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. 1860 edition. Excerpt: ... should be sparing in what I say, lest I might misquote him. Occasional questions were thrown in by the company. I did nothing but listen, as the sole stranger present. All seemed glad to be dining there by chance on the day of the event. We heard all about it before it could get into the newspapers; a ...
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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. 1860 edition. Excerpt: ... should be sparing in what I say, lest I might misquote him. Occasional questions were thrown in by the company. I did nothing but listen, as the sole stranger present. All seemed glad to be dining there by chance on the day of the event. We heard all about it before it could get into the newspapers; a rare thing in England, his lordship having come almost immediately from the Palace to greet his friends expected at this dinner. But before it was all over, I was drawn in, whether or not, to say a little in turn. The important points of the story of the day told, and the desert course finished, our accomplished host, addressing himself to me, with his mild expression of countenance tinged with archness, blandly remarked, " How sadly you in your country have departed from the example of your good old English stock!" "How?" I asked. "How?" he replied: "why, could you elect a Lady, President of the United States?" This was something of a posing question under the event and topics of the day. I sheltered myself by saying it was a constitutional question we had not yet raised. "Ah," he said, "you know you could not; but we in old England can now call up the classic days of our good Queen Anne, and the glories of Elizabeth; but as for ymt, you are in love with that Salic law--you will have none but men to rule over you; no lady, however beautiful or accomplished, can you ever put at the head of your nation, degenerate race that you have become!" It was so he pushed me. I parried his thrusts as well as I could. Then he varied the attack. "And what a hubbub you made for a year before electing Mr. Van Buren President! See how quietly a Queen comes to our throne; walk the streets, and you would not know of a change: tomorrow will be as yesterday, ...
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