Diaries and Correspondence of James Harris, First Earl of Malmesbury, Bind 3R. Bentley, 1844 |
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Allies answer appear army arrival assurances Austrian Baron Berlin bien Calais certainly Clairfayt Colchen conduct conference consent conversation Count Haugwiz Delacroix DESPATCH FROM LORD Dined dinner Directoire Exécutif Directory Duchess Duke of Brunswick Duke of York Dutch Ellis endeavour England été être expressed EXTRACTS fait France French Plenipotentiaries FRIDAY give Hague Hardenberg Holland hope instructions Kinckel King of Prussia Le Tourneur LETTER FROM LORD Lisle LORD GRENVILLE LORD MALMESBURY Lordship Madame Majesty's MALMESBURY TO LORD manner Maret means messenger Minister Ministre des Relations Ministres Plénipotentiaires MONDAY Mons morning Négociation negotiation Note opinion paix Paris party passed peace Pein Pitt present Prince Prince of Orange Princess Caroline Princess of Wales principle proposed Prussian Majesty qu'il received replied Rhine sent Signé Soussigné SUNDAY supper talked Talleyrand THURSDAY tion told Toulon Tourneur Treaty TUESDAY Vienna WEDNESDAY wish write
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Side 218 - I, according to the established etiquette, introduced (no one else being in the room) the Princess Caroline to him. She very properly, in consequence of my saying to her it was the right mode of proceeding, attempted to kneel to him. He raised her (gracefully enough), and embraced her, said barely one word, turned round, retired to a distant part of the apartment, and calling me to him, said, " Harris, I am not well ; pray get me a glass of brandy.
Side 165 - Hertzfeldt repeats to me what the Duke had before said — stated the necessity of being very strict with the Princess Caroline — that she was not clever, or ill-disposed, but of a temper easily wrought on, and had no tact.
Side 221 - I have taken towards the expediting everything on this side of the water, as well as with my brother the Duke of York, to whom I have written also by Hislop ; and as to what is now necessary to forward the completing everything at Brunswick, I must leave that to you, hoping that you will make every exertion possible to put the Princess in possession of her own home as near the 20th of the ensuing month as possible,
Side 218 - Sir, had you not better have a glass of water ? " Upon which he, much out of humour, said with an oath : " No ; I will go directly to the Queen.
Side 7 - That if you fail in referring him to these three great points, his integrity, his honour, and his interest, it will be certain nothing can be done ; and although I have the greatest confidence in your skill and abilities, yet I shall rest assured in that case that no skill nor any ability would be equal to success.
Side 192 - ... would, if rightly employed, make her more admirers, and give her more true satisfaction, than any that human nature could possess. The idea was, I was sorry to see, new to her, but she felt the truth of it : and she certainly is not fond of money, which lioth her parents are.
Side 219 - Princess's moral character nor conduct, and was intended solely as an intimation which I conceived it only proper to notice to his Royal Highness at a proper occasion — at such a one as now had offered ; and that I humbly hoped his Royal Highness would not consider it as...
Side 196 - If her education had been what it ought, she might have turned out excellent • but it was that very nonsensical one that most women receive — one of privation, injunction, and menace.
Side 153 - Caroline much embarrassed on my first being presented to her — pretty face — not expressive of softness — her figure not graceful — fine eyes — good hand — tolerable teeth, but going — fair hair and light eyebrows, good bust — short, with what the French call " des t:paules impertinentes." Vastly happy with her future expectations