 | William Coxe - 1819 - 734 pàgines
...that she says she will build no house for the duke of Marlborough, when the duchess has pulled her's to pieces, taken away the very slabs out of the chimneys,...might buy more for ten shillings, with a great deal such stuff, too impertinent to mention; but this is made the pretence for what those lying wretches... | |
 | Sarah Jennings Churchill Duchess of Marlborough - 1838 - 516 pàgines
...THE DUCHESS OF MARLBOROUGH. Sunday Afternoon, July, 1711. I told your Grace I would send by Hoppy's man, but he being gone to-day without my knowledge,...to do, and 285 (Mr. Craggs) was desired to acquaint 3$ with it, and assure you that 199 would get it over as soon as he could ; but that, as yet, 42 was... | |
 | John Heneage Jesse - 1843 - 530 pàgines
...Duchess, " is so angry, that she says she will build no house for the Duke of Marlborough when the Duchess has pulled hers to pieces, taken away the very slabs...might buy more for ten shillings, with a great deal such stuff, too impertinent to mention." Mainwaring affects to speak of these charges as the mere inventions... | |
 | John Heneage Jesse - 1843 - 526 pàgines
...Duchess, " is so angry, that she says she will build no house for the Duke of Marlborough when the Duchess has pulled hers to pieces, taken away the very slabs...might buy more for ten shillings, with a great deal such stuff, too impertinent to mention." Mainwaring affects to speak of these charges as the mere inventions... | |
 | William Coxe - 1848 - 504 pàgines
...queen is so angry, that she says she will build no house for the Duke of Marlborough, when the duchess has pulled hers to pieces, taken away the very slabs...might buy more for ten shillings, with a great deal such stufl', too impertinent to mention . hut this is made the pretence for what those lying wretehes... | |
 | Charles Knight - 1859 - 536 pàgines
...queen is so angry, that she says she will build no house for the duke of Marlborough, when the duchess has pulled hers to pieces, taken away the very slabs...keys, and said they might buy more for ten shillings." J The "house for the duke of Marlborough " was to be the reward of his services to the nation. At the... | |
 | William Coxe - 1873 - 520 pàgines
...queen is so angry, that she says she will build no house for the Duke of Marlborough, when the duchess has pulled hers to pieces, taken away the very slabs...might buy more for ten shillings, with a great deal such stuff, too impertinent to mention ; but this is made the pretence for what those lying wretches... | |
 | John Heneage Jesse - 1901 - 384 pàgines
...duchess, "is so angry, that she says she will build no house for the Duke of Marlborough when the duchess has pulled hers to pieces, taken away the very slabs...might buy more for ten shillings, with a great deal such stuff, too impertinent to mention." Mainwaring affects to speak of these charges as the mere inventions... | |
 | Bonamy Dobrée - 1925 - 400 pàgines
...the message sent by Mr Cowper.' In short 42 is so angry, that she says she will build no house for 39 when 240 has pulled hers to pieces, taken away the...keys and said they might buy more for ten shillings." * In reading of this bitter, if somewhat vulgar, quarrel between numbers, we feel as Alice must have... | |
 | Winston Churchill - 2002 - 1096 pàgines
...Queen is so angry that she says she will build no house for the Duke of Marlborough when the Duchess has pulled hers to pieces, taken away the very slabs...away the keys, and said they might buy more for ten shillings."1 But he added that he would do his best to placate the Queen, and told Maynwaring to tell... | |
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said I. ' Come, come,' replied he, ' you must have heard what the duchess has done, and the message sent by Mrs. Cooper.' In short, the queen is so angry, that she says she will build no house for the Duke of Marlborough, when the duchess has pulled... 