 | 1821 - 346 pages
...all Italy being in a flame. The duke lives here in great magnificence, is quite inoffensive, seems to have forgotten every part of his past life, and to be of no party ; and indeed this is perhaps the town in the whole world, where politics are the least talked of. XXVIII.... | |
 | Earl Philip Henry Stanhope Stanhope - 1836 - 672 pages
...company go twice in the week; lives " here in great magnificence ; is quite inoffensive; " and seems to have forgotten every part of his " past life, and to be of no party."* Thus, then, of the three peers impeached of high treason, the Earl of Oxford remained alone. On the... | |
 | Earl Philip Henry Stanhope Stanhope - 1836 - 660 pages
...company go twice in the week ; lives " here in great magnificence ; is quite inoffensive ; " and seems to have forgotten every part of his " past life, and to be of no party."* Thus, then, of the three peers impeached of high treason, the Earl of Oxford remained alone. On the... | |
 | Lady Mary Wortley Montagu - 1837 - 470 pages
...Dormer, daughter of Charles Earl of Carnarvon. here in great magnificence, is quite inoffensive, seems to have forgotten every part of his past life, and to be of no party; and indeed this is perhaps the town in the whole world where politics are the least talked of. Avignon,... | |
 | Lady Mary Wortley Montagu - 1837 - 446 pages
...Dormer, daughter of Charles Earl of Carnarvon. here in great magnificence, is quite inoffensive, seems to have forgotten every part of his past life, and to be of no party ; and indeed this is perhaps the town in the whole world, where politics are the least talked of. Avignon,... | |
 | Earl Philip Henry Stanhope Stanhope - 1849 - 602 pages
...best company go twice in the week ; lives here in great magnificence; is quite inoffensive; and seems to have forgotten every part of his past life, and to be of no party. "f Thus, then, of tbc three peers impeached of high treason, the Earl of Oxford remained alone. On... | |
 | Philip Henry Stanhope (5th earl.) - 1853 - 448 pages
...company go twice in the week ; lives here in great magnificence ; is quite inoffensive ; and seems to have forgotten every part of his past life, and to be of no party ."f Thus then, of the three Peers impeached of high treason, the Earl of Oxford remained alone. On... | |
 | Earl Philip Henry Stanhope Stanhope - 1853 - 432 pages
...company go twice in the week ; lives here " in great magnificence ; is quite inoffensive ; and seems " to have forgotten every part of his past life, and to be " of no party." f Thus then, of the three Peers impeached of high treason, the Earl of Oxford remained alone. On the... | |
 | Earl Philip Henry Stanhope Stanhope - 1858 - 444 pages
...company go twice in the week; lives here " in great magnificence ; is quite inoffensive; and seems " to have forgotten every part of his past life, and to be " of no party." f Thus then, of the three Peers impeached of high treason, the Earl of Oxford remained alone. On the... | |
 | Justin McCarthy, Justin Huntly McCarthy - 1884 - 442 pages
...twenty years after his flight he is described by vivacious Mary Wortley Montagu as ' one who seems to have forgotten every part of his past life, and to be of no. party.' He was a weak man, with only a very faint outline of a character ; but he was more honourable and consistent... | |
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Chesterfield, who, you know, is related to him, lay at his house during his stay in this town ; and, to say truth, nobody can be more insignificant. He keeps an assembly where all the best company go twice in the week ; lives here in great magnificence... 
