 | Gilbert Burnet - 1753 - 670 Seiten
...woman of great beauty, but moft enormoufly vitious and ravenous; foolifh but imperious, very uneafy to the King, and always carrying on intrigues with other men, while yet fhe pretended (he was jealous of him. His paffion for her and her ftrange behaviour towards him, did... | |
 | William Harris - 1766 - 418 Seiten
...' ties to his queen, which few men, but himfelf, * ravenous ; foolifh, but imperious ; very uneafy to the * king ; and always carrying on intrigues with other ' men, while yet fhe pretended fhe was jealous of * him. His paffion for her, and her ftrange behaviour *' towards him,... | |
 | John Britton, Edward Wedlake Brayley, Joseph Nightingale, James Norris Brewer, John Evans, John Hodgson, Francis Charles Laird, Frederic Shoberl, John Bigland, Thomas Rees - 1801 - 474 Seiten
...observes, that " she was a woman of great beauty, but most enormously wicked and ravenous; ibolish, but imperious; very uneasy to the King, and always...men, while yet she pretended she was jealous of him." She became Countess of Castlemaine in right of her first husband, but was created Duchess of Cleveland... | |
 | John Britton, Edward Wedlake Brayley, Joseph Nightingale, James Norris Brewer, John Evans, John Hodgson, Francis Charles Laird, Frederic Shoberl, John Bigland, Thomas Rees - 1801 - 512 Seiten
...observes, that " she was a woman of great beauty, but most enormously wicked and ravenous; foolish, tut imperious ; very uneasy to the King, and always carrying...men, while yet she pretended she was jealous of him." She became Countess of Castlemaine in right of her first husband, but was created Ducbess of Cleveland... | |
 | John Britton, Edward Wedlake Brayley, Joseph Nightingale, James Norris Brewer, John Evans, John Hodgson, Francis Charles Laird, Frederic Shoberl, John Bigland, Thomas Rees - 1801 - 496 Seiten
...History of his own Times, observes, " that she was a woman of great beauty, but most enormously wicked and ravenous; foolish, but imperious; very uneasy...King, and always carrying on intrigues with other men, whilst yet she pretended she was jealous of him." She became Countess of Caotlemain in right of her... | |
 | Arthur Collins - 1812 - 604 Seiten
..." One of the race of Villiers, then married to Palmer, a Papist, soon after made Earl of Castemain, who afterwards being separated from him was advanced...master of himself, nor capable of minding business, which in so critical a time required treat application.'' Burnet's Hist. OT vol.i. p .94. k Hist of... | |
 | Arthur Collins, Sir Egerton Brydges - 1812 - 604 Seiten
...was his first and longest mistress, by whom he had five children. She was a woman of great beautyt but most enormously vitious and ravenous ; foolish,...master of himself, nor capable of minding business, which in so critical a time required, great application.1' Burnet's Hist. O T- vol-i. p 94, • Hist... | |
 | James Norris Brewer - 1801 - 1208 Seiten
...History of his own Times, observes, " that she was a woman of great beauty, but most enormously wicked and ravenous; foolish, but imperious ; very uneasy...King, and always carrying on intrigues with other men, whilst yet she pretended she was jealous of him." She became Countess of Castlemaine in right of her... | |
 | Gilbert Burnet - 1823 - 642 Seiten
...mistress, by whom he had five children d. She was a woman of great beauty, but most enormously vicious and ravenous ; foolish but imperious, very uneasy...master of himself, nor capable of minding business, which, in so critical a time, required great application : but he did then so entirely trust the earl... | |
 | Thomas Burton - 1828 - 618 Seiten
...forced to let a great deal go that he did not like." This peeress, " one of the race of the Villiers, was a woman of great beauty, but most enormously vitious...pretended she was jealous of him. His passion for her," adds Bishop Burnet, " and her strange behaviour towards him, did so disorder him, that often he was... | |
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She was a woman of great beauty, but most enormously vicious and ravenous ; foolish but imperious, very uneasy to the king, and always carrying on intrigues with other men, while yet she pretended she was jealous of him. His passion for her, and her strange... 
