The Ladies' Cabinet of Fashion, Music, and RomanceMargaret De Courcy, Beatrice De Courcy G. Henderson, Old Bailey, 1832 An illustrated women's magazine; includes extracts from novels, short stories, reviews, aphorisms, songs, philosophical discussions, and detailed descriptions of the latest clothing fashions from London and Paris. |
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... arms of its former owner , gave one a general outline of the mansions in the possession of which our forefathers prided themselves . Although the exterior of the building itself seemed in tolerable repair , still , no one could well ...
... arms of its former owner , gave one a general outline of the mansions in the possession of which our forefathers prided themselves . Although the exterior of the building itself seemed in tolerable repair , still , no one could well ...
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... arms in the autumn wind , as though mourning the courtly dames and cavaliers who , in the finery of former days , amid sunshine and flowers , gambolled upon that lawn , now tangled with the wild weed , as over the graves of the long ...
... arms in the autumn wind , as though mourning the courtly dames and cavaliers who , in the finery of former days , amid sunshine and flowers , gambolled upon that lawn , now tangled with the wild weed , as over the graves of the long ...
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... arms , worked on silk , displayed its purple hangings in one corner of the room , while several portraits , habited in the ruff which distinguished more particularly the reign of Elizabeth , looked down from the mildewed tapestry . In ...
... arms , worked on silk , displayed its purple hangings in one corner of the room , while several portraits , habited in the ruff which distinguished more particularly the reign of Elizabeth , looked down from the mildewed tapestry . In ...
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... arms , whom she had not seen for nearly two years . An only daughter , she had been educated with unusual care by her doating father , who had procured the most celebrated masters to render her highly accomplished . Nor was it merely in ...
... arms , whom she had not seen for nearly two years . An only daughter , she had been educated with unusual care by her doating father , who had procured the most celebrated masters to render her highly accomplished . Nor was it merely in ...
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... arms the servant girl , whom , but a few days previous , he had induced to return to the house , and who , with a countenance blanched by fear , and with eyes nigh protruding from their sockets , exclaimed , " Oh ! save me , -save me ...
... arms the servant girl , whom , but a few days previous , he had induced to return to the house , and who , with a countenance blanched by fear , and with eyes nigh protruding from their sockets , exclaimed , " Oh ! save me , -save me ...
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The Ladies' Cabinet of Fashion, Music, and Romance Margaret De Courcy,Beatrice De Courcy Ամբողջությամբ դիտվող - 1832 |
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The Ladies' Cabinet of Fashion, Music, and Romance Margaret De Courcy,Beatrice De Courcy Ամբողջությամբ դիտվող - 1832 |
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admiration Alice appearance arms Asola Balt beautiful black lace blonde lace Boyle capotes Captain Catarina chapeaux Chumley colours corsage countenance Crotchet Darlington daughter dear death deep delight door dress elegant Euphemia exclaimed expression eyes face fancy Fanny fashionable father favour fear feelings Fell felt flowers gentle gentleman girl hand happy heard heart heerd honour hope hour Jessy Josiah lace lady light look Maia marabouts marriage mind Miss morning MORNING DRESS mother muslin never night once organdy ornamented ostrich pale passementerie passion Philip Hyde pleasure poor poult de soie redingotes replied returned ribbon robe rose round satin scene schooner seemed side silk skirt smile soul spirit stood style sweet taffetas tarlatane tears thee Theophilus things thou thought tight sleeve tone trimmed uttered Valenciennes lace velvet vogue voice wife woman words wreath young youth
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Էջ 373 - Too oft on earth a troubled guest, At times deceived, at times opprest; It here is tried and purified, And hath in heaven its perfect rest; It soweth here with toil and care, But the harvest-time of love is there.''
Էջ 315 - Heavens! what a goodly prospect spreads around, Of hills, and dales, and woods, and lawns, and spires, And glittering towers, and gilded streams, till all The stretching landscape into smoke decays ! Happy Britannia! where the queen of arts Inspiring vigour, Liberty abroad Walks
Էջ 415 - Me, perhaps, The glowing hearth may satisfy awhile With faint illumination, that uplifts The shadows to the ceiling, there, by fits. Dancing uncouthly to the quivering flame. Not undelightful is an hour to me So spent in parlour twilight: such a gloom Suits well the thoughtful or unthinking mind ; The mind contemplative, with some new theme Pregnant, or
Էջ 315 - like a brook, For ever changing, unperceiv'd the change. In the same brook none ever bath'd him twice; To the same life none ever twice awoke. We call the brook the same; the same we think Our life, though still more rapid in its flow, Nor mark the much irrevocably lapsed, And mingled with the sea.
Էջ 415 - urn Throws up a steamy column, and the cupa That cheer, but not inebriate, wait on each, So let us welcome peaceful evening in.
Էջ 415 - Now stir the fire, and close the shutters fast, Let fall the curtains, wheel the sofa round, And, while the bubbling and
Էջ 394 - to see an ancient castle or building not in decay, or to see a fair timber tree sound and perfect; how much more to behold an ancient family which
Էջ 366 - in the physical and the moral world— " A primrose by the river's brim, A yellow primrose is to him, And it is nothing more.
Էջ 415 - Tis thus the understanding takes repose In indolent vacuity of thought, And sleeps and is refreshed." And now arrives the time of tapers and tea,
Էջ 382 - and in the darkness prest From his own soul by worldly weights. Even so, Sing, seraph, with the glory I Heaven is high ! Sing, poet, with the sorrow! Earth is low! The Universe's inward voices cry " Amen