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Identifier: sidelightsonengl00hend (find matches)
Title: Side lights on English history;
Year: 1900 (1900s)
Authors: Henderson, Ernest F. (Ernest Flagg), 1861-1928
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Publisher: London : G. Bell and sons New York, H. Holt and company
Contributing Library: University of California Libraries
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ays ago. You will ask why M.de Barillon was not the person. Thereason is, that M. dAvaux, being per-fectly acquainted with the affairs ofHolland, will be more useful than hewho is acquainted only with those ofEngland. The queen has shut herselfup at Poissi with her son : she will benear the king, and the fountain-head ofintelligence. She is overwhelmed withgrief, and suffers from a nephritic com-plaint, that makes it feared she has thestone : she is really to be pitied. Yousee, my dear child, it is the rage of talk-ing, that makes me write all this; thechevalier and the gazette will give youbetter information than I can do. . . .The King of England yesterday in-vested M. de Lauzun with the order ofthe garter; a kind of oath was read,which constitutes the ceremony; theking placed his collar on the other sideof ours, and a St. George, that he hadfrom the late King his father, which isset with diamonds, and worth at least10,000 crowns. While the King ofEngland was at Mademoiselles, M. de
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The Stuarts in Exile 197 Lauzun went to Madame de la Fayetteswith this ornament; Madame de laFayette gazed at the blue ribbon, andas she knew he had not that of France,she did not comprehend this masquer-ade ; she was silent upon the subjectand so was he. At length he began tolaugh, and told her what had passed.The King of England, must, however,think himself obliged to him, since hetreats him so well. . . . The Irish busi-ness goes on admirably, and so com-pletely occupies the prince of Orange,that there is nothing to fear upon ourcoasts. . . . March 2, 16S9.. . . The chevalier will inform 30Uwhat our King said to the King ofEngland at his taking leave : Sir, it iswith grief I see you depart; yet I neverwish to see you again: but if youreturn, be assured you will find me thesame as you leave me. Could any-thing better have been said. He hasloaded him with everything great andsmall; two millions of money, ships,frigates, troops, officers, and M. dAvaux, who makes, upon the occasion,on

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