It did ; and to prove that she did not keep them waiting, in a few minutes she came into the room in a loose white nightgown and shawl, her nightcap thrown off, and her hair falling upon her shoulders, her feet in slippers, tears in her eyes, but perfectly... The Cornhill Magazine - Seite 414herausgegeben von - 1898Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
| Thomas Archer - 1883 - 736 Seiten
...room attired in a shawl over a loose white nightiruwn, "her night-cap thrown off, and her hair filling upon her shoulders, her feet in slippers, tears in her eyes, but perfectly collected and dignified." Lord Melbourne having been sent for, the privy council was summoned to attend at Kensington at eleven... | |
| 1883 - 430 Seiten
...are come on business of State to the Queen, and even her sleep must give way to that." It did; and to prove that she did not keep them waiting, in a few minutes she cime into the room in a loose white nightgown and shawl, her nightcap thrown off, and her hair falling... | |
| William Henry Davenport Adams - 1884 - 242 Seiten
...come on business of State to see the Queen, and even her sleep must give way to that !" It did ; and to prove that she did not keep them waiting, in a...her eyes, but perfectly collected and dignified.' After they had delivered themselves of their solemn message,1 and kissed the young Sovereign's hands,... | |
| Justin McCarthy - 1884 - 656 Seiten
...are come on business of state to the Queen, and even her sleep must give way to that.' It did ; and to prove that she did not keep them waiting, in a...her eyes, but perfectly collected and dignified." Tha Trimo Minister, Lord Melbourne, was presently sent for, and a The King is Dead ! Long Live the... | |
| First lady - 1884 - 382 Seiten
...are come to the Queen 0n business of state, and even her sleep must give way to that.' It did, and to prove that she did not keep them waiting, in a few moments she came into the room in a loose white night-gown and shawl, her night-cap thrown off, her... | |
| Charles Eyre Pascoe - 1885 - 442 Seiten
...brought her of the death of William IV., she receiving the messengers just as she had left her bedroom, " in a loose white nightgown and shawl, her nightcap...eyes, but perfectly collected and dignified." The Broad Walk in Kensington Gardens used to be — we do not know whether it may be so now — the fashionable... | |
| 1885 - 434 Seiten
...brought her of the death of William IV., she receiving the messengers just as she had left her bedroom, " in a loose white nightgown and shawl, her nightcap...eyes, but perfectly collected and dignified." The Broad Walk in Kensington Gardens used to be—we do not know whether it may be so now—the fashionable... | |
| James Parton - 1885 - 614 Seiten
...their visit, she came down at once in a loose white night-gown and shawl, with her hair falling on her shoulders, her feet in slippers, tears in her eyes, but perfectly collected and dignified. When she heard their message, she said simply to the Primate, " I beg your Grace to pray for me," which... | |
| 1886 - 768 Seiten
...are come to the Queen on business of state, and even her sleep must give way to that !' It did ; and to prove that she did not keep them waiting, in a...eyes, but perfectly collected and dignified." The first act of the reign was, of course, the summoning of the Council, and most of the summonses were... | |
| James Parton - 1886 - 588 Seiten
...their visit, she came down at once in a loose white night-gown and shawl, with her hair falling on her shoulders, her feet in slippers, tears in her eyes, but perfectly collected and dignified. When she heard their message, she said simply to the Primate, " I beg your Grace to pray for me," which... | |
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