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Position of Alva Hatred entertained for him by elevated personages Quarrels between him and Medina Coeli Departure of the latter Complaints to the King by each of the other Attempts at conciliation addressed by government to the people of the Netherlands Grotesque character of the address Mutinous demonstration of the Spanish troops Secret overtures to Orange Obedience, with difficulty, restored by Alva Commencement of the siege of Alkmaar Sanguinary menaces of the Duke Encouraging and enthusiastic language of the Prince Preparations in Alkmaar for defence The first assault steadily repulsed Refusal of the soldiers to storm a second time Expedition of the Carpenter-envoy Orders of the Prince to flood the country The Carpenter's despatches in the enemy's hands Effect produced upon the Spaniards The siege raised Negotiations of Count Louis with France Uneasiness and secret correspondence of the Duke Convention with the English government Objects pursued by Orange Cruelty of De la Marck His dismissal from office and subsequent death Negotiations with France Altered tone of the French court with regard to the St.
The King was surprised to find Monsieur agree with his son's ambition; but gave a flat refusal when overtures were made to him on the subject. All hope of rising to a high command was thus forbidden to the Duc de Chartres; so that Madame had a fine excuse for sneering at the weakness which had been shown by Monsieur, who, on his part, had long before repented of it.
But Madam Wetherill knew if he had been in love with Rachel he would have made some overtures himself. Primrose studied the subject within her heart and was quite grave over it. For two days they did not see him and on the third a messenger came with a note. The permission to join Washington had arrived suddenly and they were to march at once.
Miss Newell was prepared to withdraw from any further overtures of friendship from the engineer; but he made it unnecessary for her to do so, he made no overtures. On the night of Pratt's tipsy salutation he had abruptly decided that a mining camp was no place for a nice girl, with no acknowledged masculine protector.
On the strength of this view, Butzer, the theological representative of Strasburg, sought to make further overtures to the Wittenbergers. He was not deterred by Melancthon's mistrustful opposition or by Luther's leaving a letter of his unanswered. He now appeared in person at the Castle of Coburg, and on September 25 had a confidential and friendly interview with Luther.
At the first glance he took him for a rather poorly dressed lackey; but when the general raised his eyes and searched him through and through with their eager fire, the royalist saw his error and fell under the spell of a gaze which few could endure unmoved. The interview brought no definite result. Other overtures made by Bonaparte were more effective.
He had, indeed, proceeded so far in his intention as to submit the overtures of the Minister to the consideration of the Prince, in a letter which was transmitted to his Royal Highness by Sheridan.
The opposite party appeared frankly to receive his overtures, and dismounting, seated himself upon a log, and drawing out his pipe, gave a few puffs himself, and then handed it to M'Clure. In a few minutes another bell was heard, at the distance of half a mile, and a second party of Indians appeared upon horseback.
'It was a maist pleasand and comfortable thing to be present at these Assemblies, thair was sic frequencie and reverence; with halines in zeall at the doctrine quhilk soundit mightelie, and the Sessiones at everie meiting, whar, efter ernest prayer, maters war gravlie and cleirlie proponit; overtures maid be the wysest; douttes reasonit and discussit be the lernedest and maist quik; and, finalie, all withe a voice concluding upon maters resolved and cleirit, and referring things intricat and uncleired to farder advysment.
To be sure, her mother's behaviour probably implied Madeline's desire of reconciliation, but he wished her to make personal overtures; he would have liked to see her approach him with humble eyes, not troubling himself to debate how he should act in that event. With Mrs.
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