 | Voltaire - 1763 - 290 pages
...perforrs, who ftrove to feed hi» difcontent. Upon this the czar wrote to him, that he had only to chufe between a throne and a convent ; and that, if he had any thoughts of * This letter was couched in the fallowing terms : " Moft CTJC'OUS fovcreign and father, ieflerday... | |
 | François Marie Arouet de Voltaire - 1836 - 420 pages
...heard (what he might reasonably expect) that the czarowitz conversed only with factious and evil-minded persons, who strove to feed his discontent. Upon this...remonstrating to him how dangerous it would be to trust himself in a place where he could have no friends to advise him, and where he would be exposed to the... | |
 | 1836 - 428 pages
...(what he might reasonably expect ) that the czarowitz conversed only with factious ami evil-minded persons, who strove to feed his discontent. Upon this...remonstrating to him how dangerous it would be to trust himself in a place where he could have no friends toadriae him, and where he would be exposed to the... | |
 | Peter Burke - Law - 1852 - 410 pages
...heard (what he might reasonably expect) that the czarowitz conversed only with factious and evil-minded persons, who strove to feed his discontent. Upon this the czar wrote to him, that be had to choose between a throne and a monastery ; and that, if he had any thoughts of succeeding... | |
 | Peter Burke - Law - 1853 - 324 pages
...heard (what he might reasonably expect) that the czarowitz conversed only with factious and evil-minded persons, who strove to feed his discontent. Upon this...him, that he had to choose between a throne and a monastery ; and that, if he had any thoughts of succeeding him, he must immediately set out and join... | |
 | Sarah Hopkins Bradford - Kings and rulers - 1858 - 262 pages
...excite his feelings against his father. On hearing this, the Czar wrote to Alexis that he had only to choose between a throne and a convent, and that if he had any thoughts of succeeding to the Empire of Russia, he must at once set out and join him at Copenhagen. But now the advisers of... | |
 | Peter Burke - Law - 1859 - 332 pages
...heard (what he might reasonably expect) that the czarowitz conversed only with factious and evil-minded persons, who strove to feed his discontent. Upon this...him, that he had to choose between a throne and a monastery ; and that, if he had any thoughts of succeeding him, he must immediately set out and join... | |
 | Voltaire, Tobias Smollett - 1904 - 334 pages
...witness; and in testimony thereof I write and sign czarevitch conversed only with factious and evilminded persons who strove to feed his discontent. Upon this the czar wrote to him that he had only to choose between a throne and a convent ; and that, if he had any thoughts of succeeding him,... | |
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The czar gave him six months to consider of it, and then set out on his travels with the czarina. No sooner was he arrived at Copenhagen, than he heard (what he might reasonably expect) that the czarowitz conversed only with factious and evil-minded persons,... 