 Darlington, whom I saw at my mother's in my infancy, and whom I remember by being terrified at her enormous figure, was as corpulent and ample as the duchess was long and emaciated. Two fierce black eyes, large, and rolling beneath two lofty arched eyebrows;...  Walpoliana - Page 23by Horace Walpole - 1830 - 168 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Horace Walpole - Great Britain - 1818 - 134 pages
...corpulent and ample as the duchess wag long and emaciated. Two fierce black eyes, large and rolling beneath two lofty arched eye-brows, two acres of cheeks spread...dreaded such an ogress, and that the mob of London were * Caroline, the eldest of lady Howe's children, had married a gentleman of her own name, John Howe,... | |
 | Horace Walpole - 1819 - 350 pages
...corpulent and ample as the duchess was long and emaciated. Two fierce black eyes, large and rolling beneath two lofty arched eye-brows, two acres of cheeks spread...lower part of her body, and no part restrained by stays—no wonder that a child dreaded such an ogress, and that the mob of London were highly diverted... | |
 | English literature - 1820 - 608 pages
...and ample as the duchess was long and emaciated. Two fierce black eyes, large, and rolling beneath two lofty arched eyebrows; two acres of cheeks, spread...London were highly diverted at the importation of euch a seraglio. They were food for all the venom of the Jacobites ; and, indeed, nothing could be... | |
 | John Brown - Fore-edge painting - 1821 - 290 pages
...and ample as the Duchess was long and emaciated. Two fierce black eyes, large and rolling, beneath two lofty arched eye-brows, two acres of cheeks spread...lower part of her body, and no part restrained by stays;—no wonder that a child dreaded such an ogress, and that the mob of London were highly diverted... | |
 | Monthly literary register - 1823 - 586 pages
...black eyes, (lie says,) large and rolling, between two lofty arched eyebrows ; two acres of cheek, spread with crimson ; an ocean of neck, that overflowed, and was not distinguished from the lower parts of her body, which was not restrained by stays." No wonder that the child dreaded such an ogress... | |
 | Art - 1832 - 592 pages
...duchess was long and emaciated. She is described as having had large, fierce, black eyes, rolling beneath lofty arched eye-brows, two acres of cheeks spread...crimson, an ocean of neck that overflowed and was not distinguishable from the lower part of her body, and no portion of which was restrained by stays. On... | |
 | Horace Walpole - Authors, English - 1842 - 594 pages
...corpulent and ample as the Duchess was long and emaciated. Two fierce black eyes, large and rotting beneath two lofty arched eyebrows, two acres of cheeks spread...overflowed and was not distinguished from the lower part of • Admiral Lord Howe, and also of Sir William, afterwards Viscount Howe. — E. b Second daughter... | |
 | Horace Walpole - Authors, English - 1842 - 592 pages
...emaciated. Two fierce black eyes, large and rolling beneath two lofty arched eyebrows, two acres of checks spread with crimson, an ocean of neck that overflowed and was not distinguished from the lower part of * Admiral Lord Howe, and also of Sir William, afterwards Viscount Howe. — E. b Second daughter of... | |
 | John Heneage Jesse - Great Britain - 1843 - 470 pages
...ample as the Duchess of Kendal was long and emaciated. Two fierce black eyes, large and rolling beneath two lofty arched eyebrows ; two acres of cheeks spread...— no wonder that a child dreaded such an ogress." Owing to her enormous bulk, Lady Darlington is said to have been commonly designated the " Elephant... | |
 | John Heneage Jesse - 1843 - 482 pages
...ample as the Duchess of Kendal was long and emaciated. Two fierce black eyes, large and rolling beneath two lofty arched eyebrows ; two acres of cheeks spread...— no wonder that a child dreaded such an ogress." Owing to her enormous bulk, Lady Darlington is said to have been commonly designated the " Elephant... | |
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