 ... a woman of great beauty, but of far greater parts. She had a wonderful quickness of apprehension, and an amazing vivacity in conversation. She had studied not only divinity and history, but mathematics and philosophy. She was violent in everything...  Fraser's Magazine - Page 3951846Full view - About this book
 | John Britton, Edward Wedlake Brayley, James Norris Brewer, Joseph Nightingale, Frederic Shoberl, John Hodgson, Francis Charles Laird, John Evans, John Bigland, Thomas Rees - Architecture - 1813
...but mathematies and philosophy. She was violent in every thing she set ahout ; a violent friend ; but a much more violent enemy. She had a restless ambition,...stuck at nothing by which she might compass her ends." (1. 245.) This lady survived the duke many years, and died in 1893. dale and the Earl of Hamilton,... | |
 | John Britton, Edward Wedlake Brayley, James Norris Brewer, Joseph Nightingale, John Evans, John Hodgson, Francis Charles Laird, Frederic Shoberl, John Bigland, Thomas Rees, Thomas Hood, John Harris - Architecture - 1813
....mathematics and philosophy. She was violent in every thing she set about ; a violent friend ; but a much more violent enemy. She had a restless ambition,...have stuck at nothing by which she might compass her end*." (I. 245.) This lady survived the duke many years, and died in 1893. dale and the Earl of Hamilton,... | |
 | Gilbert Burnet - Great Britain - 1823 - 16 pages
...but mathematics and philosophy. She was violent in every thing she set about, a violent friend, but a much more violent enemy. She had a restless ambition, lived at a vast expense, and was ravenously covetous ; and would have stuck at nothing by which she might compass her ends.... | |
 | Gilbert Burnet - Great Britain - 1833
...but mathematics and philosophy. She was violent in every thing she set about, a violent friend, but a much more violent enemy. She had a restless ambition, lived at a vast expense, and was ravenously covetous ; and would have stuck at nothing by which she might compass her ends.... | |
 | American literature - 1846
...history, in mathematics and philosophy, and so far a worthy companion of Lauderdale, who was a man ofgreat attainments, she yet wanted the best of all learning,...Knight of the Garter. These were the great days of Ham House. It must have heen the scene of a perpetual round of courtly festivities, and during this... | |
 | 1846
...point lace, shews— such is the popular notion — high descent. Well must his VOL. XXXIV. NO. i ( H. flowing wig and loose robe of silk, and his deep,...nothing by which she might compass her ends." So says Burnct. And she was gratified, for her marriage with Lauderdale was soon succeeded by his being created... | |
 | John Holmes Agnew, Walter Hilliard Bidwell - 1846
...thing she set about; a violent friend, a much more violent enemy. She had a restless ambition, liğed at a vast expense, was ravenously covetous, and would...Knight of the Garter. These were the great days of Ham House. It must have been the scene of a perpetual round of courtly festivities, and during this... | |
 | Gilbert Burnet - History - 1850 - 949 pages
...violent friend, but a much more violent enemy. She liad a restless ambition, lived at a vast expense, and was ravenously covetous ; and would have stuck at nothing by which she might compass her ends. She had been early in a correspondence with lord Lauderdale, that had given occasion to censure. When... | |
 | Mrs. A. T. Thomson - Authors, English - 1854
...attainments, she yet wanted the best of learning, practical religion. " She was violent in everything she set about; a violent friend, a much more violent...Knight of the Garter. These were the great days of Ham House. It must have been the scene of a perpetual round of courtly festivities, and during this... | |
 | Katherine Thomson - Literary Criticism - 1854
...attainments, she yet wanted the best of learning, practical religion. " She was violent in everything she set about; a violent friend, a much more violent...Knight of the Garter. These were the great days of Ham House. It must have been the scene of a perpetual round of courtly festivities, and during this... | |
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