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The Life of Mrs. Godolphin, Publ. and Ed. by Samuel Lord Bishop of Oxford
The Life of Mrs Godolphin Publ and Ed by Samuel Lord Bishop of Oxford Author:John Evelyn, Margaret Godolphin Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: fage I have from her felfe and me would relate it with pretty circumftances : but long ftaid fhe not in France; when being returned to her mother, fhe lived with... more » her fometyme in London, till the raigneingpeftilence of Sixty-five breake- ing out, every body retireing into the Country, fhe accompanyed her into Suffolke amongft her fathers Relations there, and paft the Recefs with foe much order and fatisfaction, that with exterordnary regrett fhe was taken notice of to quitt it; when being demanded by the then Dutchefs of Yorke for a Maid of Honour, her Mother was prevailed with to place her little Daughter att Court. This was indeed a fur- prizeing change of Aire, and a perilous Climate, for one foe very young as fhe, and fcarcely yett attained to the twelvth year of her age : butt by how much more the danger foe much greater the virtue and difcretion which not only preferred her fteady in that giddy Sta tion, but foe kimprov'd, that the example of this little Saint influenced not onely her honourable companions, butt fome who were advanc'd in yeares before her, and of the moft illuftrious quality. What! mall I fay, me like a young Apoftlefs began to plant Religion in that barren Soyle ? Arethufa pafTd thro' all thofe turbulent waters without foe much as the leaft ftaine or tincture in her Chriftall, with her Piety grew vp her Witt, which was foe fpark- ling, accompanyed with a Judgment and Eloquence foe exterordnary, a Beauty and Ayre foe charmeing and lovely, in a word, an Addrefs foe vniver- fally takeing, that after few years, the Court never faw or had feen fuch a Conftellation of perfections amongft all their fplendid Circles. Nor did this, nor the admiration it created, the Elo- gies me every day received, and application of the greateft perfons, at all elate her; me was ...« less