_John of Gaunt_ (Vol. ix., p. 432.).--Perhaps the best method of explaining
to Y. S. M. the unmistakeable nose of the descendants of John of Gaunt,
will be to refer him to the complete series of portraits at Badminton,
concluding with the late Duke of Beaufort. He will then comprehend what is
difficult to describe in the physiognomy of
"That mighty line, whose sires of old
Sprang from Britain's royal blood;
All its sons were wise and bold,
All its daughters fair and good!"