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" Lulli died at laft of a wound which he had given himfelf in his foot, by beating time with too much violence with his cane. Agitated by the extremeft remorfe for the free life which he had led, he ordered... "
Anecdotes of Distinguished Persons: Chiefly of the Present and Two Preceding ... - Page 335
by William Seward - 1798
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Anecdotes of Some Distinguished Persons: Chiefly of the Present ..., Volume 2

William Seward - Anecdotes - 1795 - 684 pages
...received abfolution. On his getting better, the Prince of Conde came to fee him, and told him what a fimpleton he had been to deftroy one of his fineft...Prince, " I knew very well what I was about : I have u another copy." Lulli died at laft of a wound which he had given himfelf in his foot, by beating time...
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Anecdotes of Some Distingushed Persons: Chiefly of the Present and ..., Volume 2

William Seward - Anecdotes - 1796 - 430 pages
...received abfolution. On his getting better, the Prince of Conde came to fee him, and told him what a fimpleton he had been to deftroy one of his fineft compofitions. " Do not condemn me, Siri " unheard," replied the Mufrcian to the Princes (* I knew very well what I was about : I hav6...
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Anecdotes of Some Distinguished Persons, Chiefly of the Present ..., Volume 2

William Seward - Anecdotes - 1796 - 418 pages
...received abfolution. On his getting better, the Prince or* Comic came to fee him, and told him what a fimpleton he had been to deftroy one of his fineft compofitions. " Do not condemn me, Sirs ** unheard," replied the Mufician to the Princes ft I knew very well what I was about'. I have...
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The Cabinet: Or, Monthly Report of Polite Literature, Volume 1

1807 - 482 pages
...to destroy one of his finest compositions. " Do not condemn me, Sir, unheard," replied the musician to the Prince, " I knew very well what I was about : I have another copy." Lnlli died at last of a- wound which he had given himself in his foot, by beating time with too much...
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Lambeth and the Vatican: Or, Anecdotes of the Church of Rome, of ..., Volume 3

Anecdotes - 1825 - 330 pages
...believe in the absurdities of a " monk?" " Stop, my friend, stop," said Lully, whispering in his ear, " I knew very well what " I was about — " I have another copy." NOwELL. The celebrated Nowell, one of the fathers of the English reformation, when dean of St. Paul's,...
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The Every-day Book: Or Everlasting Calendar of Popular Amusements, Sports ...

William Hone - Calendars - 1827 - 858 pages
...gloomy Jansenist, and burning good music." " Hush ! hush ! my lord,' answered Lully, in a whisper, " I knew very well what I was about, I have another copy of it !" This pleasantry was followed by a relapse ; and the prospect of inevitable death threw him...
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The Percy Anecdotes: Original and Select, Volume 11

Anecdotes - 1826 - 384 pages
...believe in the absurdities of a monk ?" " Stop, my friend, stop," said Lully, whispering in his ear, " I knew very well what I was about — I have another copy." MRS. PILKINGTON. Mrs. Filkington, whose poetical talents were once the theme of praise, had from her...
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Outlines of Ecclesiastical History: On a New Plan, Designed for Academies ...

Charles Augustus Goodrich - Church history - 1829 - 770 pages
...believe in the absurdities of a " monk?" "Stop, my friend, stop," said Lully, whispering in his ear, " I knew very well what " I was about — " I have another copy." NOWELI.. 124 fell from him while preaching. Her majesty, however, quite confounded the poor dean, by...
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The every-day book and table-book; or, Everlasting calendar of ..., Volume 2

William Hone - 1837 - 936 pages
...gloomy Jansenist, and burning good music." " Hush ! hush 1 my lord," answered Lully, in a whisper, " I knew very well what I was about, I have another copy of it I" This pleasantry was followed by a relapse ; and the prospect of inevitable death threw him...
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The Every-day Book and Table Book: Or, Everlasting Calendar of ..., Volume 1

William Hone - Days - 1837 - 874 pages
...gloomy Jansenist, and burning good music." " Hush ! hush 1 my lord, answered Lully, in a whisper, " I knew very well what I was about, I have another copy of it 1" This pleasantry was followed by a relapse ; and the prospect of inevitable death threw him...
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