Life of Johnson.
* 4 QCT. 20. FRIDAY. We saw the Queen mount in the forest.—Brown habit; rode aside: one lady rode side.—The Qneen’s horse light grey*; martingale.—She galloped.—We then went to the apartments, and admired them.—Then wandered through the palace.—ln the passages, stalls and shops.—Painting in Fresco by a great master, worn out.—We saw 4 he King's horses and dogs.—The dogs almost all English!—Degenerate. “ The horses not much commended. —The stables cool; the kennel filthy'. “ At night the ladies went to the opera. I refused, but should have been welcome. “ The King fed himself with his left hand as we.” “ In the afternoon I visited Mr Freron the journalist. He spoke Latin very scantily, but seemed to understand me.—His house not splendid, but of commodious size. —His family, wife, son. and daughter, not elevated but decent.—l was pleased with my reception.—He is to translate my’ books, which I am to send him with notes.” “ We went and saw the King and Queen at dinner. —We saw the other ladies at dinner—Madame Elizabeth, with the Princess cf Guimene. —At night we went to a comedy. I neither saw nor heard.— Drunken women.—Mrs Th. preferred one to the other.”
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Star (Christchurch), Volume LXVI, Issue 20330, 13 June 1934, Page 6
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