| 1892 - 688 pages
...1790, referring to his picture of Mrs. Sheridan as St. Cecilia. Alluding to this, Maoanlay styles her "the beautiful mother of a beautiful race, the Saint Cecilia, whose delicate features, lighted up by lore and music, art had rescued from the common decay." Sir Joshua calls it " the best picture he had... | |
| 1853 - 458 pages
...injudicious and inelegant ostentation ; but still precious, massive, and splendid. There appeared the voluptuous charms of her to whom the heir of the throne...criticized, and exchanged repartees, under the rich peacock hangings of Mrs. Montague. And there the ladies, whose lips, more persuasive than those of... | |
| Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1854 - 354 pages
...injudicious and inelegant ostentation ; but still precious, massive, and splendid. There appeared the voluptuous charms of her to whom the heir of the throne...the members of that brilliant society which quoted, criticised, and exchanged repartees, under the rich peacock hangings of Mrs. Montague. And there the... | |
| 1857 - 692 pages
...describing the persons present at the trial of Warren Hastings, writes (Essays, vol. iii. p. 447.) : — " There too was she, the beautiful mother of a beautiful...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 - 588 pages
...injudicious and inelegant ostentation, but still precious, massive, and splendid. There appeared the voluptuous charms of her to whom the heir of the throne...criticized, 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 - 1860 - 1088 pages
...precious, massive, and splendid. There apj>earcd the voluptuous charms of her to whom the heir \ oc the throne had in secret plighted his faith. There...criticized, and exchanged repartees, > under the rich peacock-hangings of Mrs. Montague. And there the ladies whose lips, more persuasive than those of Fox... | |
| J C. Graham - 1861 - 134 pages
...injudicious and inelegant ostentation, but still precious, massive, and splendid. There, appeared the voluptuous charms of her to whom the heir of the throne,...beautiful race, the Saint Cecilia, whose delicate /matures, lighted up by love and music, art has rescued from the common decay. There, were the members... | |
| George Stillman Hillard - 1861 - 562 pages
...ostentation, but still precious, massive, and splendid. There appeared the voluptuous charms of her J to whom the heir of the throne had in secret plighted his faith. There, too, was she,§ the » Gibbon. f Samuel Parr, a clergyman and man of learning, but hardly the " greatest scholar of 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...criticized, and exchanged repartees, under the rich peacock hangings of Mrs. Montague. And there the ladies, whose lips, more persuasive than those of... | |
| Hippolyte Adolphe Taine - 1864 - 516 pages
...injudicious and inelegant ostentation, but still precious, massiv, and splendid. There appeared the voluptuous charms of her to whom the heir of the throne...she, the beautiful mother of a beautiful race, the St Cecilia whose delicate features, lighted up by love and music, art has rescued from the common decay.... | |
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