Essays from the London Times: A Collection of Personal and Historical Sketches, Том 1D. Appleton, 1852 - 301 стор. |
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... , the adven- turess resolved to turn the great gifts of nature to ac- count . The ambassador and his mistress went back to England in 1791 , and upon the 6th day of September in that year , the two were married in St.
... , the adven- turess resolved to turn the great gifts of nature to ac- count . The ambassador and his mistress went back to England in 1791 , and upon the 6th day of September in that year , the two were married in St.
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... married in St. George's Church , the ambassador being sixty years of age , his wife just twenty - seven . The world , after all , is not par- ticular . Society welcomed the bride with open arms , and adulation followed her steps . There ...
... married in St. George's Church , the ambassador being sixty years of age , his wife just twenty - seven . The world , after all , is not par- ticular . Society welcomed the bride with open arms , and adulation followed her steps . There ...
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... marriage of Lady Hamilton , Nelson being then thirty - five years old , was appointed to the Agamemnon . He had himself married in 1787 , and from that time until 1793 had resided , with his wife , chiefly at Burnham Thorpe , the place ...
... marriage of Lady Hamilton , Nelson being then thirty - five years old , was appointed to the Agamemnon . He had himself married in 1787 , and from that time until 1793 had resided , with his wife , chiefly at Burnham Thorpe , the place ...
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... marriage ) . She is a young woman of amiable manners , and who does honor to the station to which she is raised . " In another day or two Nelson was on his way to rejoin the fleet , little dreaming of the toils into which he had already ...
... marriage ) . She is a young woman of amiable manners , and who does honor to the station to which she is raised . " In another day or two Nelson was on his way to rejoin the fleet , little dreaming of the toils into which he had already ...
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... marriage had not been very fortunate . We do not find that Lady Nelson sympathized very heartily with her husband's career , or , indeed , took much pains to secure his domestic comfort , whether afloat or ashore . " My dear Fanny ...
... marriage had not been very fortunate . We do not find that Lady Nelson sympathized very heartily with her husband's career , or , indeed , took much pains to secure his domestic comfort , whether afloat or ashore . " My dear Fanny ...
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Сторінка 35 - Then in sight of the combined fleets of France and Spain, distant about ten miles. " Whereas the eminent services of Emma Hamilton, widow of the Right Honourable Sir William Hamilton, have been of the very greatest service to my king and country, to my knowledge, without ever receiving any reward from either our king or country.
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