 She is two women, the upper and the lower. I need not tell you that the lower is gallant, and still has pretensions. The upper is very sensible, too, and has a measured eloquence that is just and pleasing, — but all is spoiled by an unrelaxed attention...  Memoirs of George Selwyn and his contemporaries - Page 238by John Heneage Jesse - 1901Full view - About this book
 | New elegant extracts, Richard Alfred Davenport - English literature - 1827 - 404 pages
...not tell you that the lower is gallant, and still has pretensions. The upper is very sensible too, and has a measured eloquence that is just and pleasing...always sitting for her picture to her biographer. Madame de Rochfort is different from all the rest. Her understanding is just and delicate ; with a... | |
 | New elegant extracts, Richard Alfred Davenport - English literature - 1827 - 410 pages
...not tell you that the lower is gallant, and still has pretensions. The upper is very sensible too, and has a measured eloquence that is just and pleasing...always sitting for her picture to her biographer. Madame de Rochfort is dilferent from all the rest. Her understanding is just and delicate ; with a... | |
 | Richard Alfred Davenport - Conduct of life - 1827 - 412 pages
...not tell you that the lower is gallant, and still has pretensions. The upper is very sensible too, and has a measured eloquence that is just and pleasing...always, sitting for her picture to her biographer. , Madame de Rochfort is different from all the rest. Her understanding is just and delicate ; with... | |
 | New elegant extracts, Richard Alfred Davenport - English literature - 1827 - 402 pages
...not tell you that the lower is gallant, and still has pretensions. The upper is very sensible too, and has a measured eloquence that is just and pleasing ; but all is spoiled by au unrelaxed attention to applause. You would think she was always sitting for her picture to her biographer.... | |
 | Horace Walpole (4th earl of Orford.) - 1837 - 484 pages
...•tell you that the lower is gallant, and still has pretensions. The upper is very sensible, too, and has a measured eloquence that is just and pleasing...always sitting for her picture to her biographer. Madame de Rochfort5 is different from all the rest. Her understanding is just and delicate ; with a... | |
 | Horace Walpole - 1837 - 490 pages
...pretensions. The upper is very sensible, too, and has a measured eloquence that is just and pleasing—but all is spoiled by an unrelaxed attention to applause....always sitting for her picture to her biographer. Madame de Rochfort 3 is different from all the rest. Her understanding is just and delicate ; with... | |
 | Horace Walpole (4th earl of Orford.) - 1840 - 536 pages
...not tell you that the lower is gallant, and still has pretensions. The upper is very sensible, too, and has a measured eloquence that is just and pleasing...always sitting for her picture to her biographer. 1 The following is the commencement of the song above alluded to by H'alpole : — • " Une petite... | |
 | Horace Walpole - 1840 - 542 pages
...not tell you that the lower is gallant, and still has pretensions. The upper is very sensible, too, and has a measured eloquence that is just and pleasing...always sitting for her picture to her biographer. 1 The following is the commencement of the song above alluded to by Walpole:— " Une petite bourgeoise,... | |
 | Horace Walpole - Authors, English - 1842 - 574 pages
...not tell you that the lower is gallant, and still has pretensions. The upper is very sensible, too, and has a measured eloquence that is just and pleasing—...always sitting for her picture to her biographer. Madame de Rochfort d is different from all the rest. Her understanding is just and delicate; with a... | |
 | Horace Walpole - Authors, English - 1842 - 580 pages
...not tell you that the lower is gallant, and still has pretensions. The upper is very sensible, too, and has a measured eloquence that is just and pleasing—...always sitting for her picture to her biographer. Madame de Rochfort '1 is different from all the rest. Her understanding is just and delicate; with... | |
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