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Correspondance litteraire addressée a son altesse imperiale, Mgr. le Grand-Duc aujourd'hui Empereur de Russie, etc. 4 vols.

The Eve of the French Revolution 1869

She then said that her altesse royale was expecting me; and made

The Diary and Letters of Madame D'Arblay — Volume 3 Fanny Burney 1796

He expressed his gratification, and added that he hoped it was in English, as her altesse royale so well knew that language.

The Diary and Letters of Madame D'Arblay — Volume 3 Fanny Burney 1796

Alas! in a day or two after it had taken place, son altesse royale set out for Bordeaux ....

The Diary and Letters of Madame D'Arblay — Volume 3 Fanny Burney 1796

I had approached her with so little formality, I had received all her graciousness with so little apparent sense of her condescension, I had taken my seat, nearly unasked, so completely at my ease, and I had pronounced so unceremoniously the plain "vous," without softening it off with one single "altesse royale," that I had given her reason to think me either the most forward person in my nature, or the worst bred

The Diary and Letters of Madame D'Arblay — Volume 3 Fanny Burney 1796

Page 297 to me that son altesse royale might be seriously hurt, that nothing in her demeanour had announced her, rank; and such a discovery might lead to increased distance and reserve in her future conduct upon other extra audiences, that could not but be prejudicial to her popularity, which already was injured by an opinion extremely unjust, but very generally spread, of her haughtiness.

The Diary and Letters of Madame D'Arblay — Volume 3 Fanny Burney 1796

The letter added, that I must waive all objections relative to my recent loss, as it would be improper, in the present state of things, that the wife of a general officer should not be presented; and, moreover, that I should be personally expected and well received, as I had been named to son altesse royale by the queen herself.

The Diary and Letters of Madame D'Arblay — Volume 3 Fanny Burney 1796

But before I disappeared she assured me that I should meet with a most gracious reception, for her altesse royale had declared she would see me with marked favour, if she saw no other English whatsoever; because Madame d'Arblay, she said, was the only English person who had been peculiarly recommended to her notice by the Queen of England.

The Diary and Letters of Madame D'Arblay — Volume 3 Fanny Burney 1796

- While I was still under the almost first impression of grief for the loss of my dear and honoured father I received a letter from Windsor Castle, written by Madame Beckersdorff, at the command of her majesty, to desire I would take the necessary measures for being presented to son altesse royale Madame

The Diary and Letters of Madame D'Arblay — Volume 3 Fanny Burney 1796

He only takes the title of altesse, an absurd mezzotermine, but acts king exceedingly; struts in the circle like a cock-sparrow, and does the honours of himself very civilly.

The Letters of Horace Walpole, Earl of Orford — Volume 3 Horace Walpole 1757