 She was sickly from her childhood until about the age of fifteen, but then grew into perfect health, and was looked upon as one of the most beautiful, graceful, and agreeable young women in London, only a little too fat. Her hair was blacker than a raven,...  The Works of the Rev. Dr. Jonathan Swift ... - Page 247by Jonathan Swift - 1784Full view - About this book
 | William Makepeace Thackeray - 1853 - 332 pages
...but then she grew into perfect health, and was looked upon as one of the most beautiful, gracefill, and agreeable young women in London — only a little...raven, and every feature of her face in perfection. . . . . " Properly speaking" — he goes on with a calmness which, under the circumstances, is terrible... | |
 | William Makepeace Thackeray - 1854 - 306 pages
...the age of fifteen ; but then she grew into perfect health, and was looked upon as one of the most beautiful, graceful, and agreeable young women in...raven, and every feature of her face in perfection. . . . . " Properly speaking" — he goes on with a raininess which, under the circumstances, is terrible... | |
 | William Makepeace Thackeray - 1854 - 314 pages
...the age of fifteen ; but then she grew into perfect health, and was looked upon as one of the most beautiful, graceful, and agreeable young women in London — only a little too fat. Her hair WM blacker than a raven, and every feature of her face in perfection. . . . . " Properly speaking"... | |
 | Jonathan Swift, Thomas Roscoe - 1859 - 686 pages
...in London, only a Irwt^A^ fct!^ Jiar^ hair was blacker than a raven, and every feature of her lace in perfection. She lived generally in the country, with a family where she contracted an intimate friendship with another lady of more advanced years. I was then, to my mortification,... | |
 | John Timbs - 1862 - 424 pages
...the age of fifteen ; but then she grew into perfect health, and was looked upon as one of the most beautiful, graceful, and agreeable young women in...raven, and every feature of her face in perfection. . . . . " Properly speaking" — he goes on with a calmness which, under the circumstances, is terrible... | |
 | William Makepeace Thackeray - 1863 - 360 pages
...Doctor placed there at night, and bade to appear from under his pillow of a upon as one of the most beautiful, graceful, and agreeable young women in...blacker than a raven, and every feature of her face iu perfection. .... "Properly speaking" — he goes on with a calmness which, under the circumstances,... | |
 | William Makepeace Thackeray - 1909 - 882 pages
...the age of fifteen ; but then she grew into perfect health, and was looked upon as one of the most beautiful, graceful, and agreeable young women in...raven, and every feature of her face in perfection. ' . . . Properly speaking ' — he goes on with a calmness which, under the circumstances, is terrible... | |
 | Henry Riddell Montgomery - 1865 - 476 pages
...about the age of fifteen, but then grew into perfect health, and was looked upon as one of the most beautiful, graceful, and agreeable young women in...Her hair was blacker than a raven, and every feature in perfection. She had a gracefulness somewhat more than human in every motion, word, and action."... | |
 | Henry Riddell Montgomery - 1865 - 476 pages
...about the age of fifteen, but then grew into perfect health, and was looked upon as one of the most beautiful, graceful, and agreeable young women in...Her hair was blacker than a raven, and every feature in perfection. She had a gracefulness somewhat more than human in every motion, word, and action."... | |
 | Jonathan Swift, John Francis Waller - 1865 - 414 pages
..." and was looked upon as one of the most beautiful, graceful, and agreeable young women in London. Her hair was blacker than a raven, and every feature of her face in perfection." Allowing for the extravagance of a lover's estimate, the portraits that still exist bear out this description.... | |
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