The History of Henry Esmond, Esq. , Colonel in the Service of Her Majesty Queen Anne (Classic Reprint)FB&C Limited, 2018年10月8日 - 196页 Excerpt from The History of Henry Esmond, Esq., Colonel in the Service of Her Majesty Queen Anne My dear mother died in 1736, soon after our return from Whither my parents took mlor my education; and where I m acquaintance of Mr. Warrington, whom my children never saw. It pleased Heaven, in the bloom of his youth and after but a mohths of a most happy union, to remove him from me, Iowed recovery from the grief which that calamity caused me, mainly to dearest father's tenderness, and then to the blessing vouchsafed to the birth. Of. Myitwo beloved bosu' I' know the fatal differences separated them in politics never disu'nited their hearts and, as lovethem both, Whether Wearing the King's colors or the I am sure that they love me, and one another, 'and him-a father and theirs, the dearest friend of-th'eir childhood the man, Who bred them from'their infancy' in the practiceand of Truth, and Love, and Honor. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works. |