A Memoir of the Life of Peter the Great
A Memoir of the Life of Peter the Great
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It will read- ily be supposed that an interesting adventure of this kmd, between two young persons, laid the seeds of a mutual attachment. The colonel proceeded to make the happy discovery to her friends, who, how-r ever^ had still their apprehensions of the Tzar's anger. The colonel proposed to lay the whole story before Catharine, whose influence over Peter was already known ; he waited on her, who agreed to introduce him, the following morning, to the Tzar; and, in the mean time, she put him... in possession of the young lady's unfortunate case, and 6t the suffer^ ings she must have undergone in so dismal a place.
The Tzar showed a great deal of contrition, and de- clared himself ready to make all the amends in his power. Catharine, who probably was better ac?
quaint^ with humannature than the Tzar, sugfestedi Digitized by Google 'PETfiR THE GREAT. 141 that the best amends his majesty could make was to gire the lady a handsome fortune, and the colonel for a husband. Peter at once agreed, and took upon himself the direction and expense of the marriage, and gave away the bride, saying, he was happy to E resent him with one of the most virtuous of women ; e also made the colonel a present, besides settling on her a pension of three thousand rubles a year.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
It will read- ily be supposed that an interesting adventure of this kmd, between two young persons, laid the seeds of a mutual attachment. The colonel proceeded to make the happy discovery to her friends, who, how-r ever^ had still their apprehensions of the Tzar's anger. The colonel proposed to lay the whole story before Catharine, whose influence over Peter was already known ; he waited on her, who agreed to introduce him, the following morning, to the Tzar; and, in the mean time, she put him... in possession of the young lady's unfortunate case, and 6t the suffer^ ings she must have undergone in so dismal a place.
The Tzar showed a great deal of contrition, and de- clared himself ready to make all the amends in his power. Catharine, who probably was better ac?
quaint^ with humannature than the Tzar, sugfestedi Digitized by Google 'PETfiR THE GREAT. 141 that the best amends his majesty could make was to gire the lady a handsome fortune, and the colonel for a husband. Peter at once agreed, and took upon himself the direction and expense of the marriage, and gave away the bride, saying, he was happy to E resent him with one of the most virtuous of women ; e also made the colonel a present, besides settling on her a pension of three thousand rubles a year.
What to read after A Memoir of the Life of Peter the Great?
You can find similar books in the "Read Also" column, or choose other free books by Barrow John Sir to read onlineMoreLess
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