Nell Gwynne, 1650-1687: Her Life Story from St. Giles's to St. James's with Some Account of Whitehall and Windsor in the Reign of Charles the SecondMacmillan and Company, limited, 1924 - 322 pages |
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Page 18
... Charles's money to enlist into her service John Churchill , the future Duke of Marlborough , when he was still in his teens . One day the King surprised him at his lodgings with his mistress , under circum- stances which left no doubt ...
... Charles's money to enlist into her service John Churchill , the future Duke of Marlborough , when he was still in his teens . One day the King surprised him at his lodgings with his mistress , under circum- stances which left no doubt ...
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... Charles the Second Arthur Irwin Dasent. appears to have remarked hitherto , that it was on Nell's thirty - fifth birthday , February 2 , 1685 , that Charles ... Charles's death to make Nell Countess of Greenwich . 30 CH . NELL GWYNNE.
... Charles the Second Arthur Irwin Dasent. appears to have remarked hitherto , that it was on Nell's thirty - fifth birthday , February 2 , 1685 , that Charles ... Charles's death to make Nell Countess of Greenwich . 30 CH . NELL GWYNNE.
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... Charles the Second Arthur Irwin Dasent. before Charles's death to make Nell Countess of Greenwich . When she became prosperous , a coat of arms was found for her by an obliging herald painter , of which an illustration will be found on ...
... Charles the Second Arthur Irwin Dasent. before Charles's death to make Nell Countess of Greenwich . When she became prosperous , a coat of arms was found for her by an obliging herald painter , of which an illustration will be found on ...
Page 79
... Charles the Second Arthur Irwin Dasent. 1 in a revival of Beaumont and Fletcher's A King and No King in ... Charles's habitual attitude towards women . Towards the close of 1667 , or early in 1668 , it chanced that Nell was ...
... Charles the Second Arthur Irwin Dasent. 1 in a revival of Beaumont and Fletcher's A King and No King in ... Charles's habitual attitude towards women . Towards the close of 1667 , or early in 1668 , it chanced that Nell was ...
Page 136
... Charles the Second Arthur Irwin Dasent. of Mazarine , entered the Court , like Armida in the camp of Godefroy , in ... Charles's susceptible heart a passion which he was supposed to have felt for her in his youth . Her arrival was ...
... Charles the Second Arthur Irwin Dasent. of Mazarine , entered the Court , like Armida in the camp of Godefroy , in ... Charles's susceptible heart a passion which he was supposed to have felt for her in his youth . Her arrival was ...
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1st Duke acted Albans amongst appearance Ascot Banqueting Barbara Villiers beauty belle Stewart Buckhurst Buckingham Burford House Castle Celadon Charles Hart Charles the Second Charles's Chiffinch Clare Market comedy Company Court Cydaria dance daughter Davenant death died doubt Drury Lane Dryden Duchess of Portsmouth Duke of St Duke's Theatre Earl England English father favourite Florimel forest French Gallery Gordon Goodwin Grigson Gwynne Gwynne's heart Henry horses Indian Emperor James Killigrew his heirs King King's Theatre Knepp later lived London Lord Louise de Querouaille Madam married Master mistress Nell Gwynne Nell's Nelly never night Old Drury Ormonde owing Paid Lady Holyman Palace Pall Mall Parliament pension Pepys Peter Cunningham plate play playhouse portrait Portsmouth present probably Queen Recd reign revived Rochester rooms Royal seventeenth century Sir Robert stage Street Thomas Killigrew tion to-day Westminster whilst Whitehall William Windsor women wrote young
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Page 70 - Lastly, whereas the names of husband and wife hold forth nothing, but clashing and cloying, and dulness and faintness, in their signification; they shall be abolished for ever betwixt us. Flo. And instead of those we will be married by the more agreeable names of mistress and gallant.
Page 92 - Tis not the poet but the age is praised. Wit's now arrived to a more high degree; Our native language more refined and free. Our ladies and our men now speak more wit In conversation than those poets writ.
Page 12 - AB, his executors, administrators, and assigns, that these our letters patent, or the enrolment or exemplification thereof, shall be in and by all things good, firm, valid, sufficient, and effectual in the law, according to the true intent and meaning thereof...
Page 9 - George the Second, by the Grace of God of Great Britain, France and Ireland King, Defender of the Faith, etc. : To all to whom these presents shall come Greeting...
Page 66 - But so great performance of a comical part was never, I believe, in the world before as Nell do this, both as a mad girle, then most and best of all when she comes in like a young gallant ; and hath the motions and carriage of a spark the most that ever I saw any man have. It makes me, I confess, admire her.
Page 69 - No ; but e'en love one another as long as we can ; and confess the truth when we can love no longer.
Page 11 - D'avenant and Thomas Killigrew, or either of them, or deserting his company, shall be received by the governor or any of the said other company, or any other person or persons, to be employed in acting, or in any matter relating to the stage, without the consent and approbation of the governor of the company, whereof the said person so ejected or deserting was a member, signified under his hand and seal.
Page 12 - And forasmuch as many plays formerly acted do contain several prophane, obscene, and scurrilous passages, and the women parts therein have been acted by men in the habits of women, at which some have taken offence ; for the preventing of these abuses for the future we do...
Page 68 - Away with your old commonplace wit : I am resolved to grow fat, and look young till forty, and then slip out of the world, with the first wrinkle, and the reputation of five-andtwenty.
Page 217 - Chiffinch's and carrying her with her. So, that in good earnest this poor creature is betrayed by her ladyship to pimp against herself, for there her ladyship whispers and contrives all matters to her own ends, as the other 3 might easily perceive if she were not too giddy to mistrust a false friend.