 | 1829 - 624 pages
...Lady Littleton— " Made to engage all hearts, and charm all eyes, Tho* iceck, magnanimous, tho'witty, wise. Polite, as all her life in courts had been, Yet good as she, the world had never seen. The noblest fire of an exalted mind, With gentlest female tenderness combined. Her form, e:ich be.mty of... | |
 | 1829 - 842 pages
...all hearts, and charm all eyes, Tho' meek, magnanimous, tho' witty, wise. Polite, as all herlifein courts had been, Yet good as she, the world had never seen. The noblest li re of an exalted mind, With gentlest female tenderness combined. Her form, each beauty of... | |
 | Madame de Staël (Anne-Louise-Germaine) - 1836 - 250 pages
...which I take pleasure in transcribing:— " Made to engage all hearts, and charm all eyes, Though meek, magnanimous, though witty, wise; Polite, as all her...been; Yet good, as she the world had never seen; The noble fire of an exalted mind, With gentle female tenderness combin'd: Her speech was the melodious... | |
 | Mrs. Gore (Catherine Grace Frances) - 1841 - 322 pages
...how sweet, how duteous, how full of promise. He remembered all he had trusted she would become, — Polite as all her life in courts had been, Yet good as she the world had never seen :— contemplating, with the indulgence of high enlightenment, the weaknesses of human nature ; yet... | |
 | Mrs. Gore (Catherine Grace Frances) - 1842 - 214 pages
...how sweet, how duteous, how full of promise. He remembered all he had trusted she would become, — Polite as all her life in courts had been, Yet good as she the world had never seen : — contemplating, with the indulgence of high enlightenment, the weakness of human nature; yet sharing... | |
 | Catherine Grace F. Gore - 1842 - 964 pages
...how sweet, how duteous, how full of promise. He remembered all he had trusted she would become, — Polite as all her life in courts had been, Yet good as she the world had never seen : — contemplating, with the indulgence of high enlightenment, the weaknesses of human nature ; yet... | |
 | 1848 - 650 pages
...I«N LADY. BT GEORGE I, o K Ii LYTTLETON. MADE to engage all hearts, and charm all eyes ; Though meek, magnanimous ; though witty, wise ; Polite, as all...; Yet good, as she the world had never seen ; The noble fire of an exalted mind, With gentle female tenderness combin'd. Her speech was the melodious... | |
 | Catherine Grace F. Gore - 1847 - 372 pages
...auspicious. — Her dress, though simple in form and chaste in colour, was of rich materials ; her nature — Polite as all her life in courts had been, Yet good, as she the world had never seen. Though a dear lover of order, she was indulgent to the little irregularities of her grandchildren ;... | |
 | Mrs. Gore (Catherine Grace Frances) - 1847 - 364 pages
...auspicious. — Her dress, though simple in form and chaste in colour, was of rich materials ; her nature — Polite as all her life in courts had been, Yet good, as she the world had never seen. Though a dear lover of order, she was indulgent to the little irregularities of her grandchildren ;... | |
 | Madame de Staël (Anne-Louise-Germaine) - 1851 - 660 pages
...engage ail hearts, and charm ail eyes ; Though meek, magnanimous ; though witty, wisc ; Polite, as ail her life in courts had been ; Yet good', as she the world had never seen. The noble flre of an exalted mind, \Vith gentle female tenderness combin'd ; Her speech was the melodious... | |
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Her speech was the melodious voice of Love, Her song the warbling of the vernal grove ; Her eloquence was sweeter than her song, Soft as her heart, and as her reason strong... 
