"I know, of course, that she is a personal favourite of the Emperor's, and persona grata at the Court of Berlin.

We had various visitors who came down for twenty-four hoursone charming visit from the Marquis de Vogue, then French ambassador at Vienna, where he was very much liked, a persona grata in every way.

I The devotees of Apollo have to give a good account of themselves in Olympia before, they can become persona grata on Olympus.

Peter Martyr had foreseen, in a measure, the turbulent events of Alexander's pontificate; the Spanish sovereigns charged him to express to Cardinal Sforza their disapproval of his action in supporting the Borgia party, that Cardinal, though a Spaniard, being persona non grata to them; and in so doing he wrote to his friend the dubious augury, "God grant he may be grateful to you."