 She was a woman of great beauty, but of far greater parts. She had a wonderful quickness of apprehension, and an amazing vivacity in conversation. She had studied not only divinity and history, but mathematics and philosophy. She was violent in everything...  Fraser's Magazine for Town and Country - Page 375edited by - 1846Full view - About this book
 | John Britton - Architecture - 1813 - 1036 pages
...but mathematies and philosophy. She was violent in every thing she set ahout ; a violent friend ; but a much more violent enemy. She had a restless ambition,...stuck at nothing by which she might compass her ends." (1. 245.) This lady survived the duke many years, and died in 1893. dale and the Earl of Hamilton,... | |
 | John Britton, Edward Wedlake Brayley, Joseph Nightingale, James Norris Brewer, John Evans, John Hodgson, Francis Charles Laird, Frederic Shoberl, John Bigland, Thomas Rees - Architecture - 1813 - 936 pages
....mathematics and philosophy. She was violent in every thing she set about ; a violent friend ; but a much more violent enemy. She had a restless ambition,...have stuck at nothing by which she might compass her end*." (I. 245.) This lady survived the duke many years, and died in 1893. dale and the Earl of Hamilton,... | |
 | Gilbert Burnet - Great Britain - 1823 - 644 pages
...but mathematics and philosophy. She was violent in every thing she set about, a violent friend, but a much more violent enemy. She had a restless ambition, lived at a vast expense, and was ravenously covetous ; and would have stuck at nothing by which she might compass her ends.... | |
 | Gilbert Burnet - Great Britain - 1823 - 642 pages
...but mathematics and philosophy. She was violent in every thing she set about, a violent friend, but a much more violent enemy. She had a restless ambition, lived at a vast expense, and was ravenously covetous ; and would have stuck at nothing by which she might compass her ends.... | |
 | Gilbert Burnet - Great Britain - 1833 - 676 pages
...but mathematics and philosophy. She was violent in every thing she set about, a violent friend, but a much more violent enemy. She had a restless ambition, lived at a vast expense, and was ravenously covetous ; and would have stuck at nothing by which she might compass her ends.... | |
 | Gilbert Burnet - Great Britain - 1833 - 684 pages
...but mathematics and philosophy. She was violent in every thing she set about, a violent friend, but a much more violent enemy. She had a restless ambition, lived at a vast expense, and was ravenously covetous ; and would have stuck at nothing by which she might compass her ends.... | |
 | 1846 - 780 pages
...prove it (but our notions of beauty are altogether revolutionised since the days of the Charleses), yet even more endowed with ability than with beauty, witty...the great days of Ham House. It must have been the scene of a perpetual round of courtly festivities, and during this season of prosperity it was furnished... | |
 | 1846 - 610 pages
...thing she set about; a violent friend, a much more violent enemy. She had a restless ambition, li»ed at a vast expense, was ravenously covetous, and would...nothing by which she might compass her ends." So says Burnet. And she was gratified, for her marriage with Lauderdale was soon succeeded by his being created... | |
 | Gilbert Burnet - Great Britain - 1850 - 996 pages
...but mathematics and philosophy. She was violent in every thing she set about, a violent friend, but a much more violent enemy. She had a restless ambition, lived at a vast expense, and was ravenously covetous ; and would have stuck at nothing by which she might compass her ends.... | |
 | Katherine Thomson - Authors, English - 1854 - 652 pages
...attainments, she yet wanted the best of learning, practical religion. " She was violent in everything she set about; a violent friend, a much more violent...nothing by which she might compass her ends." So says Burnet. And she was gratified, for her marriage with Lauderdale was soon succeeded by his being created... | |
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