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Title: Fifty years ago
Year: 1888 (1880s)
Authors: Besant, Walter, Sir, 1836-1901 Wordsworth Collection
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Publisher: London, Chatto & Windus
Contributing Library: Cornell University Library
Digitizing Sponsor: MSN

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IN THE HOUSE 139 elocution. The most perfect stillness reigned throughthe place while Her Majesty was reading her Speech.Not a breath was to be heard: had a person, unblessedwith the power of vision, been suddenly taken withinhearing of Her Majesty, while she was reading herSpeech, he might have remained some time under theimpression that there was no one present but herself.Her self-possession was the theme of universal admira-tion. In person Her Majesty is considerably below theaverage height. Her figure is good ; rather inclined,as far as one could judge from seeing her in her robesof state, to the slender form. Every one who has seenher must have been struck with her singularly finebust. Her complexion is clear, and has all the indica-tions of excellent health about it. Her features aresmall, and partake a good deal of the Grecian cast.Her face, without being strikingly handsome, is remark-ably pleasant, and is indicative of a mild and amiabledisposition. In the House of Lords the

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