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Page 11
... royal highness sustained the principal cha- racters . These were under the direction of the cele- brated Quin ; and it was in reference to the GEORGE THE THIRD . 11 DRAMATIC RECREATIONS. ...
... royal highness sustained the principal cha- racters . These were under the direction of the cele- brated Quin ; and it was in reference to the GEORGE THE THIRD . 11 DRAMATIC RECREATIONS. ...
Page 12
... royal highness , with the aid of some of the juvenile branches of the nobility , performed the tragedy of Cato before their royal parents , and a numerous audi- ence of distinguished personages . The following were the dramatis persona ...
... royal highness , with the aid of some of the juvenile branches of the nobility , performed the tragedy of Cato before their royal parents , and a numerous audi- ence of distinguished personages . The following were the dramatis persona ...
Page 22
... Royal Highness replied , that as her " utmost ambition had ever been to see her son answer the expectations of his country ; if she had succeeded in that , all her wishes were completed . " PROJECT OF MARRIAGE . George the Second , some ...
... Royal Highness replied , that as her " utmost ambition had ever been to see her son answer the expectations of his country ; if she had succeeded in that , all her wishes were completed . " PROJECT OF MARRIAGE . George the Second , some ...
Page 36
... royal highness was pleased to stop under the triumphal arch while the burgomaster , in the name of the corporation and citizens , delivered a handsome address , which concluded with praying that " her royal highness would graciously ...
... royal highness was pleased to stop under the triumphal arch while the burgomaster , in the name of the corporation and citizens , delivered a handsome address , which concluded with praying that " her royal highness would graciously ...
Page 37
... royal highness , came the Earl of Harcourt with his son , also in a coach and six . His lordship was observed to view with sensible pleasure the em- blems over the triumphal arch , and to the twelve girls who had acquitted themselves so ...
... royal highness , came the Earl of Harcourt with his son , also in a coach and six . His lordship was observed to view with sensible pleasure the em- blems over the triumphal arch , and to the twelve girls who had acquitted themselves so ...
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