 She answered with a faint voice that as she had held a regal sceptre, she desired no other than a royal successor. Cecil requesting her to explain herself more particularly, she subjoined that she would have a king to succeed her; and who should that...  New General Biographical Dictionary - Page 223by Hugh James Rose - 1848Full view - About this book
 | David Hume, John Robinson - Great Britain - 1824 - 568 pages
...being assembled, commissioned the lord-keeper, admiral, and secretary, to know her majesty's pleasure with regard to her successor. She answered with a faint voice, that " she had held a regal sceptre, and desired no other than a royal successor." Cecil requesting her... | |
 | David Hume, John Robinson - Great Britain - 1827 - 546 pages
...being assembled, commissioned the lordkeeper, admiral, and secretary, to know( her majesty's pleasure with regard to her successor. She answered with a faint voice, that, " she had held a regal sceptre, and desired no other than a royal successor." Cecil requesting her... | |
 | David Hume, Tobias Smollett, William Jones - Great Britain - 1828 - 440 pages
...prescribed to her5. Her anxious mind at last had so long preyed on her frail body, that her end was visibly approaching ; and the council being assembled,...successor. She answered with a faint voice, that as she 5 Strype, vol. iv. No. 276. had held a regal sceptre, she desired no other than a royal successor.... | |
 | Robert Chambers - American literature - 1830 - 844 pages
...keeper, admiral, nnd secretary to know her [the queen's] will with regard to her successor. She uiLswered with a faint voice that as she had held a regal sceptre,...requesting her to explain herself more particularly, she subjoined that sbe would have a king to succeed her ; find who should that be but lier nearest kinsman,... | |
 | Louisa Caroline Tuthill - English language - 1839 - 482 pages
...prescribed to her. Her anxious mind, at last, had so long preyed upon her frail body, that her end was visibly approaching ; and the council, being assembled,...her successor. She answered with a faint voice, that she had held a regal scepter, she desired no other than a royal successor. Cecil requesting her to... | |
 | William Russell - Europe - 1839 - 582 pages
...approaching, the privy council sent to know her will, in regard to her successor. She answered with a feeble voice, that as she had held a regal sceptre, she desired no other than a royal successor ; and on Cecil's desiring her to explain herself, she said, " who should that be but my nearest kinsman,... | |
 | Robert Chambers - 1844 - 746 pages
...secretary, to know her will with regard to her su-jccssor. She answered with a faint voice that as (4ie poet conducted his heroine in a dream to the abodes...very freely with the ' murderers of mankind,' from subjoined that she would have a king to succeed her ; and who should that be but her nearest kinsman,... | |
 | Robert Chambers - Authors, English - 1844 - 738 pages
...prescribed to her. Her anxious mind at last had so long preyed on her frail body, that her end was , ye are wondrous strong, Yet lovely in your strength, as is the light Of a dark eye Kcretary, to know her will with regard to her socceesor. She answered with a faint voice that as she... | |
 | John Campbell Baron Campbell - Judges - 1845 - 672 pages
...to the throne would strengthen his title with the multitude. Kneeling down, he said " they had come to know her will with regard to her successor." She...no other than a royal successor." Cecil requesting that she would graciously condescend to explain herself more particularly, she subjoined " that she... | |
 | John Seely Hart - Readers - 1845 - 404 pages
...they prescribed to her. Her anxious mind at last had so long preyed on her frail body that her end was visibly approaching; and the council being assembled,...the keeper, admiral, and secretary, to know her will in regard to her successor. She answered with a faint voice that as she had held a regal sceptre, she... | |
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