...figure is a portrait of the fascinating Queen herself, sculptured at the very time when, as Burke says " never lighted on this orb, which she hardly seemed to touch, a more delighftul vision." This, like the former statue, is devoid of drapery. The position of the body, and...

...young man to whom I have awarded the first place, explained promptly and accurately the expressions ' surely never lighted on this orb, which she hardly seemed to touch, a more delightful vision,'' ' decorating and cheering the elevated sphere she just began to move in,' ' enthusiastic, distant,...

...Revolution. E. f " It is now sixteen or seventeen years since I saw the Queen of France at Versailles, and surely never lighted on this orb, which she hardly...morning star, full of life, and splendour, and joy." — Burke's Reflections. E. J " Turgot, of whom Malesherbes said ' He has the head of Bacon and the...

...Revolution. E. •}, " It is now sixteen or seventeen years since I saw the Queen of France at Versailles, and surely never lighted on this orb, which she hardly...morning star, full of life, and splendour, and joy." — Burke's Reflections. E. J " Turgot, of whom Malesherbes said ' He has the head of Bacon and the...

...writers. Speaking of Marie Antoinette, this elegant author says, ' Surely never lighted on this orh, which she hardly seemed to touch, a more delightful...morning star, full of life, and splendour, and joy.' By the syren voice of such a being, were the better feelings of the unfortunate Louis ever subdued...

...seamed to touch, a more delightful vision. I saw her just above tho horizon, decorating and cheering ths elevated sphere she just began to move in — glittering like the morning star; full, of life, and splendor, and joy." This brilliant being, the admired of all beholders — possessed of power, a throne,...

...or rustic villages — No ! we will have her to exalt her mitred front in courts and parliaments.''! But if these should seem so temperate as hardly to...the morning star, full of life, and splendour, and joy."t All his writings, but especially his later ones, abound in examples of the abuse of this style,...

...Present Discontents. t Ibid. No ! we will have her to exalt her mitred front in courts and parliaments."* But if these should seem so temperate as hardly to...the morning star, full of life, and splendour, and joy."f All his writings, but especially his later ones, abound in examples of the abuse of this style,...

...Ibid. e villages — No ! we will have her to exalt her mitred front in courts and parliaments." * But if these should seem so temperate as hardly to...her just above the horizon, decorating and cheering Hie elevated sphere she just began to move in — glittering like the morning star, full of life, and...

...now sixteen or seventeen years since I saw the queen of France, then the dauphiness, at Versailles; and surely never lighted on this orb, which she hardly...she just began to move in, — glittering like the morning-star ; full of life, and spleudor, and joy. Oh ! what a revolution ! and what a>\ heart must...