The Autobiography and Correspondence of Mary Granville, Mrs. Delany: With Interesting Reminiscences of King George the Third and Queen Charlotte, Volume 1R. Bentley, 1862 |
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The Autobiography and Correspondence of Mary Granville, Mrs ..., Volume 1 Mrs. Delany (Mary) Volledige weergave - 1862 |
The Autobiography and Correspondence of Mary Granville, Mrs ..., Volume 1 Mrs. Delany (Mary) Volledige weergave - 1862 |
The Autobiography and Correspondence of Mary Granville, Mrs ..., Volume 1 Mrs. Delany (Mary) Volledige weergave - 1862 |
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Pagina 158 - Since, if my plaints serve not to approve The conquest of thy beauty, It comes not from defect of love, But from excess of duty. For, knowing that I sue to serve A saint of such perfection, As all desire, but none deserve, A place in her affection, I rather choose to want relief Than venture the revealing; Where glory recommends the grief, Despair distrusts the healing.
Pagina 47 - Manzoli's voice was the most powerful and voluminous soprano that had been heard on our stage since the time of Farinelli; and his manner of singing was grand and full of dignity. The lovers of music in London were more unanimous in approving his voice and talents than those of any other singer within my memory.
Pagina 463 - Lnttrell, daughter of Lord Irnham, afterwards Earl of Carhampton and widow of Christopher Horton, Esq., of Catton Hall, Derbyshire. Horace Walpole mentions her as " Mrs Horton," sister to " Colonel Luttrell, whom the Court crammed into the House of Commons instead of Wilkes.
Pagina 506 - Cupidons, which was opened with an assembly for all the foreigners, the literati, and the macaronies of the present age. Many and sly are the observations how such a genius, at her age and so circumstanced, could think of painting the walls of her dressing-room with bowers of roses and jessamine, entirely inhabited by little Cupids in all their little wanton ways.
Pagina 29 - Job xix. 23, 24 ; and there is no instance of letters for writing down sounds, being in use before the days of David, in any other nation besides the posterity of Abraham. The Egyptians ascribed this invention to Thoth, the secretary of Osiris ; and therefore, letters began to be in use in Egypt in the days of Thoth, that is a little after the flight of the Edomites from David, or about the time that Cadmus brought them into Europe.
Pagina 282 - Bateman. As to Mrs. Garrick, the more one sees her, the better one must like her ; she seems never to depart from a perfect propriety of behaviour, accompanied with good sense and gentleness of manners ; and I cannot help looking on her as a wonderful creature, considering all circumstances GARRICK AND WALPOLE.
Pagina 76 - ... who say this, but I am too near the day of trial to disturb my mind with fashionable whims. Lady Kildare said she would " offer R. an elegant retreat if he would educate her children ! " I own I widely differ with her ladyship, and would rather commit that charge to a downright honest parson, I mean as far as to religious principles, but perhaps that was a part that did not fall into her scheme at all.
Pagina 571 - K's will, but the Dss was so ill (of grief), that she cou'd not bear to have it open'd ! At length the D. of N. said he cou'd wait no longer and appointed last Friday for Mr. Medows3 to meet him at Kingston (alias Chudleigh House). He went ; his sons remain'd at the outside of the gate walking to and fro with their cousin 1 The Hon. Robert...
Pagina 260 - Harrington are blackballed, as is Lord March, Mr. Boothby, and one or two more who think themselves pretty gentlemen du premier ordre, but it is plain the ladies are not of their opinion. Lady Molyneux has accepted, but the Duchess of Beaufort has declined, "as her health never permits her to sup abroad.
Pagina 68 - I should imagine it impossible to resist what Lady Andover pleaded for, and indeed this is a very extraordinary case, and I think at the same time that it would do honour to the patronized it will to the patron. Much of my own happiness depends upon it, as my influence has drawn them into their present encumbered circumstances, making no doubt at the time that the old gentleman would have allowed them something till fortune did better for them ; but all my hopes and schemes have hitherto proved abortive,...