-
Articles/Ads
Article ELEANORA ULFELD. ← Page 2 of 13 →
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Eleanora Ulfeld.
woman of whom women may be proud , Eleanora Ulfeld— " ancl the flame became as it Avere a rose , and blossomed on her heart —on her ' s , the noblest ancl best of Danish women . ' Yes , that is one of the hearts in Denmark's shield , ' said the old grandfather . " Now , reader , were I to require you to confess how often you have acted upon and how often you have broken that
golden rule which your mother and your tutor both gave you , " always to understand what you read , " as a gentleman ancl a man of honour , would you not be obliged to confess ? But you remind me that confession should be auricular . I am happy to see you are fashionable in your sentiments , so I will deal with you as I would be clone by . I ivill not take it for granted that
you are ignorant of anything , for that ivould not be civil . How could J be wiser than you ? nay , how can I be so wise ? for you may be the Lorcl Chancellor himself and the Archbishop of Canterbury all in one ; but I will act as if you had answered with M . Jourdain— " Qui , out , je sais ; mais fais comme si je ne savais pas , " —and I will tell you the whole history of Eleanora Ulfeld .
Once upon a time there was a king , Christiern IV . of Denmark , ivho a proper time after the death of his queen ivas desirous of marrying again ; but reflecting that princes and princesses are precious , and therefore costly , baling a sufficiency of royal children to secure the succession , ancl perhaps thinking that as he had married once for reasons of state he might justly
marry a second time for reasons of his own , and , over and above all , happening just then to fall in love with a very beautiful damsel , named Christina Munck , the daughter of a gentleman in Jutland , he there ancl then married her . Hereupon his biographer enlarges much on the wise economy of this measure , wishing to prove ( he , the said author , being an old Dryasdust , doubtless thought a fair face a most insufficient reason for marrying any one , ) that his majesty w as guided solely by maxims
of the soundest policy and most long-headed prudence in taking this step . And there ' s no saying , if Christina ' s eyes were like some eyes that one may gaze into a whole summer-day , that is if the long . silky lashes will let you , and yet never know the full depth of affection , ancl honesty , and truth which they express ; and there are mouths which tell of a
sweetness of temper , as undeniably as a rose reveals its own perfume ; and there are noses—but noses are not such sure ground to go upon—the one I am thinking of is a little , yes , a little retrousse , it is as full of mischief—but let the nose be passed over , and , discussing the eyes ancl the mouth sub rosct , we aver , ex cathedra , that it is the wisest thing in the world to marry on
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Eleanora Ulfeld.
woman of whom women may be proud , Eleanora Ulfeld— " ancl the flame became as it Avere a rose , and blossomed on her heart —on her ' s , the noblest ancl best of Danish women . ' Yes , that is one of the hearts in Denmark's shield , ' said the old grandfather . " Now , reader , were I to require you to confess how often you have acted upon and how often you have broken that
golden rule which your mother and your tutor both gave you , " always to understand what you read , " as a gentleman ancl a man of honour , would you not be obliged to confess ? But you remind me that confession should be auricular . I am happy to see you are fashionable in your sentiments , so I will deal with you as I would be clone by . I ivill not take it for granted that
you are ignorant of anything , for that ivould not be civil . How could J be wiser than you ? nay , how can I be so wise ? for you may be the Lorcl Chancellor himself and the Archbishop of Canterbury all in one ; but I will act as if you had answered with M . Jourdain— " Qui , out , je sais ; mais fais comme si je ne savais pas , " —and I will tell you the whole history of Eleanora Ulfeld .
Once upon a time there was a king , Christiern IV . of Denmark , ivho a proper time after the death of his queen ivas desirous of marrying again ; but reflecting that princes and princesses are precious , and therefore costly , baling a sufficiency of royal children to secure the succession , ancl perhaps thinking that as he had married once for reasons of state he might justly
marry a second time for reasons of his own , and , over and above all , happening just then to fall in love with a very beautiful damsel , named Christina Munck , the daughter of a gentleman in Jutland , he there ancl then married her . Hereupon his biographer enlarges much on the wise economy of this measure , wishing to prove ( he , the said author , being an old Dryasdust , doubtless thought a fair face a most insufficient reason for marrying any one , ) that his majesty w as guided solely by maxims
of the soundest policy and most long-headed prudence in taking this step . And there ' s no saying , if Christina ' s eyes were like some eyes that one may gaze into a whole summer-day , that is if the long . silky lashes will let you , and yet never know the full depth of affection , ancl honesty , and truth which they express ; and there are mouths which tell of a
sweetness of temper , as undeniably as a rose reveals its own perfume ; and there are noses—but noses are not such sure ground to go upon—the one I am thinking of is a little , yes , a little retrousse , it is as full of mischief—but let the nose be passed over , and , discussing the eyes ancl the mouth sub rosct , we aver , ex cathedra , that it is the wisest thing in the world to marry on