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... The Gentleman's Magazine - Page 3891812Full view - About this book
| Robert Bisset - 1800 - 490 pages
...of France, then the Dan^>* phiness, at Versailles ; and surely never lighted on this orb, which she hardly seemed to touch, a more delightful vision....cheering the elevated sphere she just began to move in, — glittering like the morning * State Trials, vol. ii, p. 360, 363. star, full of life, and splendour,... | |
| 1810 - 702 pages
...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....just above the horizon, decorating and cheering the eleyated sphere she just began to moves in ; glittering like the morning star, full of life, and splendor,... | |
| 1809 - 572 pages
...curiosity to see the royal family and particularly the queen, who was then, as Mr. Burke describes her, just above the horizon, decorating and cheering the elevated sphere she was beginning to move in — a sad change has taken place; the pomp of royalty is fled, and all is... | |
| 1827 - 698 pages
...to the verge of chaste style, hardly passes it. ' And surely, never ' lighted on this orb, which she hardly seemed to touch, a more ' delightful vision....cheering the elevated sphere she just began to move in — ' glittering like the morning star, full of life, and splendour, ' and joy.' — (Ibid.) AH his... | |
| Joseph Weber - 1805 - 552 pages
...France, then the Dauphiness, at " Versailles; and surely never lighted on this '• orb, which she hardly seemed to touch, a " more delightful vision...just above " the horizon, decorating and cheering the ele" vated sphere she just began to move in — glit" tering like the morning star, full of life, and... | |
| Edmund Burke - 1807 - 512 pages
...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....decorating and cheering the elevated sphere she just began tomove in, — glittering like the morning-star, full of life, and splendour, and joy. Oh ! what a... | |
| 1811 - 386 pages
...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....cheering the elevated sphere she just began to move in — glittering like the morning star, full of life, and splendour, and joy. Oh! what a revolution!... | |
| Increase Cooke - 1811 - 428 pages
...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....-horizon,. decorating and cheering the elevated sphere she had just began to move in,— —glittering like the morning star ; full of life, and splendor, and... | |
| Edmund Burke - 1814 - 258 pages
...and surely never lighted on this orb, which she hardly seemed to touch, a more delightful vision. ] saw her just above the horizon, decorating and cheering the elevated sphere she just began to move in; glittering like the morning-star, full of life, and splendor, and joy. Oh ! what a revolution ! and... | |
| William Jerdan, William Ring Workman, Frederick Arnold, John Morley, Charles Wycliffe Goodwin - 1817 - 898 pages
...this orb. which she hardly seemed to touch, a moie delightful vision. I saw her just above the horiMn, decorating and cheering the elevated sphere she just began to move in, — glitu-ring Jil.e the morning star, full of lite, and ipleudor, and joy." — This can ?c«rcdy... | |
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