | |
| Martin Andrew Sharp Hume - 1898 - 540 páginas
...which Randolph had proposed to her. Melvil answered coldly, as his mistress had instructed him to do. "Then he began to purge himself of so proud a pretence as to marry so great a Queen, declaring he did not esteem himself worthy to wipe her shoes ; declaring that the invention of that proposition... | |
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