The sanguinary sacrifice of the Strelitz regiment by Peter's orders, for their adherence to his sister Sophia, appeared to explain this inscription; and the friends of Count Biron instantly ascribed his fate to the scattered banditti formed by the survivors... The Stanley tales, original and select - Page 65by Ambrose Marten - 1827Full view - About this book
| 1820 - 612 pages
...inscription ; and the friends of Count Biron instantly ascribed his fate to the scattered bandilli formed by the survivors of this proscribed regiment....one who rejoiced, as she felt the security it gave lo her secret. Her father preserved an entire silence and impenetrable indifference on the subject.... | |
| 1821 - 498 pages
...adherence to his sister Sophia, appeared to explain this inscription; and the /riends of Count' Wron instantly ascribed his fate to the scattered banditti...one who rejoiced, as she felt the security it gave (o her secret. Her father preserved an entire silence and impenetraMe indifference on the subject.... | |
| 1824 - 486 pages
...round the hilt — The vengeance of a Slrelitz." — The sanguinary sacrifice of the Strelitz regiment by Peter's orders, for their adherence to his sister...eccentric zeal of his attachments, chose to leave his favourite's fate in an obscurity he thought useful to his politics, and scandalous to his enemies.... | |
| Saturday night - 1824 - 968 pages
...big sister Sophia, appeared to explain this inscription; and the friends of Count Uiron in•tantly ascribed his fate to the scattered banditti formed...eccentric zeal of his attachments, chose to leave his favourite's fate in an obscurity he thought useful to his politics, and scandalous to his enemies.... | |
| Alexander Whitelaw - Literature - 1835 - 460 pages
...his fate to the scattered banditti formed by the survivors of this proscribed regiment. JFeodorowna, though not the least surprised at the incident, was...impenetrable indifference on the subject. The emperor, notwilhstanding the eccentric zeal of his attachments, chose to leave his favourite's fate in an obscurity... | |
| Ainsworth Rand Spofford, Charles Gibbon - Literature - 1893 - 518 pages
...Sophia, appeared to explain this inscription; and the friends of Count Biron instantly ascribed hie fate to the scattered banditti formed by the survivors...an entire silence and impenetrable indifference on thesubject. Theemperor, notwithstanding the eccentric zeal of his attachments, chose to leave his favourite's... | |
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