 Though a woman, she hid all that was womanish about her: and if a few equivocal marks of coquetry appeared on some occasions, they passed like flashes of lightning, vanished as soon as they were discerned, and imprinted no blot on her character. She had...  The General Biographical Dictionary - Page 128by Alexander Chalmers - 1814Full view - About this book
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...therefore " moft juftly afcribed to her goodnefs. Though a woman* " file hid all that was womanifh about her : and, if a few " equivocal marks of coquetry appeared on fome occafions, " they pafTcd like flaihes of lightning, vanifhed as foon as " they were difcerned,... | |
 | Henry St. John Bolingbroke (Viscount) - Great Britain - 1768 - 354 pages
...and was therefore moft juftly afcribed to her goodnefs. Though a woman, fhe hid all that was womanifh about her : and if a few equivocal marks of coquetry appeared on /bme occafions, they pafled like flafhes of lighming, vanifhed as foon as they were difcerned, and... | |
 | Horace Walpole - English literature - 1806 - 454 pages
...imputed to her weakness, and was therefore most justly ascribed to her goodness. Though a woman, she hid all that was womanish about her ; and if a few equivocal...character. She had private friendships, she had favourites 5 , but she never suffered her friends to forget she was their queen : and when her favourites did,... | |
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...imputed to her weakness, and was therefore most justly ascribed to her goodness. Though a woman, she hid all that was womanish about her ; and if a few equivocal...her character. She had private friendships, she had favourites4, but she never suffered her friends to forget she was their queen: and when her favourites... | |
 | Horace Walpole - English literature - 1806 - 428 pages
...discerned, and imprinted no blot on her character. She had private friendships, she had favourites 4 , but she never suffered her friends to forget she was...her favourites did, she made them feel that she was soV'J 4 Collins well observes, in his Memoirs of the Sidneys, " it was certainly to the glory of queen... | |
 | Henry St. John Bolingbroke (Viscount) - Great Britain - 1809 - 498 pages
...to her weakness, and was, therefore, most justly ascribed to her goodness. Though a woman, she hid all that was womanish about her : and if a few equivocal...favourites did, she made them feel that she was so. Her successor had no virtues to set off, but he had failings and vices to conceal. lie could not conceal... | |
 | Henry St. John (1st visct. Bolingbroke.) - 1809 - 504 pages
...to her weakness, and was, therefore, most justly ascribed to her goodness. Though a woman, she hid all that was womanish about her : and if a few equivocal...favourites did, she made them feel that she was so. Her successor had no virtues to set off, but he had failings and vices to conceal. He could not conceal... | |
 | Henry St. John Bolingbroke (Viscount) - Great Britain - 1809 - 500 pages
...most justly ascribed to her goodness. Though a woman, she hid all that was womanish about her : find if a few equivocal marks of coquetry appeared on some...favourites did, she made them feel that she was so. Her successor had no virtues to set off, but he had failings and vices to conceal. lie could not conceal... | |
 | Nathan Drake - English essays - 1809 - 530 pages
...imputed to her weakness, and was, therefore, most justly ascribed to her goodness. Tho" a woman, she hid all that was womanish about her: and if a few equivocal...suffered her friends to forget she was their queen."* Speaking of the importance of the personal manners of a Patriot King, he observes that, " It is of... | |
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...imputed to her weakness, aud was, therefore, most justly ascribed to her goodness. Tho' a woman, she hid all that was womanish about her: and if a few equivocal...suffered her friends to forget she was their queen."* Speaking of the importance of the personal manners of a Patriot King, he observes that, " It is of... | |
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