MarlboroughD. Appleton, 1886 - 218 páginas |
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affairs allies Anne Anne's army attack battle battle of Blenheim Bavaria Berwick Blenheim borough Burgundy Cadogan Camaret Bay campaign certainly character charged Charles Churchill Churchill's command conduct course Coxe defence disgrace doubt Duchess Duke of Burgundy Duke of Marlborough Dutch Elector Elector of Bavaria enemy England English Englishmen Eugene's evidence fact favour fight Flanders force France French friends garrison genius give Godolphin Government hand Harley honour House important impossible influence interest Jacobite James James's jealousy king least less letter Lille Lord Macaulay Margrave of Baden Marl Marlborough and Godolphin Marsin ment military Ministry Moselle nearly never once operations Oudenarde Parliament party peace perhaps political position Prince probably quarrel Queen Ramillies refused reign Sarah Scheldt seems sent Shrewsbury side siege soldier Somers success Sunderland Tallard things thought thousand tion troops Vendôme victory Villars Villeroy Whigs whole William
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Página 139 - I have not time to say more but to beg you will give my duty to the Queen, and let her know her army has had a glorious victory. Monsieur Tallard and two other Generals are in my coach and I am following the rest.
Página 25 - I hope the great advantage I enjoy under your Majesty, which I can never expect in any other change of Government, may reasonably convince your Majesty and the world that I am actuated by a higher principle, when I offer that violence to my inclination and interest as to desert your Majesty...
Página 64 - It is impossible to express with what a heavy heart I parted with you when I was by the water's side. I could have given my life to have come back, though I knew my own weakness so much that I durst not, for I knew I should have exposed myself to the company. I did for a great while, with a perspective glass, look upon the cliffs, in hopes I might have had one sight of you.
Página 22 - May 17. 1687. — The princess of Denmark having ordered me to discourse with Monsieur Dykvelt, and to let him know her resolutions, so that he might let your highness and the princess her sister know that she was resolved, by the assistance of God, to suffer all extremities, even to death itself, rather than be brought to change her religion...
Página 24 - Mr. Sidney will let you know how I intend to behave myself: I think it is what I owe to God and my country. My honour I take leave to put into your highness's hands , in which I think it safe. If you think there is any thing else that I ought to do, you have but to command me; I shall pay an entire obedience to it, being resolved to die in that religion that it has pleased God to give you both the will and power to protect.