| Sir John Barrow - 1834 - 344 páginas
...so much of her glory and prosperity, with fixed attention for some time, and at last is said to have exclaimed, " Thou great man ! I would have given thee...dominions, to learn of thee how to govern the other." He also showed himself at the Sorbonne, where the doctors had the bad taste to thrust into his hands... | |
| 1846 - 586 páginas
...Sciences. On visiting the tomb of Cardinal Hichelieu, he is said to have exclaimed, 'Thou great man ! 1 would have given thee one half of my dominions to learn of thee how to govern the other.' As usual, he engaged many artists to accompany him home, which he reached after seeing Berlin arni... | |
| Walter Keating Kelly - 1854 - 534 páginas
...aristocracy of France, and made the throne despotic. He embraced the statue with this exclamation, — " Great man, I would have given thee one half of my...dominions, to learn of thee how to govern the other." Before he left Paris, he intimated his desire to see Madame de Maintenon, who was then drawing near... | |
| Walter Keating Kelly - 1854 - 526 páginas
...despotic. He embraced the statue with this exclamation, — " Great man, 1 would Tiave given fhee one Tialf of my dominions, to learn of thee how to govern the other." Before he left Paris, he intimated his desire to see Madame de Maintenon, who was then iwing near her... | |
| Charlotte Mary Yonge - 1857 - 656 páginas
...nowhere more interest than at the grave of Richelieu. " Ah ! thou great man," he said, " I would give one half of my dominions to learn of thee how to govern the other." Meeting Catherine at Amsterdam, he took her with him through Prussia, and they were entertained by... | |
| Charlotte Mary Yonge - 1860 - 596 páginas
...nowhere more interest than at the grave of Richelieu. " Ah ! thou great man," he said, " I would give one half of my dominions to learn of thee how to govern the other." Meeting Catherine at Amsterdam, he took her with him through Prussia, and they were entertained by... | |
| Charlotte Mary Yonge - 1870 - 492 páginas
...interest than at the grave of Richelieu. " Ah .' thou great man," he said, " I would give one-half of my dominions to learn of thee how to govern the other." Meeting Catherine at Amsterdam, he took her with him through Prussia, and they were entertained by... | |
| Charles Sherwill Dawe - 1874 - 282 páginas
...the splendid tomb of Cardinal Richelieu; and after looking attentively at his image, he exclaimed, "Great man! I would have given thee one half of my...dominions to learn of thee how to govern the other half." Peter spent the remaining years of his life in useful reforms and patriotic labours. In 1724, Peter,... | |
| 1878 - 832 páginas
...of Richelieu, and embraced his statue with these words: "Great man, I would have given thee one-half of my dominions to learn of thee how to govern the other." Everywhere, on this tour, he was received with the con,| " sideration and curiosity which his strange... | |
| Charlotte Mary Yonge - 1882 - 466 páginas
...nowhere more interest than at the grave of Richelieu. " Ah ! thou great man," he said, " I would give one half of my dominions to learn of thee how to govern the other ! " Meeting Catherine at Amsterdam, he took her with him through Prussia ; and they were entertained... | |
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