Hardwicke's Annual biography, by E. WalfordEdward Walford 1856 |
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1st Lord Admiral afterwards aged aide-de-camp Anne appointed Balaklava baronet Bart became Bishop born Brighton brother Cambridge CAPT Captain Castle Charles Christ Church Church College Colonel command Court Crimea daugh death deceased gentleman December died Dublin Duke Duke of Wellington early Edinburgh educated Edward eldest daughter elected Elizabeth England entered the army father February France friends gallant Gentleman's Magazine graduated B.A. Hall honour House James January Joseph Hume July June Lady late baronet late Lord late Rev late Sir left a widow left issue Lieut Lieut.-Colonel lieutenant London Lord Raglan major-general March Marquis married Mary Miss November Oxford Parliament Peninsular war present Rear-Admiral received Rector Redan regiment residence retired Royal Sebastopol second daughter September served Sir John Sir Robert Sir Robert Peel Sir William sister Society sons subsequently succeeded surviving Thomas Trinity College Viscount wife wounded youngest
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Page 240 - Between the acting of a dreadful thing And the first motion, all the interim is Like a phantasma, or a hideous dream : The genius, and the mortal instruments, Are then in council; and the state of man, Like to a little kingdom, suffers then The nature of an insurrection.
Page 331 - She is a woman indeed! in mind I mean, and heart; for her person is such that if you expected to see a pretty woman, you would think her rather ordinary; if you expected to see an ordinary woman, you would think her pretty! but her manners are simple, ardent, impressive. In every motion her most innocent soul outbeams so brightly, that who saw would say — ' Guilt was a thing impossible with her.
Page 331 - ... ordinary; if you expected to see an ordinary woman, you would think her pretty; but her manners are simple, ardent, impressive. In every motion her most innocent soul outbeams so brightly that who saw her would say: ' Guilt was a thing impossible in her.
Page 258 - She once told her sisters that they were wrong — even morally wrong — in making their heroines beautiful as a matter of course. They replied that it was impossible to make a heroine interesting on any other terms. Her answer was, ' I will prove to you that you are wrong ; I will show you a heroine as plain and as small as myself, who shall be as interesting as any of yours.
Page 259 - ... such a prospect of solitude. In her deep mourning dress (neat as a Quaker's), with her beautiful hair, smooth and brown, her fine eyes blazing with meaning, and her sensible face indicating a habit of self-control...
Page 292 - Nature denied him much, But gave him at his birth what most he values; A passionate love for music, sculpture, painting, For poetry, the language of the gods, For all things here, or grand or beautiful, A setting sun, a lake among the mountains, The light of an ingenuous countenance, And what transcends them all, a noble action.
Page 331 - The Blessing of my later years Was with me when a boy : She gave me eyes, she gave me ears ; And humble cares, and delicate fears ; A heart, the fountain of sweet tears ; And love, and thought, and joy.
Page 99 - ADAIR (SIR ROBERT). -AN HISTORICAL MEMOIR OF A MISSION to the COURT of VIENNA in 1806.
Page 237 - He was attached to the Home Circuit ; and was for many years Chairman of the Quarter Sessions for the Western Division of the county of Sussex.
Page 331 - ... ordinary ; if you expected to see an ordinary woman, you would think her pretty ! but her manners are simple, ardent, impressive. In every motion, her most innocent soul outbeams so brightly, that who saw would say, " Guilt was a thing impossible in her." Her information various. Her eye watchful in minutest observation of nature ; and her taste, a perfect electrometer.