Her alabaster skin had been stained to the deep tint of her husband's, and the resemblance made complete by the sacrifice of her luxuriant tresses, so that nothing but childhood's instinct could have discovered her. We soon after received a private intimation,... The Keepsake for .... - Page 1241837Full view - About this book
| 1837 - 428 pages
...carrying away our Greek friends, whom we left to retirement and affection at Tenedos. * t' * 's' * Our English party were at Corfu in 1833, when the...honour of waltzing with this good-natured, plain, flatfeatured, Moorish-looking Prince (whom I found, like myself, much fonder of dancing than politics,... | |
| 1836 - 382 pages
...cautious Ektatos, thut he had commuted the sentence of death, for instant banishment from Ypsaru ; and, having no ties there, we hastily broke up our...entertainment to the young Otho, on his route to take pessessioa of hig new kingdom* I had the honour of waltzing with this good-natured, plain, flat-foatured,... | |
| Marguerite Countess of Blessington - 1837 - 410 pages
...English party were at Corfu in 1833, when the governor gave an entertainment to the young Otho, on bis route to take possession of his new kingdom. I had...honour of waltzing with this good-natured, plain, flatfeatured, Moorish-looking prince (whom I found, like myself, much fonder of dancing than politics,... | |
| Marguerite Countess of Blessington - 1837 - 214 pages
...English party were at Corfu in 1833, when the governor gave an entertainment to the young Otho, on bis route to take possession of his new kingdom. I had...honour of waltzing with this good-natured, plain, flatfeatured, Moorish-looking prince (whom I found, like myself, much fonder of dancing than politics,... | |
| G. S. Munroe - 1850 - 316 pages
...beyond his reach, withdrew from the manifestations of popular feeling ; and the heroic Anastusoula was borne, nearly lifeless, to our house. Her alabaster...route to take possession of his new kingdom. I had the honor of waltzing with this good-natured, plain, flat-featured, Moorish-looking prince, (whom I found,... | |
| Emily Percival - 1849 - 314 pages
...beyond his reach, withdrew from the manifestations of popular feeling ; and the heroic Anast;isoula was borne, nearly lifeless, to our house. Her alabaster...route to take possession of his new kingdom. I had the honor of waltzing with this good-natured, plain, fiat-featured, Moorish-looking prince, (whom I found,... | |
| Emily Percival - 1849 - 320 pages
...whom we left to retirement and affection at Tenedos. ***** Our English parry were at Corfu in 1S33, when the Governor gave an entertainment to the young...route to take possession of his new kingdom. I had the honor of waltzing with this good-natured, plain, flat-featured, Moorish-looking prince, (whom I found,... | |
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