Memoirs of the Court of England: From the Revolution in 1688 to the Death of George the Second. V. 3

PorMO iml I mblt Hnnd tnitci of Coorgo tho HocoiuI.III h Iovo of punoiunlity. Cauio of hli dliillko to tho Duko of Nowcnitlc. III i rondncMN for hunting.--U ii pcmotml uppcnmuco. Hli loclul clmrncior.-- IIU cold and plilc Kiimt Ionmnncri. A itcodotc of h Ugonoronlty. Account of hln I nit Interview with 8lr I t. Wnlpolo AH tn InI iitcr.--t IlM sensibility on timt occniion. Singulnr story rolntod hy Humo. -dvorgo tho Second stolcrntion in religion and politics. His belief In vumpires. His ndlitnry tastes. (I mllenges his brotlier-in-luw, the King of Prussln to single combat. Successfil Interference of the Prussian nnd)as ador. (oorge the Second sbravery at the battle of Dettingen. Enthusiasm of tho English on the occasion. -A musing anecdote. His overwhelming Attachment to his (2erman possessions. --ttis general severity towards his children. His grief for their loss. His occasional irritability. Strikes his grandson, George tho Third. His mistresses. His affectation of ga Ulantry in his old age. Vast sums expended by hint in defenco of Hanover.-H is kindness to Voltaire. His contempt fur Literature and the Pino A rts.--A nccdotes. (ieorge the Second s Iovo of a Jokc-dutracteristic anecdotes. The King spopularity in his declining years. His sudden death in 1700.-- Sununary of Oeorge the Second scharacter. .P age VtO CAUOLINK qu Kic Nor aicoiui Kn. Horn In 1080. Educated at the court of Herlln. Her personal A ttractions. Ke Aises the hAud of the Archduke Charles. Her marriage to Oeorge tho Second. Seined soon a Oerwardi with tho small-pox.
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