| Theodore Martin - Great Britain - 1875 - 446 pages
...to Prince von Lowenstein, Early Years, p 246. Her Majesty's reasons for desiring delay need not be dwelt upon, as they were destined very soon to give...is most amiable and unaffected — in short, very jfascinatingS 'The young men are very amiable delightful companions, and I am very happy to have them... | |
| Theodore Martin - Great Britain - 1875 - 464 pages
...friend Prince von Ldwenstein (Early Years, p. 246), 'were directed towards him,' and on the same day tho impression produced on the Queen is thus conveyed...words of the young Princess recall, as we read them, bv their artless frankness, Miranda's burst of admiration, when she sees Ferdinand for the first time,... | |
| 1875 - 932 pages
...way to Windsor Castle in October, 1839, in spite of some strife of parties; while the Queen writes to her uncle, " Albert's beauty is most striking,...amiable and unaffected — in short, very fascinating? At this visit all was made clear between the parties themselves. On the 23rd of November the Privy... | |
| American literature - 1877 - 604 pages
...direct the most friendly demonstrations toward the prince. On Saturday she wrote to Uncle Leopold : " Albert's beauty is most striking, and he is most amiable and unaffected — in short, very fascinating." On Sunday she had settled the question for herself, and on Monday morning she sent for Lord Melbourne,... | |
| Justin McCarthy - Great Britain - 1879 - 460 pages
...uncle, the King of the Belgians, wrote of him in the warmest terms. ' Albert's beauty,' she said, ' is most striking, and he is most amiable and unaffected — in short, very fascinating.' Not many days after she wrote to another friend and faithful counsellor, the Baron Stockmar, to say,... | |
| Hezekiah Butterworth - England - 1880 - 344 pages
...with elegant manners and a strikingly handsome face. Soon after, she wrote to her Uncle Leopold, ' Albert's beauty is most striking, and he is most amiable and unaffected, — in short, very fascinating.' and, sending for Lord Melbourne, the prime minister, told him that she was going to marry Prince Albert.... | |
| Justin McCarthy - Great Britain - 1880 - 572 pages
...her uncle, the King of the Belgians, wrote of him in the warmest terms. "Albert's beauty," she said, "is most striking, and he is most amiable and unaffected — in short, very fascinating." Not many days after she wrote to another friend and faithful counsellor, the Baron Stockmar, to say,... | |
| 1882 - 362 pages
...uncle : " The young men are very amiable, delightful companions, and I am very happy to have them here. Albert's beauty is most striking, and' he is most...amiable and unaffected — in short, very fascinating." It took less than a week for the chivalrous young knight to win his bride. He was graceful and devoted... | |
| James Taylor - 1882 - 276 pages
...such glowing terms as clearly to foreshadow the approaching result. ' Albert's beauty,' she said, ' is most striking, and he is most amiable and unaffected ; in short, very fascinating.' The betrothal took place on the 10th of October, and was formally announced to the members of the Privy... | |
| Thomas Archer - Great Britain - 1883 - 736 pages
...meeting was enough. Two days after his arrival the queen writes to her uncle in her usual artless way : " Albert's beauty is most striking, and he is most amiable...companions, and I am very happy to have them here." It would be difficult to say whether Leopold, or Stockmar, or Melbourne was most pleased at the quickly... | |
| |