 | William Butler - 1795 - عدد الصفحات: 242
...A king of England, faid Gourville, a Frenchman, who will be the man of his people, is the greateft king in the world : but if he will be any thing more, HE 1s NOTHING AT ALL. By a fundamental law of the realm, the Britifh forereign muft profefs the PROTESTANT... | |
 | William Russell - 1802 - عدد الصفحات: 502
...knew Charles had great respect. " A king of England," said Gourville, on hearing of our dissensions, " who will be the " MAN of his people, is the greatest king in the world ; but if " he will be something more, by God I he is nothing at all." The king, who had listened with impatience at first,... | |
 | William Cobbett - 1808 - عدد الصفحات: 842
...many, it was very difficult to imagine. To these reasonings Temple added the authority of Gourville, a Frenchman, for whom he knew the king had entertained...king in the world . but if he will be any thing more, be is nothing at all." The king heard, at first, this discourse with some impatience ; but being a... | |
 | Helvétius - 1810 - عدد الصفحات: 536
...application always be made ? Happy the nation of whom M. Gourville could say, Their king, when he is the man of his people, is the greatest king in the world ; but when he would be more he is nothing. This saying, repeated by Sir William Temple, to Charles II. at... | |
 | 1811 - عدد الصفحات: 550
...governmeot, and ended with telling him what Gourville had once said to him, viz. " that a king of England who will be the man of his people, is the greatest...king in the world, but if he will be any thing more, byG — d, lie will become nothing at all." — The king, says he, heard m« throughout attentively,... | |
 | William Butler - 1811 - عدد الصفحات: 548
...A king of England, faid Gourville, a Frenchman, who will be the man of bis people, is the greateft king in the world ; but if he will be any thing more, * Seven inftancec, however, occur, from the time of William, the Norman to the prefent period, in which... | |
 | Antoine-François marquis de Bertrand de Moleville, Antoine-François Bertrand-de-Molleville - 1812 - عدد الصفحات: 598
...blaming the dangerous schemes of the cabal, he added to his reasonings the authority of Gourville, a Frenchman, for whom he knew the king had entertained...Gourville, " who will be the man of his people, is the great" est king in the world, but, if he will be any " thing more, he is nothing at all." Theking,... | |
 | Antoine-François marquis de Bertrand de Moleville, Antoine-François Bertrand-de-Molleville - 1812 - عدد الصفحات: 602
...blaming the dangerous schemes of the cabal, he added to his reasonings the authority of Gourville, a Frenchman, for whom he knew the king had entertained...England," said Gourville, " who will be the man of Ids people, is the great" est king in the world, but, if he will be any " thing more, he is nothing... | |
 | William Temple - 1814 - عدد الصفحات: 744
...Holland was declared in May, and my dispatches finished at the * That a King of England, who will de the man of his people, is the greatest King in the world; but if he ivill be something more, by G—d he is nothing at all. Treasury as well as at the Secretary's office,... | |
 | Sir William Temple - 1814 - عدد الصفحات: 608
...embassy-extraordinary to Holland was declared in May, and my dispatches finished at the * That a King of England, who will be the man of his people, is the greatest King in the worlds but if he will be something more, by G — d he is nothing at all. Treasury as well as at the... | |
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who is willing to be the man of his people, is the greatest king in the world, but if he wishes to be more, by heaven he is nothing at all! 
