Memoirs of Dr. Thomas W. Evans: The Second French Empire, Volumen2D. Appleton, 1905 - 527 páginas |
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Página 449 - On the side of the Union, it is a struggle for maintaining in the world, that form and substance of government, whose leading object is, to elevate the condition of men — to lift artificial weights from all shoulders ; to clear the paths of laudable pursuit for all ; to afford all an unfettered start, and a fair chance in the race of life.
Página 112 - As, in the history of the ruder sex, great luminaries have from time to time risen high above the horizon, to break and, at the same time, to illustrate the monotony of the general movement, so in the annals of hers brilliant lights have at intervals shone forth and shed their lustre upon the stately march of regal pomp and power. Such was one of her royal predecessors, of whom Edmund Burke said, ' There never lighted on this orb, which she scarcely seemed to touch, a more delightful vision.
Página 489 - There is no action of man in this life, that is not the beginning of so long a chain of consequences, as no human providence is high enough, to give a man a prospect to the end.
Página 46 - ... a heathery brow of Goatfell, and began to speak seriously. He always opened these conferences by discoursing on what he would do when he was Emperor of France. Among other things, he said he would obtain a grant from the Chambers to drain the marshes of the Bries, which, you know, once fully cultivated, became flooded when the inhabitants, who were chiefly Protestants, left the country on the revocation of the Edict of Nantes ; and what is very curious, I see in the newspapers of the day that...
Página 513 - I saw of her then, and here where I saw her every day, I do not doubt she is the most cultivated and the most interesting woman in. Spain. Young and beautiful, educated strictly and faithfully by her mother, a Scotchwoman, — who, for this purpose, carried her to London and Paris, and kept her there between six and seven...
Página 218 - N'ayant pas pu mourir au milieu de mes troupes, il ne me reste qu'à remettre mon épée entre les mains de Votre Majesté.
Página 46 - Brodick Castle in Arran. We frequently went out to shoot together ; neither cared much for the sport, and we soon sat down on a heathery brow of Goatfell, and began to speak seriously. He always opened these conferences by discoursing on what he would do when he was Emperor of France. Among other things, he said he would obtain a grant from the Chambers to drain the marshes of the Bries, which, you know, once fully cultivated, became floodedwhen the inhabitants.
Página 449 - ... This is essentially a people's contest. On the side of the Union it is a struggle for maintaining in the world that form and substance of government whose leading object is to elevate the condition of men; to lift artificial weights from all shoulders; to clear the paths of laudable pursuit for all; to afford all an unfettered start and a fair chance in the race of life.
Página 86 - She sees no greater danger for him there than elsewhere — in fact, than in Paris. . . . She said she was seldom alarmed for him, except when he went out quite alone of a morning. . . . She is full of courage and spirit, and yet so gentle, with such innocence and enjouement, that the ensemble is most charming. With all her great liveliness, she has the prettiest and most modest manner.
Página 512 - Several years afterward, when I had recently taken up my abode in Madrid, I was invited to a grand ball at the house of the Countess Montijo, one of the leaders of the ton. On making my bow to her, I was surprised at being received by her with the warmth and eagerness of an old friend. She claimed me as the friend of her...