 ... 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 Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1880 - 684 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...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... | |
 | 1919 - 714 pages
...the brilliant society which quoted, critisised, and exchanged repartees under the peacock-hangings of Mrs. Montague. And there the ladies whose lips,...himself, had carried the Westminster election against the palace and the treasury, shone around Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire." Here is reference to the... | |
 | William Swinton - 1880 - 240 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... | |
 | William Swinton, George Rhett Cathcart - 1880 - 234 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... | |
 | William Swinton, George Rhett Cathcart - 1880 - 240 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... | |
 | Peter Anton - 1880 - 268 pages
...race, the Saint Cecilia, whose delicate features, lighted up by love and music, art has rescued from 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... | |
 | Austin Barclay Fletcher - 1881 - 454 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...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 - 1882 - 1084 pages
...which quoted, criticized, and exchanged repartees, under the rich peacock-hangings of Mrs. Mon tague. And there the ladies whose lips, more persuasive than...Westminster election against palace and treasury, shone around Geor giana Duchess of Devonshire. The Serjeants made proclamation. Hastings advanced to the... | |
 | James Baldwin - 1883 - 612 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... | |
 | Griffith, Farran, Browne and co - 1883 - 392 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...criticised, and exchanged repartees, under the rich peacock-hangings of Mrs. Montague. And there the ladies whose lips, more persuasive than those of Fox... | |
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