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" Stewart in this dress, with her hat cocked and a red plume, with her sweet eye, little Roman nose, and excellent taille, is now the greatest beauty I ever saw, I think, in my life; and, if ever woman can, do exceed my Lady Castlemaine, at least in this... "
The Literature of Society - Page 280
by Mrs. A. T. Thomson - 1862
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Memoirs of the Court of Charles the Second

Anthony Hamilton (Count) - 1846 - 564 pages
...this lady. [Pepys describes her as the greatest beauty he ever saw in his life : " With her cocked hat and a red plume, with her sweet eye, little Roman nose, and excellent taille;" and adds, " If ever woman can, do exceed my Lady Castlemaine, at least in this dress: nor do I wonder...
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Literary and Historical Memorials of London, Volume 2

John Heneage Jesse - 1847 - 488 pages
...dress, with her hat cocked and red plume, with her sweet eye, little Roman nose, and excellent tattle, is now the greatest beauty I ever saw, I think, in my life." On horseback, Miss Stuart is said to have looked exquisitely beautiful. It was this charm which captivated...
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Lives of the Queens of England, from the Norman Conquest: With ..., Volume 8

Agnes Strickland - 1848 - 410 pages
...But, above all, Mrs. Stuart in this dress, with her hat cocked, and a red plume, with her sweet eyes, little Roman nose, and excellent taille, is now the greatest beauty I ever saw, I think, in all ray life ; and if ever woman can, does exceed my lady Castlemaine, at least in this dress, which...
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Sir Christopher Wren and His Times

James Elmes - 1852 - 472 pages
...she surpassed all the Court beauties*, " with her hat cocked and a red plume, with her sweet eyes, little Roman nose, and excellent taille, is now the greatest beauty I ever saw." IN his letter of November 5, 1663, he informs the King of the arrival of M. de Catteu in London, and...
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character and anecdotes of charles the second

charles barker - 1853 - 126 pages
...beauty and dress, that ever I did see in all my life. But, above all, Mrs.. Stewart, in this dress, with her hat cocked and a red plume, with her sweet...Roman nose, and excellent taille, is now the greatest I ever saw, I think, in m^ Yvfe •, sea&Si cs«t -<SOTQKXV ^-sa do exceed iny Lady Castlemaine, at...
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Memoirs of the Court of Charles the Second

Anthony Hamilton (Count), Charles II (King of England), Thomas Blount - 1853 - 568 pages
...lady. [Pepys describes her as the greatest beauty he ever saw in his life : ' ' With h»r cocked hat and a red plume, with her sweet eye, little Roman nose, and excellent taille;" and adds, " If ever woman can, do exceed my Lady Castlemaine, at least in this dress : nor do I wonder...
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Diary and Correspondence of Samuel Pepys, F.R.S.: Secretary to the ..., Volume 2

Samuel Pepys - 1854 - 532 pages
...beautys and dress, that ever I did see in all my life. But, above all, Mrs. Stewart in this dress, with her hat cocked and a red plume, with her sweet...exceed my Lady Castlemaine, at least in this dress: nor dp I wonder if the King changes, which I verily believe is the reason of his coldness to my Lady Castlemaine....
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Diary and correspondence of Samuel Pepys, the diary deciphered by ..., Volume 2

Samuel [collections] Pepys - 1854 - 506 pages
...plume, with her sweet eye, little Roman nose, »ui ' James, Duke of Cambridge. Ob. 20th June, 1667. excellent taille, is now the greatest beauty I ever...Castlemaine, at least in this dress : nor do I wonder if the King changes, which I verily believe is the reason of his coldness to my Lady Castlemaine. 14th....
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Diary and Correspondence of Samuel Pepys, F.R.S.: Secretary to the ..., Volume 2

Samuel Pepys - 1854 - 508 pages
...beautys and dress, that ever I did see in all my life. But, above all, Mrs. Stewart in this dress, with her hat cocked and a red plume, with her sweet eye, little Roman nose, and 1 James, Duke of Cambridge. Ob. 20th June, 1667. excellent taille, is now the greatest beauty I ever...
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Memoirs of the Court of England During the Reign of the Stuarts ..., Volume 3

John Heneage Jesse - 1855 - 570 pages
...great beauty and dress, that ever I did see in all my life. But, above all, Miss Stewart in this dress, with her hat cocked and a red plume, with her sweet eye, little Eoman nose, and excellent tattle, is now the greatest beauty I ever saw, I think, in my life." It was...
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