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" 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 - Page 414
edited by - 1898
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The Edinburgh Review: Or Critical Journal, Volume 196

1902 - 642 pages
...come to the Queen on business of State, and even her sleep must give way to that." It did, and, proof that she did not keep them waiting, in a few minutes...her eyes, but perfectly collected and dignified.' At 11 o'clock the same morning Queen Victoria held her first Council, of which Greville has left so...
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The British Almanac of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge for ...

1881 - 420 pages
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The Sunday at Home, Volume 34

1887 - 884 pages
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The Sunday at Home

1887 - 436 pages
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The English Woman's Journal, Volume 13

448 pages
...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 few moments she came into the room in a loose white night-gown and shawl, her night-cap thrown off, and...
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Diaries of a Lady of Quality from 1797 to 1844

Frances Williams-Wynn - 1864 - 404 pages
...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...her eyes, but perfectly collected and dignified. The first act of the reign was of course the summoning the Council, and most of the summonses were not...
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Romance of London: Strange Stories, Scenes and Remarkable Persons ..., Volume 1

John Timbs - 1865 - 372 pages
...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 the Council, and most of the summonses were not...
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The life and times of viscount Palmerston, Volume 1; Volume 86

James Ewing Ritchie - 1866 - 934 pages
...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...her eyes ; but perfectly collected and dignified." Thus writes Miss Wynn, of the death of King William, and of the accession to the throne of one in whose...
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London and Westminster: City and Suburb: Strange Events ..., Volume 1

John Timbs - 1868 - 346 pages
...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...her eyes, but perfectly collected and dignified." Lord Mayor Kelly having received a note from one of the clerks of the Privy Council, giving his lordship...
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The Annals of Our Time: From the accession of Queen Victoria, June 20, 1837 ...

Joseph Irving - 1871 - 1060 pages
...are come to the Queen on business of state, and even her s:sep must give way to that !' It did; and to prove that she did not keep them waiting, in a...her shoulders, her feet in slippers, tears in her tj?s, but perfectly collected and dignified." Urd Melbourne was immediately sent for, ill the Privy...
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