...where lay theunburied bo ly of James, and wept over it. .A poor B^nedictine of the convent, obfaving her filial piety, took notice to her Grace that the...covered the coffin was become thread-bare — and fo it remained ! Finding all her efforts fruit'efs, and perhaps aware that her plots were not undifcovered...

...5I But grown impatient, from my paths astray He went, and thought he'd found a nearer way; dictine of the convent, observing her filial piety, took notice...that her plots were not undiscovered by Sir Robert \Valpole, who was remarkable for his intelligence, she made an artful double, and resolved to try what...

...51 But grown impatient, from uay paths astray He went, and thought he'd found a nearer way; dictine of the convent, observing her filial piety, took notice...coffin was become thread-bare -and so it remained ! 1'inding all her efforts fruitless, and perhaps aware that her plots were not undiscovered by Sir...

...of the axiom. Horace Walpole, in allusion to her frequent visits to the continent, observes, — " She always stopped at Paris, visited the church where...coffin was become thread-bare, — and so it remained." * Previous to one of her journeys to Rome, dreading the consequences which would follow a discovery...

...of the axiom. Horace Walpole, in allusion to her frequent visits to the continent, observes, — " She always stopped at Paris, visited the church where...coffin was become thread-bare, — and so it remained." * Previous to one of her journeys to Rome, dreading the consequences which would follow a discovery...

...of the axiom. Horace Walpole, in allusion to her frequent visits to the continent, observes, — " She always stopped at Paris, visited the church where...the velvet pall that covered the coffin was become thread-bare,—and so it remained." * Previous to one of her journeys to Rome, dreading the consequences...

...and to mark her filial devotion to it. Frequent were her journeys to the Continent for that purpose.1 She always stopped at Paris, visited the church where...himself. I forget how she contracted an acquaintance with bim : I do remember that more than once he received letters from the Pretender himself, which probably...

...OF POMP. The Duchess of Buckingham, natural daughter of James II., in her journey to the Continent, always stopped at Paris, visited the church where...coffin was become threadbare — and so it remained. Though the Duchess could not effect a coronation to her will, she indulged her pompous mind with such...

...in Ler journey to the Continent always stopped at Paris, visited the church where lay the unhuried body of James, and wept over it. A poor Benedictine...coffin was become threadbare — and so it remained. Thousrh the Duchess could not effect a coronation to her will, she indulged^ her pompous mind with...

...piety seems to have been largely mixed with ostentation. Walpole says of her in his Reminiscences : " She always stopped at Paris, visited the church where...coffin was become threadbare — and so it remained." 4 Probably this couplet was added with reference to the Duchess of Buckingham, for it is scarcely credible...