| 1839 - 694 pages
...by the Duchess, whilst she admits that ' there was something of majesty' in the Queen's look, ' as mixed with a sullen and constant frown, that plainly betrayed a gloominess of soul and a gloominess of disposition within.' But this may have been the effect of years and of care, when the... | |
| Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge (Great Britain) - 1843 - 462 pages
...— " Queen Anne had a person and appearance not at all unpraceful, till she grew exceeding gross and corpulent. There was something of majesty in her look,...of soul, and a cloudiness of disposition within." (Characters of her Conti-mpnraries, by the Duchess of Marlborough, printed in the " Private < 'orrespondence,"... | |
| William Harrison Ainsworth - English periodicals - 1844 - 656 pages
...she has bequeathed of Anne, whom we have been attempting to depict in the foregoing description — " There was something of majesty in her look, but mixed...of soul, and a cloudiness of disposition within." But this was written after the painter of the portrait had, by her own imprudence, called a "constant... | |
| William Harrison Ainsworth - Great Britain - 1844 - 1040 pages
...her countenance. The Duchess of Marlborough says, in the character bequeathed by her of Anne — " There was something of majesty in her look, but mixed...of soul, and a cloudiness of disposition within." But this was written after the painter of the portrait had, by her own imprudence, called a " constant... | |
| Agnes Strickland, Elisabeth Strickland - Queens - 1848 - 502 pages
...assistance. " Queen Anne had a person and appearance not at all ungraceful till she grew exceeding gross and corpulent. There was something of majesty in her look,...frown that plainly betrayed a gloominess of soul and cloudiness of disposition within. She seemed to inherit a good deal of her father's moroseness which... | |
| Agnes Strickland - 1848 - 502 pages
...Anne had a person and appearance not at all ungraceful till she grew exceeding gross and coipulent. There was something of majesty in her look, but mixed...frown that plainly betrayed a gloominess of soul and cloudiness of disposition within. She seemed to inherit a good deal of her father's moroseness which... | |
| Agnes Strickland - Queens - 1848 - 518 pages
...assistance. " Queen Anne had a person and appearance not at all ungraceful till she grew exceeding gross and corpulent. There was something of majesty in her look,...a sullen and constant frown that plainly betrayed ;i gloominess of soul and cloudiness of disposition within. She seemed to inherit a good deal of her... | |
| Agnes Strickland - Queens - 1852 - 372 pages
...assistance. " Queen Anne had a person and appearance not at all ungraceful till she grew exceeding gross and corpulent. There was something of majesty in her look,...frown that plainly betrayed a gloominess of soul and cloudiness of disposition within. She seemed to inherit a good deal of her father's moroseness which... | |
| Agnes Strickland - 1852 - 574 pages
...assistance. " Queen Anne had a person and appearance not at all ungraceful, till she grew exceeding gross and corpulent. There was something of majesty in her look,...frown, that plainly betrayed a gloominess of soul and cloudiness of disposition within. She seemed to inherit a good deal of her father's moroseness, which... | |
| Agnes Strickland - Queens - 1854 - 692 pages
...assistance. " Queen Anne had a person and appearance not at all ungraceful, till she grew exceeding gross and corpulent. There was something of majesty in her look,...constant frown, that plainly betrayed a gloominess of BOU! and cloudiness of disposition within. She seemed to inherit a good deal of her father's moroseness,... | |
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