Customs and Fashions in Old New England

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C. Scribner, 1893 - 387 էջ
 

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Common terms and phrases

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Էջ 318 - In that day the Lord will take away the bravery of their tinkling ornaments about their feet, And their cauls, and their round tires like the moon, The chains, and the bracelets, and the mufflers, The bonnets, and the ornaments of the legs, and the headbands, And the tablets, and the earrings, The rings, and nose jewels, The changeable suits of apparel, and the mantles, And the wimples, and the crisping pins, The glasses, and the fine linen, And the hoods, and the vails.
Էջ 69 - Two are better than one; because they have a good reward for their labour. For if they fall, the one will lift up his fellow: but woe to him that is alone when he falleth; for he hath not another to help him up.
Էջ 147 - And besides bass we take plenty of skate and thornbacks and abundance of lobsters, and the least boy in the plantation may both catch and eat what he will of them. For my own part I was soon cloyed with them, they were so great and fat and luscious.
Էջ 269 - Boston, and brought his wife with him (a godly young woman and of special parts) who was fallen into a sad infirmity, the loss of her understanding and reason which had been growing upon her divers years by occasion of her giving herself wholly to reading and writing, and had written many books.
Էջ 294 - Her hair in front is craped at least a foot high, much in the form of a churn bottom upward, and topped off with a wire skeleton in the same form covered with black gauze, which hangs in streamers down her back. Her hair behind is in a large braid, turned up, and confined with a monstrous large crooked comb. She reminded me of the monstrous cap worn by the Marquis La Fayette's valet — commonly called, on this account, the Marquis
Էջ 217 - Our harvest being gotten in, our governor sent four men on fowling, that so we might, after a special manner, rejoice together after we had gathered the fruit of our labors. They four in one day killed as much fowl as, with a little help beside, served the company almost a week.
Էջ 51 - Good to help and support me. Mentioning Mrs. Gookin, Nath, the widow Weld was spoken of; said I had visited Mrs. Denison. I told her Yes!
Էջ 247 - KINGS ARMS TAVERN— NEWPORT, RHODE ISLAND. On Monday, June igth, at the Public Room of the above Inn, will be delivered a series of MORAL DIALOGUES in five parts, Depicting the evil effects of jealousy and other bad passions, and proving that happiness can only spring from the pursuit of virtue.
Էջ 11 - ... all the family to cry too; Her Mother ask'd the reason; she gave none; at last said she was afraid she should goe to Hell, her Sins were not pardon'd.
Էջ 298 - Having last night heard that Josiah Willard had cut off his hair (a very full head of hair) and put on a Wigg, I went to him this morning. Told his Mother what I came about, and she call'd him. I enquired of him what Extremity had forced him to put off his own hair, and put on a Wigg?

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