 | Philip Dormer Stanhope - 1810 - 468 pages
...the gnards, the Dnchess of Cleveland, then favourite mistress to King Charles the Second, strnck hy those very graces, gave him five thousand pounds, with which he immediately honght an aunuity for his life, of five hundred pounds a year, of my grandfather, Halifax ; which was... | |
 | Philip Dormer Stanhope (4th earl of Chesterfield.) - 1813 - 430 pages
...higher than they found him, whieh was page to King James the Seeond's Queen. There the Graees proteeted and promoted him : for while he was an ensign of the guards, the Dutehes.<l of Cleveland, then favourite mistress to King Charles the Seeond, struek by those very graees,... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1822 - 424 pages
...Queen. There the graces protected and promoted him ; for while he was Ensign of the Guards, the Dutchess of Cleveland, then favourite mistress to King Charles...bought an annuity for his life, of five hundred pounds a-year, of my grandfather, Halifax ; which was the foundation of his subsequent fortunes. His figure... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1822 - 406 pages
...Queen. There the graces protected and promoted him ; for while he was Ensign of the Guards, the Dutchess of Cleveland, then favourite mistress to King Charles...bought an annuity for his life, of five hundred pounds a-year, of my grandfather, Halifax ; which was the foundation of his subse • quent fortunes. His... | |
 | 1823 - 878 pages
...something higher than thtj found bim, which, was page to King James II.'s 4t ] CHU queen. There the graces protected and promoted him : for while he- was an...Charles II. struck by those very graces, gave him joool. ; (vith which he immediately brought an annuity for his life of 500!. of my grandfather Halifax... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1824 - 510 pages
...was page to King James II.'s Queen. There the graces protected and promoted him ; for while he was ensign of the Guards, the Duchess of Cleveland, then...bought an annuity for his life, of five hundred pounds a-year, of my grandfather, Halifax ; which was the foundation of his subsequent fortunes. His figure... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1824 - 512 pages
...was page to King James II.'s Queen. There the graces protected and promoted him ; for while he was ensign of the Guards, the Duchess of Cleveland, then...bought an annuity for his life, of five hundred pounds a-year, of my grandfather, Halifax ; which was the foundation of his subsequent fortunes. His figure... | |
 | Alexander Pope - 1824 - 510 pages
...was page to King James II.'s Queen. There the graces protected and promoted him ; for while he was ensign of the Guards, the Duchess of Cleveland, then...bought an annuity for his life, of five hundred pounds a-year, of my grandfather, Halifax ; which was the foundation of his subsequent fortunes. His " figure... | |
 | 1824 - 486 pages
...James the Second's Queen. There the graces protected and promoted him -, for while he was an Ensign in the Guards, the Duchess of Cleveland, then favourite mistress to King Charles the Second, struck by those very graces, gave him five thousand pounds, with which he immediately bought... | |
 | Philip Dormer Stanhope Earl of Chesterfield - 1827 - 420 pages
...something higher than they found him ; which was Page to King James the Second's Queen. There the Graces protected and promoted him ; for, while he was an Ensign of the Guards, the Dutchess of Cleveland, then favourite mistress to King Charles the Second, struck by those very Graces,... | |
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He had, most undoubtedly, an excellent good plain understanding, with sound judgment. But these alone would probably have raised him but something higher than they found him, which was page to King James II.'s queen. 
