 ... in the earth, too often paraded with injudicious and inelegant ostentation, but still precious, massive, and splendid. There appeared the voluptuous charms of her to whom the heir of the throne had in secret plighted his faith. There, too, was she,...  Critical and Historical Essays - Page 200by Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1900Full view - About this book
 | 1842 - 654 pages
...secret plighted his faith. There, too, was she, the beautiful mother of a beautiful race, the Saint Cecilia, whose delicate features, lighted up by love...criticised, and exchanged repartees, under the rich peacock-hangings of Mrs. Montague. And there the ladies whose lips, more persuasive than those of Fox... | |
 | John Heneage Jesse - 1847 - 474 pages
...in secret plighted his faith. There too was she, the beautiful mother of a beautiful race, the Saint Cecilia, whose delicate features lighted up by love...the members of that brilliant society, which quoted, criticized, and exchanged repartees under the rich peacock-hangings of Mrs. Montague. And there the... | |
 | 1849 - 742 pages
...secret plighted his faith. There, too, was she, the beautiful mother of a beautiful race, the Saint Cecilia whose delicate features, lighted up by love...rescued from the common decay. There were the members ofthat brilliant society which quoted, criticized, and exchanged repartees under the rich peacock hangings... | |
 | 1881 - 704 pages
...the music published by Longman & Co." CJ (Dublin).— The lady referred to by Macaulay as " the Saint Cecilia whose delicate features, lighted up by love and music, art has recued from the common decay," was Eliza Ann Linley, the beautiful and accomplished ginger, commonly... | |
 | 1853 - 458 pages
...secret plighted his faith. There, too, was she, the beautiful mother of a beautiful race, the Saint Cecilia, whose delicate features, lighted up by love...the members of that brilliant society which quoted, criticized, and exchanged repartees, under the rich peacock hangings of Mrs. Montague. And there the... | |
 | 1857 - 692 pages
...(Essays, vol. iii. p. 447.) : — " There too was she, the beautiful mother of a beautiful race, the Saint Cecilia whose delicate features lighted up by love...and music, Art has rescued from the common decay." Who is the person here designated ? by what artist is the picture? and where is the picture now ? Was... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1860 - 1078 pages
...in secret plighted his faith. There too was she, the beautiful mother of a beautiful race, the Saint Cecilia, whose delicate features, lighted up by love...the members of that brilliant society which quoted, criticized, and exchanged repartees, under the rich peacock-hangings of Mrs. Montague. And there the... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1860 - 1088 pages
...secret plighted his faith. There ' too was she, the beautiful mother of a beautiful race, the Saint Cecilia, whose delicate features, lighted up by love...the members of that brilliant society which quoted, criticized, and exchanged repartees, > under the rich peacock-hangings of Mrs. Montague. And there... | |
 | J C. Graham - 1861 - 134 pages
...too, was she the beautiful mother of a beautiful race, the Saint Cecilia, whose delicate /matures, lighted up by love and music, art has rescued from...repartees, under the rich peacock hangings of Mrs. Montagu. And there the ladies, whose lips, more persuasive than those of Fox himself, had carried the... | |
 | George Stillman Hillard - 1863 - 530 pages
...she,§ the beautiful mother of a beautiful race, the St. Cecilia, whose delicate features, lighted up 20 by love and • music, art has rescued from the common...the members of that brilliant society which quoted, criticized, and exchanged repartees, under the rich peacock hangings of Mrs. Montague. And there the... | |
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