I can never forget the inexpressible luxury and profaneness, gaming, and all dissoluteness, and as it were total forgetfulness of God, (it being Sunday evening,) which this day se'nnight I was witness of, the King sitting and toying with his concubines,... Memoirs of the Court of Charles the Second - Página 446de Anthony Hamilton (Count), Charles II (King of England), Thomas Blount - 1846 - 546 páginasVista completa - Acerca de este libro
| Nathaniel Appleton Haven - 1827 - 406 páginas
...zeal." " I can never forget," says he, in his Diary, on the day of the accession of James the Second, " the inexpressible luxury and profaneness, gaming and...sitting and toying with his concubines, Portsmouth, Cleaveland, and Mazarine, &c. ; a French boy singing love songs in that glorious gallery; whilst about... | |
| Nathaniel Appleton Haven - 1827 - 404 páginas
...zeal." " I can never forget," says he, in his Diary, on the day of the accession of James the Second, " the inexpressible luxury and profaneness, gaming and...sitting and toying with his concubines, Portsmouth, Cleaveland, and Mazarine, &c. ; a French boy singing love songs in that glorious gallery ; whilst about... | |
| George Buchanan - 1827 - 646 páginas
...Charles * The following description of the court of Charles II. is by Evelyn, a ill-voted royalist. " I can never forget the inexpressible luxury and profaneness,...gaming, and all dissoluteness, and as it were total forgetfulncss of God, it being Sunday, which this day sc'euight I was witness of. The king sitting... | |
| Henry Belfrage - 1827 - 710 páginas
...at the proclamation of his successor, and thus records his feelings : — " I can never forget the luxury and profaneness, gaming and all dissoluteness,...and, as it were, total forgetfulness of God, it being Sabbath evening which, this day se'ennight, I was witness to, the king dallying with his mistresses,... | |
| George Buchanan - 1827 - 642 páginas
...II. is by Evelyn, a devoted royalist. " I can never forget the inexpressible luxury and profanencss, gaming, and all dissoluteness, and as it were total forgetfulness of God, it being Sunday, which this day se'enight I was witness of- The king sitting and toying with his concubines, Portsmouth,... | |
| John Evelyn - 1827 - 458 páginas
...inexpressible luxury and prophanenesse, gaming and all dissoluteness, and as it were total forgetfullnesse of God (it being Sunday evening) which this day se'nnight I was witnesse of, the King sitting and toying with his concubines, Portsmouth, Cleaveland, and Mazarine,... | |
| William Hone - 1828 - 468 páginas
...about her. February 6. The king died. I can never forget the inexpressible luxury and prophanenesse, gaming, and all dissoluteness, and, as it were, total...being Sunday evening,) which this day se'nnight I was witnesse of. The king sitting and toying with his concubin« Portsmouth, Cleavland, and Mazarine, &c.... | |
| George Ramsay - 1828 - 654 páginas
...inexpressible luxury and prophanenessc, gaming, and all dissoluteness, and, as it were, total forgetfulnesse of God (it being Sunday evening), which this day se'nnight I was witnesse of, the King sitting and toying with his concubines, Portsmouth, Cleaveland, Mazarine, &c.... | |
| Edward Wedlake Brayley - 1829 - 442 páginas
...illness had been quite unexpected, as may be inferred from the following passage in Evelyn : — " I can never forget the inexpressible luxury and profaneness,...gaming and all dissoluteness, and, as it were, total forgetful nesse of God (it being Sunday evening), which this day se nnight I was witnesse of, the King... | |
| Edward Wedlake Brayley - 1829 - 442 páginas
...illness had been quite unexpected, as may be inferred from the following passage in Evelyn : — " I can never forget the inexpressible luxury and profaneness,...gaming and all dissoluteness, and, as it were, total forgetfulnesse of God (it being Sunday evening), which this day se'nnight I was witnesse of, the King... | |
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