The rose and the ring; or, The history of Prince Giglio and Prince Bulbo; a fireside pantomime for great and small children . urtiers and people knew how to flatter. This royal pair had one only child, the Princess Angelica, who, youmay be sure, was a paragon in the courtiers eyes, in her parents, andin her own. It was said she had the longest hair, the largest eyes, theslimmest waist, the smallest foot, and the most lovely complexion ofany young lady in the Paflagonian dominions. Her accomplishmentswere announced to be even superior to her beauty ; and governessesused to shame their idle pupi
The rose and the ring; or, The history of Prince Giglio and Prince Bulbo; a fireside pantomime for great and small children . urtiers and people knew how to flatter. This royal pair had one only child, the Princess Angelica, who, youmay be sure, was a paragon in the courtiers eyes, in her parents, andin her own. It was said she had the longest hair, the largest eyes, theslimmest waist, the smallest foot, and the most lovely complexion ofany young lady in the Paflagonian dominions. Her accomplishmentswere announced to be even superior to her beauty ; and governessesused to shame their idle pupils by telling them what Princess Angelicacould do. She could play the most difficult pieces of music at could answer any one of Mangnals (otuestions. She knew everydate in the history of Paflagonia and every other country. She knewFrench, English, Italian, German, Spanish, Hebrew, Greek, Latin, Cap-padocian, Samothracian, iEgean, and Crim Tartar. In a word, she was GRUFFANUFF, AND WHAT HER STATION. 15 a most accomplished young creature ; and her governess and lady-in-waiting was the severe Countess Would you not fancy, from this picture, that GruffanufF must havebeen a person of the highest birth ? She looks so haughty, that Ishould have thought her a princess at the very least, with a pedigree 16 BEWARE OF PRIDE WITHOUT A CAUSE. reaching as far back as the dehige. But this lady was no better bornthan many other ladies who give themselves airs, and all sensiblepeople laughed at her absurd pretensions; the fact is, she had beenmaid-servant to the queen when her n:iajesty was only princess, andher husband had been head footman, but after his death or disappear-ance, of which you shall hear presently, this Mrs. Gruflanufi^, by flat-tering, toadying, and wheedling her royal mistress, became a favoritewith the queen (who was rather a weak woman); and her majestygave her a title, and made her nursery governess to the princess. And now I must tell you about the
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