▁of ▁B ess borough ; ▁Frederick ▁P ons on by ; ▁and ▁William ▁P ons on by , ▁who ▁became ▁the ▁ 1 st ▁Baron ▁de ▁Mau ley . ▁ ▁Har ri et ▁had ▁numerous ▁lo vers ▁during ▁her ▁marriage ; ▁as ▁she ▁once ▁remarked , ▁" I ▁can ▁never ▁love ▁anyone ▁just ▁a ▁little ". ▁Among ▁her ▁more ▁notable ▁lo vers ▁were ▁Richard ▁Br ins ley ▁Sher idan , ▁the ▁play w right ▁and ▁Wh ig ▁politician , ▁and ▁Gran ville ▁Le ves on - G ower , ▁ 1 st ▁Earl ▁Gran ville , ▁who ▁became ▁her ▁most ▁end uring ▁lo ver . ▁ ▁Her ▁affair ▁with ▁Gran ville ▁produced ▁two ▁il leg it imate ▁children : ▁Har ri et ▁Emma ▁A rund el ▁Stewart , ▁wife ▁of ▁George ▁God olph in ▁Os bor ne , ▁ 8 th ▁Duke ▁of ▁Le eds ▁( though ▁she ▁died ▁in ▁ 1 8 5 2 ▁before ▁he ▁succeeded ▁to ▁the ▁title ), ▁and ▁George ▁Stewart . ▁Har ri et ▁managed ▁to ▁hide ▁her ▁pre gn an cies ▁from ▁her ▁husband ; ▁this ▁was ▁less ▁difficult ▁in ▁an ▁era ▁when ▁the ▁arist ocracy ▁might ▁make ▁extended ▁vis its ▁of ▁many ▁months ▁abroad ▁or ▁to ▁friends ' ▁country ▁homes . ▁ ▁She ▁later ▁sad ly ▁remarked ▁that ▁for ▁sevent een ▁years ▁she ▁had ▁" lo ved ▁[ G ran ville ] ▁to ▁id ol at ry ." ▁However , ▁she ▁came ▁to ▁believe ▁that ▁he ▁loved ▁her ▁least ▁of ▁all ▁the ▁men ▁in ▁her ▁life