 | England - 1849 - 792 pages
...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, lighted...persuasive than those of Fox himself, had carried Westminster against Palace aud Treasury, shone round Georgiana Duchess of Devonshire."* As a contrast... | |
 | American periodicals - 1842 - 654 pages
...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,...criticised, and exchanged repartees, under the rich peacock-hangings of Mrs. Montague. And there the ladies whose lips, more persuasive than those of Fox... | |
 | John Heneage Jesse - London (England) - 1847 - 478 pages
...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 lighted...the members of that brilliant society, which quoted, criticized, and exchanged repartees under the rich peacock-hangings of Mrs. Montague. And there the... | |
 | Scotland - 1849 - 864 pages
...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, lighted...persuasive than those of Fox himself, had carried Westminster against Palace and Treasury, shone round Georgiana Duchess of Devonshire. "* As a contrast... | |
 | American periodicals - 1849 - 742 pages
...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, lighted...rescued from the common decay. There were the members ofthat brilliant society which quoted, criticized, and exchanged repartees under the rich peacock hangings... | |
 | Electronic journals - 1881 - 702 pages
...1800, and the music published by Longman & Co." CJ (Dublin).— The lady referred to by Macaulay as " the Saint Cecilia whose delicate features, lighted up by love and music, art has recued from the common decay," was Eliza Ann Linley, the beautiful and accomplished ginger, commonly... | |
 | sir Archibald Alison (1st bart.) - 1850 - 740 pages
...the throne had in secret plighted his faith. There, too, was she, the beautiful mother of a beaotifal race, the Saint Cecilia whose delicate features, lighted...persuasive than those of Fox himself, had carried Westminster against Palace and Treasury, shone round Georgiana Duchess of Devonshire." * As a contrast... | |
 | Archibald Alison - Europe - 1850 - 746 pages
...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, lighted...persuasive than those of Fox himself, had carried Westminster against Palace and Treasury, shone round Georgiana Duchess of Devonshire." * As a contrast... | |
 | Readers - 1853 - 458 pages
...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,...the members of that brilliant society which quoted, criticized, and exchanged repartees, under the rich peacock hangings of Mrs. Montague. And there the... | |
 | Electronic journals - 1857 - 692 pages
...Hastings, writes (Essays, vol. iii. p. 447.) : — " There too was she, the beautiful mother of a beautiful race, the Saint Cecilia whose delicate features lighted...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... | |
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There were the members of that brilliant society which quoted, criticised, and exchanged repartees, under the rich peacock-hangings of Mrs. 
