Saint James's: With Port, of the Duke of Marlborough, After the Painting By Sir Godfrey Kneller, and 6 Etchings By Eugène Decisy, After Paintings By Alcide Robaudi, Vol. 17 (Classic Reprint)

The commencement of the year seventeen hundred and seven saw Queen A nne, to all outward appearance, in the most enviable position of any sovereign in Europe. Secure of the affections of her subjects, to whom the wisdom and beneficence of her five years sway had endeared her, and who had begun to bestow upon her the affectionate appellation of the good queen; dreaded by her enemies, who had everywhere felt and acknowledged the prowess of her arms ;cheered by the constant cry of victory; surrounded by able and devoted counsellors; served by one of the greatest commanders that England had then ever known ;encircled by a brilliant court, distinguished alike for its grace, its polish, and its wit; fortunate in flourishing at an age when every branch of literature and science was cultivated with the most eminent success, when philosophy was propounded by a Locke; natural history prosecuted by a Ray; science advanced by a Newton; style brought to its perfection by Addison and Steele; poetry refined and sublimated by Pope, till its very essence was obtained by the process; and comedy raised to the acme of excellence by Congreve and Farquhar; thus fortunately circumstanced, with all around prosperous and promising, the union with Scotland recently effected, the pride of France humbled, the balance of power in Europe established, and the Protestant succession firmly secured, nothing appeared wanting to A nnes grandeur and happiness. And yet under this mask of glory she concealed an anxious heart.
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