The Personal Life of Queen VictoriaHodder and Stoughton, 1897 - 276 pages |
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Page 187 - seemed that a pall had fallen over the land, and there was scarce a dry eye in the churches when the Prince Consort's name was significantly omitted from the Litany, and the ministers impressively paused in the prayer for " the fatherless children and widows, and all that are desolate and
Page 98 - or one more detrimental to all natural feelings and affections, cannot well be imagined, than the position of a queen at eighteen, without experience and without a husband to guide and support her. This the Queen can state from painful experience, and she thanks God that none of her dear daughters are exposed to such danger.
Page 87 - Sirs, I here present unto you Queen Victoria, the undoubted Queen of this realm ; wherefore, all you who are come this day to do your homage, are you willing to do the same?
Page 16 - This was the first occasion upon which that spicy Court chronicler, Mr. Greville, saw the Princess Victoria ; but he appears to have been carried off his head by the dark-eyed Donna of Portugal's brilliant appearance. " Our little Princess," he writes, " is a short, plain-looking child, and not near so good-looking as the Portuguese.
Page 140 - The greatest maxim of all is— that the children should be brought up as simply as possible, and in as domestic a way as possible ; that, not interfering with their lessons, they should be as much as possible with their parents, and learn to place their greatest confidence in them in all things. . . . Religious training
Page 101 - Ladies ; and I suppose they would deprive me next of my dressers and housemaids ; they wished to treat me like a girl, but I will show them that I am Queen of England.
Page 12 - writing to his friend, Hannah More, says : " In consequence of a very civil message from the Duchess of Kent, I waited on her this morning, and found her with her fine, animated child on the floor by her side with its playthings, of which I soon became
Page 224 - on each cheek occasionally) ; is still plump ; has a fine, low voice, soft ; indeed, her whole manner is melodiously perfect. It is impossible to imagine a politer little woman ; nothing the least imperious ; all gentle, all sincere, looking unembarrassing— rather attractive, even ; makes you feel, too (if you have any sense in you), that she is Queen.
Page 30 - 'So it is, madam,' replied the Baroness. " After some moments, the Princess answered, ' Now, many a child would boast, but they don't know the difficulty. There is much splendour, but there is more responsibility
Page 117 - in a darkened room, to read to her and write for her. No one but himself ever lifted her from her bed to the sofa, and he always helped to wheel her on her bed or sofa