 ... had extracted a vast treasure of erudition, a treasure too often buried in the earth, too often paraded with injudicious and inelegant ostentation, but still precious, massive, and splendid, there appeared the voluptuous charms of her to whom the...  A History of English Prose Rhythm - Seite 372von George Saintsbury - 1912 - 489 SeitenVollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | 1842 - 654 Seiten
...still precious, massive, and splendid. There appeared the voluptuous charms of her to whom the heir of the throne had in secret plighted his faith. There,...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 - 1847 - 474 Seiten
...still precious, massive, and splendid. There appeared the voluptuous charms of her to whom the heir of the throne had in secret plighted his faith. There...the members of that brilliant society, which quoted, criticized, and exchanged repartees under the rich peacock-hangings of Mrs. Montague. And there the... | |
 | 1849 - 742 Seiten
...still precious, massive, and splendid. There appeared the voluptuous charms of her to whom the heir of the throne had in secret plighted his faith. There,...rescued from the common decay. There were the members ofthat brilliant society which quoted, criticized, and exchanged repartees under the rich peacock hangings... | |
 | 1881 - 702 Seiten
...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 Seiten
...still precious, massive, and splendid. There appeared the volnptuous charms of her to whom the heir of 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 up by love and music, art has rescued... | |
 | 1892 - 688 Seiten
...1790, referring to his picture of Mrs. Sheridan as St. Cecilia. Alluding to this, Maoanlay styles her "the beautiful mother of a beautiful race, the Saint Cecilia, whose delicate features, lighted up by lore and music, art had rescued from the common decay." Sir Joshua calls it " the best picture he had... | |
 | 1853 - 458 Seiten
...still precious, massive, and splendid. There appeared the voluptuous charms of her to whom the heir of the throne had in secret plighted his faith. There,...the members of that brilliant society which quoted, criticized, and exchanged repartees, under the rich peacock hangings of Mrs. Montague. And there the... | |
 | 1857 - 692 Seiten
...describing the persons present at the trial of Warren Hastings, writes (Essays, vol. iii. p. 447.) : — " There too was she, the beautiful mother of a beautiful...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... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1860 - 588 Seiten
...still precious, massive, and splendid. There appeared the voluptuous charms of her to whom the heir of the throne had in secret plighted his faith. There...the members of that brilliant society which quoted, criticized, and exchanged repartees, under the rich peacock-hangings of Mrs. Montague. And there the... | |
 | Thomas Babington Macaulay Baron Macaulay - 1860 - 1088 Seiten
...precious, massive, and splendid. There apj>earcd the voluptuous charms of her to whom the heir \ oc the throne had in secret plighted his faith. There...the members of that brilliant society which quoted, criticized, and exchanged repartees, > under the rich peacock-hangings of Mrs. Montague. And there... | |
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