2013, ISBN: 1230401792

[EAN: 9781230401799], New book, [SC: 0.0], [PU: Theclassics.Us, United States], Language: English . Brand New Book ***** Print on Demand *****.This historic book may have numerous typos a… Mehr…

[EAN: 9781230401799], New book, [SC: 0.0], [PU: Theclassics.Us, United States], Language: English . Brand New Book ***** Print on Demand *****.This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1882 edition. Excerpt: . and I believe he rarely failed to consult her opinion on questions of importance to himself. Though she spoke English perfectly and wrote, she preferred writing her letters in French, following, no doubt, the Prussian fashion. THE DUCHESS OF YORK TO MR. RAIKES. Oatlands, ce Avril 25, 1817. Il me sera difficile de vous exprimer, Monsieur, toute ma reconnaissance pour la plus jolie des boites que j ai recu hier au soir de votre part. C est tout ce que j ai vu du plus nouveau, et du meilleur gout; et je me suis amusee toute la journee a en ecouter les sons. J attends avec impatience le moment de vous en reiteree mes remercimens a Londres, et de vous assurer combien je suis sensible a cette obligeante attention de votre part. C est avec les sentiments les plus distinguees que je vous prie de me croire toujours, Monsieur, Votre tres affectionnee Amie et Servante, F. THE DUKE OF YORK TO MR. RAIKES. Windsor, April 24, 1817. Pray accept my best thanks for your kind letter of yesterday and enquiries in consequence of my accident, from which I am recovering very favourably. Indeed I shall not be surprised if I reach the winning-post before you. At all events, I think I have the best of it, though I do not think either of us is to be envied. I was indeed much concerned to hear that you had been so ill at Paris as to have excited the commiseration of even the Persian ambassador, which from His Excellency s account of Allonby, may probably ere long be extended to him also. I hope soon to receive a better report of you. Ever yours sincerely, Frederick. The duchess was of slight frame and delicate, and, in the spring of 1820, sank under a dropsical illness, and was interred, according to her.<