London Characters: Or, Fashions and Customs, of the Present Century, Том 1booksellers in Bondstreet, 1809 - 3 страници |
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... the Mæonian Bard had a peep into the female Arsenal . Esther and Judith of old , were full aware of its powerful influence on the eyes of the stronger sex ; A Description continued . she lived in splendor , she 4 LONDON CHARACTERS .
... the Mæonian Bard had a peep into the female Arsenal . Esther and Judith of old , were full aware of its powerful influence on the eyes of the stronger sex ; A Description continued . she lived in splendor , she 4 LONDON CHARACTERS .
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... continued . she lived in splendor , she gave sumptu- ous dinners , she was the daughter of , and , thanks to our imitative dispositions , we can boast here of as great a skill in the art as any other nation . The love of dress attends ...
... continued . she lived in splendor , she gave sumptu- ous dinners , she was the daughter of , and , thanks to our imitative dispositions , we can boast here of as great a skill in the art as any other nation . The love of dress attends ...
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... continued excess , that , though he still preserved his beauty , he was older in constitution than some men at sixty . He had been unhappy in his marriage , though united to a virtuous and lovely woman , because , as is too often the si ...
... continued excess , that , though he still preserved his beauty , he was older in constitution than some men at sixty . He had been unhappy in his marriage , though united to a virtuous and lovely woman , because , as is too often the si ...
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... continued the Marquis of Waltham , taking up a newspaper , " The pretty little Lady Ashton is dead ! she ex- pired immediately after ... " -- " Cease , bro- ther , I beg of you , " said the amiable Lady Charlotte ; " When we speak of ...
... continued the Marquis of Waltham , taking up a newspaper , " The pretty little Lady Ashton is dead ! she ex- pired immediately after ... " -- " Cease , bro- ther , I beg of you , " said the amiable Lady Charlotte ; " When we speak of ...
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... continued to be idolized and courted ; and she yet had ears open to the flattery of those shallow fops , who , to gain access to her parties , and to be seen in them , would compliment her on her likeness to the hoodwinked little god ...
... continued to be idolized and courted ; and she yet had ears open to the flattery of those shallow fops , who , to gain access to her parties , and to be seen in them , would compliment her on her likeness to the hoodwinked little god ...
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