| James Thorne - London Region (England) - 1876 - 430 pages
...staircase and all, are covered with nothing but pictures of her and of him, of all sizes and sorte, and representations of his naval actions, coats of arms, pieces of plate in bis honour, the flagstaff of L'Orient, etc." т " I went to Merton on Saturday and found Nelson just... | |
| James Thorne - Greater London (England) - 1876 - 430 pages
...pictures of her and of him, of all sues and sorte, and representations of his naval actions, coat« of arms, pieces of plate in his honour, the flagstaff of L'Orient, etc." f " I went to Merton on Saturday and found Nelson just sitting down to dinner, surrounded by... | |
| James Thorne - London Region (England) - 1876 - 456 pages
...pictures of her and of him, of all sizes and sorts, and representations of hie naval actions, coate of arms, pieces of plate in his honour, the flagstaff of L'Orient, etc." t " I went to Merton on Saturday and found Nelson just sitting down to dinner, surrounded by... | |
| 1884 - 664 pages
...best taste — at least, they did not appear so to Lord Minto : " Not only the rooms," he writes, " but the whole house, staircase and all, are covered...arms, pieces of plate in his honour, the flagstaff of It Orient, &c. — an excess of vanity which counteracts its own purpose." To Nelson, the idea that... | |
| John Knox Laughton - Admirals - 1896 - 434 pages
...in the meanwhile she and Sir William and the whole set of them are living with him at his expense. 1 She is in high looks, but more immense than ever....of plate in his honour, the flagstaff of l'Orient, &c.—an excess of vanity which counteracts its own purpose. If it was Lady Hamilton's house, 1 This... | |
| John Knox Laughton - Admirals - 1896 - 442 pages
...in the meanwhile she and Sir William and the whole set of them are living with him at his expense.1 She is in high looks, but more immense than ever....arms, pieces of plate in his honour, the flagstaff of 1'Orient, &c. — an excess of vanity which counteracts its own purpose. If it was Lady Hamilton's... | |
| Francis Fisher Browne - American literature - 1897 - 812 pages
...smallest countenance to Lady Hamilton. She looks ultimately to the chance of marriage, as Sir William will not be long in her way, and she probably indulges...naval actions, coats of arms, pieces of plate in his honor, the flagstaff of L'Orient, etc. — an excess of vanity which counteracts its own purpose. If... | |
| Francis Fisher Browne - American literature - 1897 - 808 pages
...Lady Nelson; in the meanwhile she and Sir William and the whole set of them are living with him at hie expense.* She is in high looks, but more immense than...naval actions, coats of arms, pieces of plate in his honor, the flagstaff of L'Orient, etc. — an excess of vanity which counteracts its own purpose. If... | |
| Alfred Thayer Mahan - Biography & Autobiography - 1897 - 540 pages
...pictures of her and him, of all sizes and sorts, and representations of his naval actions, coats-of-arms, pieces of plate in his honour, the flag-staff of L'Orient,...vanity which counteracts its own purpose. If it was Lady Hamilton's house there might be a pretence for it ; to make his own house a mere looking-glass... | |
| Alfred Thayer Mahan - Admirals - 1897 - 524 pages
...pictures of her and him, of all sizes and sorts, and representations of his naval actions, coats-of-arms, pieces of plate in his honour, the flag-staff of L'Orient,...vanity which counteracts its own purpose. If it was Lady Hamilton's house there might be a pretence for it; to make his own house a mere looking-glass... | |
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