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Article THE LIFE OF BISHOP WARBURTON. ← Page 4 of 4 Article TRAGICAL FATE OF THE PRINCESS TARRAKANOFF. Page 1 of 4 →
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The Life Of Bishop Warburton.
that favourable opportunity of introducing him to the Queen . "Her Majesty , it is well known , took a pleasure in the discourse of men of learning and genius ; and chancing one day to ask the Bishop if he could recommend a person of that description to be about her ; and to entertain her sometimes with his conversation , the Bishop said he could , and mentioned the author of ' The Alliance between Church
and State . ' The death of the Queen on the 20 th November , 1737 , subverted the intent of this recommendation . [ TO BE CONTINUED , ]
Tragical Fate Of The Princess Tarrakanoff.
TRAGICAL FATE OF THE PR INCESS TARRAKANOFF .
THE Empress Elizabeth , predecessor to Peter III , had three children b } ' her clandestine marriage with the Grand-huntsman ,, Alexis Gregoriewitch Razumoffsky . The youngest of these was a g irl , brought up under the name of Princess Tarrakanoff . Prince Radziwill , informed of this secret , and irritated that Catharine should trample under foot the rights of the Poles , conceived that the
daughter of Elizabeth would furnish him with ample means of revenge . He thought that he should not oppose in vain to the Sovereign , whose arms spread desolation over his unhappy country , a rival whom her mother ' s name would endear to the Russians . Perhaps his ambitionmight have suggested to . him hope- of higher expectancy . He might have flattered himself with being one day enabled to share the throne , to wdiich he intended to raise they 011 tig Tarrakanoff . However this may be , he gained over the persons intrusted with the education of this Princess , carried her off , and conveyed her to Rome . f
Catharine , having received intelligence of this elopement , took immediate steps to frustrate Prince Radziwill's designs . The circumstance of his heading the confederacy among the malecontents she turned to her own advantage , caused all his estates to be seized , and reduced his Hig hness to the necessity of living on the produce of the diamonds and other valuable effects which he had carried away with him to Italy . These resources were soon exhausted . Radziwill set
out . in order to pick up fresh supplies in Poland , leaving the young Tanvkanoif at Rome , under the sole care of a gouvemaute , and in circumstances extremely limited . He had scarcely entered his own country , when a restitution of his estates was offered him , on condition that he would tiring his young ward into Russia . He refused submission to such an indignant proposal ; but had the weakness to promise that he would concern himself no further about the daughter of Elizabeth . At this price he purchased his pardon .
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The Life Of Bishop Warburton.
that favourable opportunity of introducing him to the Queen . "Her Majesty , it is well known , took a pleasure in the discourse of men of learning and genius ; and chancing one day to ask the Bishop if he could recommend a person of that description to be about her ; and to entertain her sometimes with his conversation , the Bishop said he could , and mentioned the author of ' The Alliance between Church
and State . ' The death of the Queen on the 20 th November , 1737 , subverted the intent of this recommendation . [ TO BE CONTINUED , ]
Tragical Fate Of The Princess Tarrakanoff.
TRAGICAL FATE OF THE PR INCESS TARRAKANOFF .
THE Empress Elizabeth , predecessor to Peter III , had three children b } ' her clandestine marriage with the Grand-huntsman ,, Alexis Gregoriewitch Razumoffsky . The youngest of these was a g irl , brought up under the name of Princess Tarrakanoff . Prince Radziwill , informed of this secret , and irritated that Catharine should trample under foot the rights of the Poles , conceived that the
daughter of Elizabeth would furnish him with ample means of revenge . He thought that he should not oppose in vain to the Sovereign , whose arms spread desolation over his unhappy country , a rival whom her mother ' s name would endear to the Russians . Perhaps his ambitionmight have suggested to . him hope- of higher expectancy . He might have flattered himself with being one day enabled to share the throne , to wdiich he intended to raise they 011 tig Tarrakanoff . However this may be , he gained over the persons intrusted with the education of this Princess , carried her off , and conveyed her to Rome . f
Catharine , having received intelligence of this elopement , took immediate steps to frustrate Prince Radziwill's designs . The circumstance of his heading the confederacy among the malecontents she turned to her own advantage , caused all his estates to be seized , and reduced his Hig hness to the necessity of living on the produce of the diamonds and other valuable effects which he had carried away with him to Italy . These resources were soon exhausted . Radziwill set
out . in order to pick up fresh supplies in Poland , leaving the young Tanvkanoif at Rome , under the sole care of a gouvemaute , and in circumstances extremely limited . He had scarcely entered his own country , when a restitution of his estates was offered him , on condition that he would tiring his young ward into Russia . He refused submission to such an indignant proposal ; but had the weakness to promise that he would concern himself no further about the daughter of Elizabeth . At this price he purchased his pardon .