 ... 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, the beautiful mother of a beautiful race, the Saint Cecilia, whose delicate features,...  Warren Hastings - Page 159by Thomas Babington Macaulay baron Macaulay - 1886 - 183 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Thomas Babington baron Macaulay - 1866 - 734 pages
...race, the Saint Cecilia whose delicate features, lighted up by love and music, art has rescued from the common decay. There were the members of that brilliant society which quoted, criticized, and exchanged repartees, under the rich peacock-hangiugs of Mrs. Montague. And there the... | |
 | 1867 - 894 pages
...that brilliant society which 150 WARBEN HASTINGS. quoted, criticised, and exchanged repartees, ander the rich peacock hangings of Mrs. Montague. And there...treasury, shone round Georgiana Duchess of Devonshire. The Sergeants made proclamation. Hastings advanced to the bar, and bent his knee. The culprit was indeed... | |
 | Richard Edwards - 1867 - 510 pages
...Cecilia, whose delicate features, lighted up by love and music, art has rescued from the common decay. And there the ladies whose lips, more persuasive than...treasury, shone round Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire. 7. The sergeants made proclamation. Hastings advanced to the bar, and bent his knee. The culprit was... | |
 | Richard Edwards - 1867 - 508 pages
...Cecilia, whose delicate features, lighted up by love and music, art has rescued from the common decay. And there the ladies whose lips, more persuasive than...treasury, shone round Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire. 7. The sergeants made proclamation. Hastings advanced to the bar, and bent his knee. The culprit was... | |
 | Joseph Payne - 1868 - 530 pages
...painted by Reynolds], whose delicate features, lighted up by love and music, art has rescued from the common decay. There were the members of that brilliant...shone round Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire. The sergeants made proclamation, Hastings advanced to the bar and bent his knee. The culprit was, indeed,... | |
 | John Blaikie - 1868 - 336 pages
...race, the Saint Cecilia whose delicate features, lighted up by love and music, art has rescued from the common decay. There were the members of that brilliant society which quoted, criticized, and exchanged repartees under the rich peacock hangings of Mrs. Montagu. And there the... | |
 | Hippolyte Taine - 1869 - 498 pages
...reparties, under the rich peacock-hangings of Mrs Montague. And there the ladies whose lips, rcore persuasive than those of Fox himself, had carried...election against palace and treasury, shone round Georgianaduchess of Devonshire. Ainsi préparé, il a abordé l'histoire d'Angleterre ; il ya choisi... | |
 | Epigrammatists - 1870 - 654 pages
...opening of the trial of Warren Hastings : " And there the ladies whose lips, more persuasive than tliose of Fox himself, had carried the Westminster election...shone round Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire." THE EARL OF CHATHAM. The following epigram, from Owen's " Weekly Chronicle" for 1761, appeared at the time... | |
 | Francis Henry Underwood - 1871 - 664 pages
...the Saint Cecilia, whose delicate features, lighted up by love and music, art has rescued from the common decay. There were the members of that brilliant...shone round Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire. The sergeants made proclamation. Hastings advanced to the bar, and bent his knee. The culprit was, indeed,... | |
 | Hippolyte Adolphe Taine - 1871 - 570 pages
...from the common decay. There were the nu-u,lwrs of that brilliant society which quoted, criticized, and exchanged repartees under the rich peacock -hangings...palace and treasury, shone round Georgiana Duchess of Devonshire.'1 Th is evocation of the national history, glory, and constitution forms a picture of a... | |
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