The British Essayists: The LoungerJ. Richardson, 1823 |
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... woman , that we do not wonder when we find even a queen not superior to that pretension . But there are , in our own times , ladies who forget the certain empire of their beauty , and aspire to the doubtful reputation of knowledge ...
... woman , that we do not wonder when we find even a queen not superior to that pretension . But there are , in our own times , ladies who forget the certain empire of their beauty , and aspire to the doubtful reputation of knowledge ...
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... woman . ' - " But the one next her , with the fanciful cap , and the panache of red and white feathers , with that elegant form , that striking figure , is not she a fine woman ? ' - Why , no , sir , not quite a fine woman ; not quite ...
... woman . ' - " But the one next her , with the fanciful cap , and the panache of red and white feathers , with that elegant form , that striking figure , is not she a fine woman ? ' - Why , no , sir , not quite a fine woman ; not quite ...
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... woman of fashion should be such as to mark some attention to appearance , some deference to society . The young men I see here look as if they had just had time to throw off their boots after a fox - chase . But yet dress is only an ...
... woman of fashion should be such as to mark some attention to appearance , some deference to society . The young men I see here look as if they had just had time to throw off their boots after a fox - chase . But yet dress is only an ...
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... woman has a character even as a beauty . A beauty , a toast , a fine woman , merely considered as such , has a sort of professional character , which it requires some sense and accomplishments to maintain . Now - a - days , there are so ...
... woman has a character even as a beauty . A beauty , a toast , a fine woman , merely considered as such , has a sort of professional character , which it requires some sense and accomplishments to maintain . Now - a - days , there are so ...
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... woman with her graces of person could have been insensible to it ? ) though possessing the becoming pride of appearing among her equals with equal advantages of dress and ornament ; she sparingly indulged in gratifications which ill ...
... woman with her graces of person could have been insensible to it ? ) though possessing the becoming pride of appearing among her equals with equal advantages of dress and ornament ; she sparingly indulged in gratifications which ill ...
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