 ... 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
 | Arthur Martin Wheeler - 1886 - 402 pages
...brilliant society which quoted, criticized, and exchanged repartees under the rich peacock-hangings of Mrs. Montague. And there the ladies — whose lips,...shone round Georgiana, duchess of Devonshire. The sergeants made proclamation. Hastings advanced to the bar and bent his knee. The culprit was, indeed,... | |
 | Arthur Martin Wheeler - 1886 - 402 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 society which quoted, criticized, and exchanged repartees under the rich peacock-hangings of Mrs. Montague. And there the... | |
 | 1887 - 644 pages
...Cecilia, whose delicate features, lighted up by love and music, art has rescued from the common decay. (8) The ladies whose lips, more persuasive than those...treasury, shone round Georgiana Duchess of Devonshire. ENGLISH LANGUAGE AND LITERATUEE.— PABT II. The Board of Examiners. 1. Who were the authors of the... | |
 | Albert Franklin Blaisdell - 1888 - 366 pages
...his labors in that dark and profound mine from which he had extracted a vast treasure of erudition. There were the members of that brilliant society which...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... | |
 | Hippolyte Taine - 1890 - 520 pages
...brilliant society which quoted, criticised, and exchanged repartees, under the rich peacock-hangings of Mrs. Montague. And there the ladies whose lips,...against palace and treasury, shone round Georgiana, Duchass of Devonshire." i This evocation of the national history, glory, and constitution forms a picture... | |
 | Hippolyte Taine - 1890 - 496 pages
...crilicised, and exchanged reparties, under Iho rich peacock-hangings of Mrs Montagne. And Ihere thé ladies whose lips, more persuasive than those of Fox himself, had carried thé Westminster élection against palace and Ircasury, shone round Georgiana, duchess of Devonshire.... | |
 | 1890 - 714 pages
...the Saint Cecilia, whose delicate features, lighted up by love and music, art had 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. Montague. And there the... | |
 | 1891 - 120 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... | |
 | 1891 - 120 pages
...the saint cecilia whose delicate features, lighted up by love and music, art has 1 rescued from the common decay, there were the members of that brilliant...quoted, criticised, and exchanged repartees, under the 6 rich peacock-hangings of mrs. montague, and there the ladies whose lips, more persuasive than those... | |
 | 1891 - 120 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...which quoted, criticised, and exchanged repartees, uuder the rich peacock-hangings of mrs. montague, and there the ladies whose lips, more persuasive... | |
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