He was made councillor of State in 1764. The monks who inhabit this and all other Russian monasteries are of the one Order of St. Basil.
"Due North or Glimpses of Scandinavia and Russia"
Maturin M. Ballou
He was too young, too sure of his own good fortune, too restless and impulsive, to accept Prudence as a councillor.
"The Maid of Maiden Lane"
Amelia E. Barr
Yet there was in her heart such a reluctance to take any step that had the appearance of seeking her lost lover, that she put off this visit day after day, finding in the weather or in some household duty always a fair excuse for doing so, until one morning the Doctor said at breakfast: councillor De Vrees died yesterday, and there is to be a great funeral.
"The Maid of Maiden Lane"
Amelia E. Barr