Her unexperienced mind, working day and night on this favourite object, mistook the impulses of passion for heavenly inspirations; and she fancied that she saw visions, and heard voices, exhorting her to reestablish the throne of France, and to expel... The General Biographical Dictionary - Page 28edited by - 1815Full view - About this book
| William Russell - Europe - 1802 - 512 pages
...this favourite object, mistook the impulses of passion for heavenly inspirations; and she fancied that she saw visions, and heard voices exhorting her to re-establish the throne of France, and expel the foreign invaders. An uncommon intrepidity of spirit made her overlook all the dangers which might attend... | |
| David Hume - Great Britain - 1807 - 482 pages
...this favourite object, mistook the impulses of passion for heavenly inspirations; and she fancied that she saw visions, and heard voices, exhorting her to re-establish the throne of France, and to expel the foreign invaders. An uncommon intrepidity of temper made her overlook all the dangers... | |
| David Hume - Great Britain - 1810 - 530 pages
...favourite object, mistook the impulses of passion for heavenly inspirations ; and she fancied that she saw visions, and heard voices, exhorting her to reestablish the throne of France, and to expel the foreign invaders. An uncommon intrepidity of temper made her overlook all the dangers... | |
| Antoine-François Bertrand-de-Molleville - Great Britain - 1812 - 528 pages
...present distress, she mistook the impulse of passion for heavenly inspirations, and fancied that she had visions, and heard voices, exhorting her to re-establish the throne of France. She first applied to the governor of Vaucouleur, who sent her with some attendants to the court of... | |
| Antoine-François Bertrand-de-Molleville - Great Britain - 1812 - 524 pages
...present distress, she mistook the impulse of passion for heavenly inspirations, and fancied that she had visions, and heard voices, exhorting her to re-establish the throne of France. She first applied to the governor, of Vaucouleur, who sent her with some attendants to the court of... | |
| John Adams - Great Britain - 1813 - 324 pages
...and night on this favorite object, mistook the impulses of passion for heavenly inspirations ; and she fancied she saw visions, and heard voices exhorting...to re-establish the throne of France, and expel the foreign invaders. Having got herself introduced to the king, she offered, in the name of the Supreme... | |
| Robert Dodsley, Philip Dormer Stanhope Earl of Chesterfield - Great Britain - 1821 - 304 pages
...this favourite object, mistook the impulses of passion tor heavenly inspirations, and she fancied that she saw visions and heard voices, exhorting her to reestablish the throne of France, and to expel the invaders. An uncommon intrepidity of temper made her overlook all dangers which might... | |
| William Hone - 1825 - 842 pages
...this favourite object, mistook the impulses of passion for heavenly inspirations; and she fancied that his creditors held as curiosities." Halfpenny debentures were tedious instruments for sm to expel the foreiga invaders: An uncommon intrepidity of temper, made her overlook all the dangers... | |
| David Hume - Great Britain - 1825 - 482 pages
...this favourite object, mistook the impulses of passion for heavenly inspirations; and she fancied that she saw visions, and heard voices exhorting her to re-establish the throne of France, and to expel the foreign invaders. An uncommon intrepidity of temper made her overlook all the dangers... | |
| William Hone - Almanacs, English - 1826 - 892 pages
...this favourite object, mistook the impulses of passion for heavenly inspirations; and she fancied that she saw visions, and heard voices, exhorting her to reestablish the throne of France, and to expel the foreign invaders. An uncommon intrepidity of temper, made her overlook all the dangers... | |
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