. The Antiquarian repertory : a miscellaneous assemblage of topography, history, biography, customs, and manners ; intended to illustrate and preserve several valuable remains of old times. prize Irom them all, both for grace andmajesty, in which her equal is not to be found : 1 do not speak ofthe greatness of her virtue, nor of the excellence of her wit, sinceboth are the objects of public admiration. The fresh report of the great guns advertised me of the approachof their Majesties, besides, the tlourishes of the trumpets, and thecrowds of people who assembled in tlie lower court of the Cast
. The Antiquarian repertory : a miscellaneous assemblage of topography, history, biography, customs, and manners ; intended to illustrate and preserve several valuable remains of old times. prize Irom them all, both for grace andmajesty, in which her equal is not to be found : 1 do not speak ofthe greatness of her virtue, nor of the excellence of her wit, sinceboth are the objects of public admiration. The fresh report of the great guns advertised me of the approachof their Majesties, besides, the tlourishes of the trumpets, and thecrowds of people who assembled in tlie lower court of the Castle ofSt. Jamess, powerfully persuaded me they were not far off; and whatstill the more confirmed me in this opmion, was the particular in-formation which the Queen of Great Britain received express from agentleman, which obliged her to descend from the chamber whereinshe was to the liottom of the great stairs, accompanied by the Princeof \\ ales, tlie Duke of York, her two sons, and the two Princesses,her daughters, followed by all her ladies. Inicigine to yourself the impatience of her Majesty, under the ex-pectation of the honours and satisfaction of seeing the Queen, her 541 mother. In truth, the coach in which she was, with the Ivinc:, lierson-in law, had no sooner entered tlie base-court otSt. Jamess thanthe Queen, herdaughter, arose from her chair, and goini; several stepsall alone to meet her, got even to the coach-door, which she wouldwillingly have opened, but had not sufiicient strength ; when, in ef-fect, being prevented, she throw herself on her knees at the ieet ofthe Queen, her mother, the instant she alighted from tlie coach ;and her Majesty had no sooner raised her by tlie sole cHort of herfirst embraces, in order to kiss her, than this virtuous Princess, filledAvith joy and contentment, threw herself once nmreat her feet lor thesecond time, as if she had there already established her throne, uhiehonce more obliged the Queen, her mother, to make use of
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