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Article THE FREEMASONS' MAGAZINE, OR GENERAL AND COMPLETE LIBRARY. ← Page 3 of 3 Article ANECDOTE, Page 1 of 1 Article ORIGIN AND HISTORY OF THE STADTHOLDERSHIP OF HOLLAND. Page 1 of 2 →
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The Freemasons' Magazine, Or General And Complete Library.
Mr . OPIE , we understand , is married , but as yet can boast of no progeny but that of his pencil ; if he does not , however , enjoy the gratifications of a parent , he escapes his anxieties , and finds in a pleasing and amiable . partner no deficiency in connubial happiness . As a man , he is social , intelligent , and friendly , and his conversation , like his works , always evinces the workings of a comprehensive mind .
Anecdote,
ANECDOTE ,
TENDING TO ILLUSTRATE THE POEM OP THE HISTORY OF GYGES' RING , Vol . I . —Page 166 .
ClANDAULES king of Lyciia , doted so much upon his queens / beauty , that not contenting himself with the knowledge of her perfections , he would needs compel his favourite Gyges to view her naked body , and for that purpose planted the unwilling gentleman secretly in her chamber , where he might see her undressing herself in going to bed ; but this intrigue was not carried on so secretly , but the queen had a glimpse of Gyges at leaving the room , and
understanding the matter , took herself to be so highly affronted , that she forced him the next day to requite the king ' s impertinence and folly , with a wretched act of treason ; for Gyges being conducted by the queen into the same chamber , killed Candaules , " and was gratified ivith the queen ' s being made his wife , and the possession of the Crown of Lydia , over which kingdom he reigned thirty-eight years . —HERODOTUS , L . i . P . 5 . Terth Hattgh , Feb . 32 , 1795 .
Origin And History Of The Stadtholdership Of Holland.
ORIGIN AND HISTORY OF THE STADTHOLDERSHIP OF HOLLAND .
WHEN the United Provinces threw off the Spanish yoke , they chose for their defender William I . Count Nassau and Prince of Orange , who was Stadtholder to the King of Spain for Holland , Zealand and Utrecht . Pie was declared Stadtholder by five Provinces , created Captain General and Admiral , obtained the Sovereignty over Holland and Zealand . and would certainly havQ
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
The Freemasons' Magazine, Or General And Complete Library.
Mr . OPIE , we understand , is married , but as yet can boast of no progeny but that of his pencil ; if he does not , however , enjoy the gratifications of a parent , he escapes his anxieties , and finds in a pleasing and amiable . partner no deficiency in connubial happiness . As a man , he is social , intelligent , and friendly , and his conversation , like his works , always evinces the workings of a comprehensive mind .
Anecdote,
ANECDOTE ,
TENDING TO ILLUSTRATE THE POEM OP THE HISTORY OF GYGES' RING , Vol . I . —Page 166 .
ClANDAULES king of Lyciia , doted so much upon his queens / beauty , that not contenting himself with the knowledge of her perfections , he would needs compel his favourite Gyges to view her naked body , and for that purpose planted the unwilling gentleman secretly in her chamber , where he might see her undressing herself in going to bed ; but this intrigue was not carried on so secretly , but the queen had a glimpse of Gyges at leaving the room , and
understanding the matter , took herself to be so highly affronted , that she forced him the next day to requite the king ' s impertinence and folly , with a wretched act of treason ; for Gyges being conducted by the queen into the same chamber , killed Candaules , " and was gratified ivith the queen ' s being made his wife , and the possession of the Crown of Lydia , over which kingdom he reigned thirty-eight years . —HERODOTUS , L . i . P . 5 . Terth Hattgh , Feb . 32 , 1795 .
Origin And History Of The Stadtholdership Of Holland.
ORIGIN AND HISTORY OF THE STADTHOLDERSHIP OF HOLLAND .
WHEN the United Provinces threw off the Spanish yoke , they chose for their defender William I . Count Nassau and Prince of Orange , who was Stadtholder to the King of Spain for Holland , Zealand and Utrecht . Pie was declared Stadtholder by five Provinces , created Captain General and Admiral , obtained the Sovereignty over Holland and Zealand . and would certainly havQ