 | 1867 - 816 pages
...and two friends. " I can never forget," writes Evelyn, "the inexpressible luxury and profanenesses, gaming and all dissoluteness, and as it were total...forgetfulness of God (it being Sunday evening), which this day se'enight I was witness of." " Six days after was all in the dust." That the painter joins Evelyn on... | |
 | 1818 - 598 pages
...affected by his death. Writing on the day when James was proclaimed, he says, ' I can never forget the inexpressible luxury and profaneness, gaming and...dissoluteness, and as it were total forgetfulness of ( 'od (it being Sunday evening) which this day se'nnight I was witness of, the king sitting and toying... | |
 | William Gifford, Sir John Taylor Coleridge, John Gibson Lockhart, Whitwell Elwin, William Macpherson, William Smith, Sir John Murray (IV), Rowland Edmund Prothero (Baron Ernle) - 1818 - 600 pages
...affected by his death. Writing on the day when James was proclaimed, he says, ' I can never forget the inexpressible luxury and profaneness, gaming and all dissoluteness, and as it were total forgettulness of God (it being Sunday evening) which this day se'nnight I was witness of, the king... | |
 | 1819 - 630 pages
...affected by his death. Writing on the day when James was proclaimed, he says, • I can never forget the inexpressible luxury and profaneness, gaming and...forgetfulness of God (it being Sunday evening) which thi* day se'nnight 1 was witness of, the king sitting and toying with his concubines, Portsmouth, Cleaveland,... | |
 | Lady Rachel Russell, Mary Barry - 1819 - 410 pages
...mentioning many particulars of the death of Charles II. in February, 1685, says: — "I can never forget the inexpressible luxury " and profaneness, gaming,...dissoluteness, and, as it, " were, total forgetfulness of Qod, (it being Sunday evening,i " which, this day se'nnight, I was witness of: the King sitting " and... | |
 | Henry Southern, Sir Nicholas Harris Nicolas - 1823 - 426 pages
...Mr. Evelyn calls to mind a scene which he had witnessed not many days before. " I can never forget the inexpressible luxury and profaneness, gaming,...dissoluteness, and, as it were, total forgetfulness of God, (itbeing^ Sunday evening) which this day se'nnight I was witness ot, the king sitting and toying with... | |
 | Henry Belfrage - 1827 - 710 pages
...at the proclamation of his successor, and thus records his feelings : — " I can never forget the luxury and profaneness, gaming and all dissoluteness,...and, as it were, total forgetfulness of God, it being Sabbath evening which, this day se'ennight, I was witness to, the king dallying with his mistresses,... | |
 | George Buchanan - 1827 - 642 pages
...II. is by Evelyn, a devoted royalist. " I can never forget the inexpressible luxury and profanencss, gaming, and all dissoluteness, and as it were total forgetfulness of God, it being Sunday, which this day se'enight I was witness of- The king sitting and toying with his concubines, Portsmouth,... | |
 | George Buchanan - 1827 - 646 pages
...following description of the court of Charles II. is by Evelyn, a ill-voted royalist. " I can never forget the inexpressible luxury and profaneness, gaming, and all dissoluteness, and as it were total forgetfulncss of God, it being Sunday, which this day sc'euight I was witness of. The king sitting... | |
 | William Hone - 1828 - 468 pages
...about her. February 6. The king died. I can never forget the inexpressible luxury and prophanenesse, gaming, and all dissoluteness, and, as it were, total...being Sunday evening,) which this day se'nnight I was witnesse of. The king sitting and toying with his concubin« Portsmouth, Cleavland, and Mazarine, &c.... | |
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I can never forget the inexpressible luxury and profaneness, gaming, and all dissoluteness, and as it were total forgetfulness of God (it being Sunday evening) which this... 
