 ... 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
 | English authors - 1876 - 504 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 peacockhangings of Mrs. Montague. And there the... | |
 | Henry Norman Hudson - 1877 - 478 pages
...brilliant society which quoted, criticized, and exchanged repartees, under the rich peacock-hangings of Mrs. Montague. And there the ladies whose lips,...treasury, shone round Georgiana Duchess of Devonshire. The Sergeants made proclamation. Hastings advanced to the bar, and bent his knee. The culprit was indeed... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1877 - 498 pages
...race, the St. Cecilia whose delicate features, lighted up by love and music, art has rescued from the common decay.(*) There were the members of that brilliant...criticised, and exchanged repartees, under the rich peacock-hangings of Mrs. Montague. And there the ladies — whose lips, more persuasive than those... | |
 | Edward Henry Nolan - 1878 - 446 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...treasury, shone round Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire." Such were the spectators of the scene, and the audience before which the eloquence of England's best... | |
 | Edward Henry Nolan - 1878 - 994 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...Fox himself, had carried the Westminster election ngainst palace and treasury, shone round Gcorgiana, Duchess of Devonshire." Such were the spectators... | |
 | Rev. H. T. Howat - 1878 - 386 pages
...music, art has rescued from the common decay. There were the members of the brilliant society that quoted, criticised, and exchanged repartees under...treasury, shone round Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire." You find this same mannerism also in Macaulay's " Speeches : " and Professor Wilson, in one of the... | |
 | James De Mille - 1878 - 618 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...criticised, and exchanged repartees under the rich peacock hanging of Mrs. Montague ; and there the ladies whose lips, more persuasive than those of Fox himself,... | |
 | Samuel Austin Allibone - 1879 - 582 pages
...race, the Saint Cecilia whose delicate features, lighted up by love and music, art has rescued from the Yes, my buck!" " It's hanging there now," replied...it?" said Scrooge. "Go and buy it." " WALK-ER !" peacock-hangings of Mrs. Montague. And there the ladies whose lips, more persuasive than those of Fox... | |
 | Samuel Austin Allibone - 1879 - 576 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...criticised, and exchanged repartees, under the rich peacock-hangings of Mrs. Montague. And there the ladies whose lips, more persuasive than those of Fox... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1880 - 684 pages
...which quoted, criticised, and exchanged repartees under the rich peacock - hangings of Mrs. Montagu. And there the ladies whose lips, more persuasive than...shone round Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire. The sergeants made proclamation. Hastings advanced to the bar, and bent his knee. The culprit was indeed... | |
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