 ... had extracted a vast treasure of erudition, a treasure too often buried in the earth, too often paraded with injudicious and inelegant ostentation, but still precious, massive, and splendid. There appeared the voluptuous charms of her to whom the...  Critical, Historical, and Miscellaneous Essays - Page 124by Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1860Full view - About this book
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1876 - 508 pages
...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,...by love and music, art has rescued from the common decay.3 There were the members of that brilliant society which quoted, criticised, and exchanged repartees,... | |
 | George Stillman Hillard, Homer Baxter Sprague - 1876 - 454 pages
...still precious, massive, and splendid. There appeared the voluptuous charms of herj to whem the heir of the throne had in secret plighted his faith. There,...she,ยง 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... | |
 | Henri van Laun - 1876 - 120 pages
...charms of her to whom the heir of the throne had in secret plighted his faith.7 There too was she,8 the beautiful mother of a beautiful race, the Saint Cecilia whose delicate features, lighted up6 by love and music, art has rescued from the common decay.10 There were the members of that brilliant... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1877 - 498 pages
...still 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...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... | |
 | Edward Henry Nolan - 1878 - 994 pages
...still 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,...the members of that brilliant society, which quoted, criticised, and exchanged repartees under the rich peacock hangings of Mrs. Montague. And there the... | |
 | James De Mille - 1878 - 618 pages
...still 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,...the members of that brilliant society which quoted, criticised, and exchanged repartees under the rich peacock hanging of Mrs. Montague ; and there the... | |
 | Rev. H. T. Howat - 1878 - 386 pages
..."There was she, the beautiful mother of a beautiful race, Cecilia, whose delicate features, lighted by love and music, art has rescued from the common decay. There were the members of the brilliant society that quoted, criticised, and exchanged repartees under the rich peacock hangings... | |
 | Samuel Austin Allibone - 1879 - 582 pages
...still precious, massive, and splendid. There appeared the voluptuous charms of her to whom the heir of ew, and a stage-c criticised, and exchanged repartees, under the rich peacock-hangings of Mrs. Montague. And there the... | |
 | Samuel Austin Allibone - 1879 - 576 pages
...still 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...the members of that brilliant society which quoted, criticised, and exchanged repartees, under the rich peacock-hangings of Mrs. Montague. And there the... | |
 | Peter Anton - 1880 - 268 pages
...still 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...lighted up by love and music, art has rescued from common decay. There were the members of that brilliant society which quoted, criticised, and exchanged... | |
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