Cruden’s Complete Concordance to the Holy Scriptures

Cruden’s Complete Concordance — historical edition — Section 5

It was the fame of this heroic conlrancy that determined his Majefty to deiire in; Carriage a Princefs who was now more celebrated for her chriftian magnanimity, than for the beauty of her perfon, which had been fo univerfallv admired. We of the Britijh nation have reafou to rejoice that fuch a propofal was made and accepted, and that your Majcfty, with regard to thefe two fucceilive treaties, fhewed as much prudence in your compliance with the one, as pietv in your refufal of the other. You no iboner arrived at Hanover than you improved the luftre of that court, which was before reckoned among the politeft in Europe, and increafed the happincis of a people, who were before looked upon as the happieft in the Empire : And you immediately became the darling of the Princefs Sophia, a Princefs juftly acknowledged to be one of the mod accornplifhed women of the age in which me lived, who was much pleafed with the conversation of one, in whom fhe faw fo lively an image of her own youth. We # The firft Edition of this Concordance was dedicated to Queen Canlittej and was prefen.ted; November 3, 1737* te her Majefty, who departed this life the 20th of that very month. DEDICATION. We daily difcover thofe admirable qualities for which your Majefty was famed in other countries, and rejoice to fee them exerted in our Ifland, where we ourfelves are made happv bv their influence. We behold the throne of thefe kingdoms furrounded fty's royal and numerous Progeny, and hear with pleafure of the great care your .V takes to inft.il early into their minds the principles of Religion, Virtue, and Honour. • Your Majefty is poffeffed of all thofe talents which make converfation either delightful or improving. Your flue taftc in the elegant arts, and ikill in feveral modern langua^ fach, that your difcourfe is not confined to the ordinary fubjects of converfation, \ idapted with an uncommon grace to every occafion, and (entertains