 | Mary Hays - Women - 1803 - 456 pages
...two years of age, was taken by her father to Calmar, the governor of which hesitated whether to give to the king the usual salute, lest the infant should...perceiving the pleasure she took in the military show — ' Very well, you shall go, I am resolved, where you shall have enough of this diversion.' Gustavus... | |
 | 1824 - 394 pages
...terrified by the noise of the cannon ; Gustavus being consulted, replied after a moment's hesitation, " Fire, the girl is the daughter of a soldier, and should be accustomed to it early !" The salute being THE PORTFOLIO. given, the princess clapped her hands, and cried, "More, more!"... | |
 | Reuben Percy - Anecdotes - 1826 - 382 pages
...usual salute, lest the infant should be terrified by the noise of the cannon. Gustavus being consulted, exclaimed, after a moment's pause, " Fire ! the girl...perceiving the pleasure she took in the military show, " you shall go, I am resolved, where you shall have enough of this diversion." Gustavus was prevented... | |
 | Anecdotes - 1826 - 370 pages
...salute, lest the infant should be terrified by the noise of the cannon. Gustavus, bring consulted, exclaimed, after a moment's pause, " Fire ! the girl...accustomed to it betimes." The salute being given, thu princess clapped her hands, and in her infantine language cried, " Mure! more!" Delighted with... | |
 | Gertrude (fict. name.) - 1837 - 238 pages
...the usual salute, lest the noise of the cannon might terrify the child. Gustavus, being consulted, exclaimed, after a moment's pause: ' Fire ! The girl...caused her to be present at a review. "' Very well,' he said, perceiving the pleasure she took in the military show, ' you shall go, I am resolved, where... | |
 | 1838 - 332 pages
...usual salute, lest the infant should he terrified hy the noise of the caanon. Gustavus heing consulted, exclaimed, after a moment's pause, " Fire ! the girl is the daughter of a soldier, and should he accustomed to it hetimes." The salute heing given, the princess clapped her hands, and in her infantile... | |
 | Children's periodicals - 1840 - 382 pages
...pause: ' Fire ! The girl is a daughter of a soldier, and should be accustomed to it betimes.' , 65 clapped her hands, and in her infantine language,...caused her to be present at a review. ' Very well,' he said, perceiving the pleasure she took in the military show, ; you shall go, I am resolved, where... | |
 | Ellen Creathorne Clayton - 1879 - 248 pages
...noise of the cannon. But Gustavus, whom he consulted, replied, after a moment's hesitation : — " Fire ! The girl is the daughter of a soldier, and should be accustomed to it early." The salute was therefore given. Christina clapped her hands in delight. " More ! More ! " she... | |
 | 1891 - 488 pages
...princess, who was then about two years old. But Gustavus ordered the salute to be given, saying : " The girl is the daughter of a soldier, and should be accustomed to it betimes." Christina, instead of justifying the Governor's apprehensions, asked for " more," and clapped her little... | |
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Very well," said he, perceiving the pleasure she took in the military show, " you shall go, I am resolved, where you shall have enough of this diversion. 