It is now sixteen or seventeen years since I saw the Queen of France, then the dauphiness, at Versailles; and surely never lighted on this orb, which she hardly seemed to touch, a more delightful vision. I saw her just above the horizon, decorating and... Carleton's Hand-book of Popular Quotations - الصفحة 231877 - عدد الصفحات: 340عرض كامل - لمحة عن هذا الكتاب
| عدد الصفحات: 346
...writers. Speaking of Marie Antoinette, this elegant author says, ' Surely never lighted on this orh, which she hardly seemed to touch, a more delightful...morning star, full of life, and splendour, and joy.' By the syren voice of such a being, were the better feelings of the unfortunate Louis ever subdued... | |
| 1850 - عدد الصفحات: 616
...seamed to touch, a more delightful vision. I saw her just above tho horizon, decorating and cheering ths elevated sphere she just began to move in — glittering like the morning star; full, of life, and splendor, and joy." This brilliant being, the admired of all beholders — possessed of power, a throne,... | |
| Edmund Burke - 1839 - عدد الصفحات: 546
...save herself from the last disgrace ; and that, if she must fall, she will fall by no ignoble hand. It is now sixteen or seventeen years since I saw the...she just began to move in, — glittering like the morning-star ; full of life, and splendor, and joy. Oh ! what a revolution ! and what an heart must... | |
| Henry Brougham Baron Brougham and Vaux - 1839 - عدد الصفحات: 476
...celebrated comparison of the Queen of France, though going to the verge of chaste style, hardly passes it. " And surely, never lighted on this orb, which she hardly...the morning star, full of life, and splendour, and joy."f All his writings, but especially his later ones, abound in examples of the abuse of this style,... | |
| Henry Brougham Baron Brougham and Vaux - 1839 - عدد الصفحات: 488
...celebrated comparison of the Queen of France, though going to the verge of chaste style, hardly passes it. " And surely, never lighted on this orb, which she hardly...the morning star, full of life, and splendour, and joy."f All his writings, but especially his later ones, abound in examples of the abuse of this style,... | |
| Henry Brougham Baron Brougham and Vaux - 1839 - عدد الصفحات: 434
...celebrated comparison of the Queen of France, though going to the verge of chaste style, hardly passes it. "And surely, never lighted on this orb, which she...her just above the horizon, decorating and cheering Hie elevated sphere she just began to move in — glittering like the morning star, full of life, and... | |
| George Croly - 1840 - عدد الصفحات: 612
...rank and race, and becoming the offspring of a Sovereign distinguished for her piety and courage. " It is now sixteen or seventeen years since I saw the...horizon, decorating and cheering the elevated sphere she had just begun to move in — glittering like the morning star, full of life, and splendour, and joy... | |
| George Croly - 1840 - عدد الصفحات: 300
...rank and race, and becoming the offspring of a Sovereign distinguished for her piety and courage. " It is now sixteen or seventeen years since I saw the...horizon, decorating and cheering the elevated sphere she had just begun to move in — glittering like the morning star, full of life, and splendour, and joy... | |
| John Adolphus - 1841 - عدد الصفحات: 738
...subjected, and the daily insults they were doomed to undergo, and burst into an impassioned exclamation. " It is now sixteen or seventeen years since I saw the...I " saw her just above the horizon, decorating and cheer" ing the elevated sphere she just began to move in, " glittering like the morning star, full... | |
| John Adolphus - 1841 - عدد الصفحات: 702
...subjected, and the daily insults they were doomed to undergo, and burst into an impassioned exclamation. " It is now sixteen or seventeen years since I saw the...I " saw her just above the horizon, decorating and cheer" ing the elevated sphere she just began to move in, " glittering like the morning star, full... | |
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