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" She is two women, the upper and the lower. I need not tell you that the lower is gallant, and still has pretensions. The upper is very sensible, too, and has a measured eloquence that is just and pleasing, — but all is spoiled by an unrelaxed attention... "
The Letters of Horace Walpole, Earl of Orford - Page 472
by Horace Walpole - 1857
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Select Reviews, and Spirit of the Foreign Magazines, Volume 8

Enos Bronson - Literature, Modern - 1812 - 556 pages
...was one of those who had arranged his journey to England ; she was a woman of ability, a sijavante, mistress of the prince of Conti, and very desirous of being his wife. To this lady the angry citizen of Geneva, two days after he had Written to the editor of the James's...
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New Elegant Extracts: A Unique Selection ... from the Most Eminent Prose and ...

New elegant extracts, Richard Alfred Davenport - English literature - 1827 - 410 pages
...transient silent cloud when politics are talked of. Madame de Boufflers, who was in England, is a snrante, mistress of the prince of Conti, and very desirous...too, and has a measured eloquence that is just and pleasing ; but all is spoiled by an unrelaxed attention to applause. You would think she was always...
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New Elegant Extracts: A Unique Selection, Moral ..., Volume 6, Parts 11-12

Richard Alfred Davenport - Conduct of life - 1827 - 412 pages
...silent cloud when politics are talked of. Madame de lion filers, who -was in England, is a mirttnl<', mistress of the prince of Conti, and very desirous...too, and has a measured eloquence that is just and pleasing ; but all is spoiled by an unrelaxed attention to applause. You would think she was always,...
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New Elegant Extracts: A Unique Selection ... from the Most Eminent Prose and ...

New elegant extracts, Richard Alfred Davenport - English literature - 1827 - 402 pages
...transient silent cloud when politics are talked of. Madame de Boufflers, who was in England, ia a aurualf, mistress of the prince of Conti, and very desirous...too, and has a measured eloquence that is just and pleasing ; but all is spoiled by au unrelaxed attention to applause. You would think she was always...
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New Elegant Extracts: A Unique Selection ... from the Most Eminent Prose and ...

New elegant extracts, Richard Alfred Davenport - English literature - 1827 - 404 pages
...transient silent cloud when politics are talked of. Madame de Boufflers, who was in England, is a smante, mistress of the prince of Conti, and very desirous...his wife. She is two women, the upper and the lower. 1 need not tell you that the lower is gallant, and still has pretensions. The upper is very sensible...
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Correspondence ... with George Montagu ... hon. H.S. Conway [and ..., Volume 2

Horace Walpole (4th earl of Orford.) - 1837 - 484 pages
...made a second visit to England in 1789, and was resident here for some time with her daughter-in-law, mistress of the prince of Conti, and very desirous...too, and has a measured eloquence that is just and pleasing — but all is spoiled by an unrelaxed attention to applause. You would think she was always...
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The letters of Horace Walpole [ed. by J. Wright].

Horace Walpole (4th earl of Orford.) - 1840 - 536 pages
...transient silent cloud when politics are talked of. Madame de Boufflers, who was in England,3 is a savante, mistress of the Prince of Conti, and very desirous...too, and has a measured eloquence that is just and pleasing — but all is spoiled by an unrelaxed attention to applause. You would think she was always...
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The Letters of Horace Walpole, Earl of Orford: Including Numerous ..., Volume 5

Horace Walpole - 1840 - 542 pages
...silent cloud when politics are talked of. Madame de Boufflers, who was in England, 3 is a savante, mistress of the Prince of Conti, and very desirous...too, and has a measured eloquence that is just and pleasing —but all is spoiled by an unrelaxed attention to applause. You would think she was always...
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The Letters of Horace Walpole: 1759-1769

Horace Walpole - Authors, English - 1842 - 580 pages
...transient silent cloud when politics are talked of. Madame de Bouffiers, who was in England, 0 is a savante mistress of the Prince of Conti, and very desirous...too, and has a measured eloquence that is just and pleasing— but all is spoiled by an unrelaxed attention to applause. You would think she was always...
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Memoirs of Horace Walpole and His Contemporaries: Including ..., Volume 2

Eliot Warburton - 1851 - 600 pages
...transient silent cloud when politics are talked of. " Madame de Boufflers who was in England, is a savante mistress of the Prince of Conti; and very desirous of being his wife. She is two women—the upper and the lower: I need not tell you * " Le Comte d'Argenson was Minister-at-War, and...
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