The Life of Catharine II, Empress of Russia ...A. Strahan, 1800 - 528 pagina's Published shortly after the death of Catherine the Great, this 1800 volume offers a detailed look at her life. |
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Pagina 505 - ... evidence, the diforder of his imagination. To prevent, therefore, ill-intentioned perfons from giving him any trouble, or from making ufe of his name or orders to difturb the public tranquillity, we gave him a guard, and placed about his perfon two officers of the garrifon, in whofe fidelity and integrity we could confide. Thefe officers were captain...
Pagina 272 - Catharine, asking her to let him have a favourite negro who amused him by his oddities, together with a dog he was fond of, his violin, a Bible, and a few romances ; at the same time telling her, that, disgusted at the wickedness of mankind, he was resolved thenceforward to devote himself to a philosophical life. Not one of these requests was granted, and his plans of wisdom were turned into ridicule.
Pagina 374 - ... casemate of the fortress, the very loophole of which was immediately bricked up. He was never brought out into the open air, and no ray of heaven ever visited his eyes. In this subterranean vault...
Pagina 507 - ... his repentance to the troop, which about an hour before he had feduced from their duty, and rendered the accomplices of his crime. Then it was, that the two officers, who had nipt this rebellion in the bud, joined with the governor of the fortrefs in fecuring the perfon of this rebel, and in bringing back the foldiers to their duty.
Pagina 506 - Mirowitz having wounded and arrefted the governor, led on his troop with fury, and attacked, with firearms, the handful of foldiers that guarded prince Ivan. But he was fo warmly received by thofe foldiers under the command of the two officers mentioned above, that he was obliged to retire. By a particular direction...
Pagina 264 - Yes, madame," answered Munich, in a firm and manly tone; "could I do less for the prince who delivered me from captivity? But it is henceforward my duty to fight for you ; and you will find in me a fidelity equal to that with which I had devoted my services to him.
Pagina 385 - Petersburg, and from the neighbouring towns ; and it is impossible to describe the grief and indignation, that were excited at the view of an unfortunate being, who, after having been cruelly precipitated from the throne while yet in his cradle, passed his days in a dark and doleful dungeon, where he was inhumanly put to death by assassins. Ivan was full six feet high, with fine flaxen hair, a red beard, regular features, and of a complexion extremely fair: accordingly, the beauty of his person and...
Pagina 262 - Not fatisfied with depriving him of his crown, it was thought fit to make him the murderer of his own reputation ; and this unfortunate prince, moved with the vain hope of life, figned a paper declaring his conviction of his inability to govern the empire, either as...
Pagina 302 - ... Russian nation from the miseries with which it was threatened ! I know not with what pretence they colour their insolence ; I know not on what means they rely ; but, I say it again, they cause me no alarm. That Providence which has called me to reign, will preserve for me the glory and the happiness of the empire ; and that Almighty arm which has hitherto been my defence, will now confound my foes.