 About this time it was much the fashion for several ladies to have evening assemblies, where the fair sex might participate in conversation with literary and ingenious men, animated by a desire to please.  Notes and Queries - Seite 591866Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | James Boswell - 1807 - 532 Seiten
...mentioned it to him with regret, he was pleased to say, " Then, Sir, let us live double." About this time it was much the fashion for several ladies to have...men, animated by a desire to please. These societies weredenominated Blue-stocking Clubs, the origin of which title being little known, it may be worth... | |
 | James Boswell - 1820 - 550 Seiten
...mentioned it to him with regret, he was pleased tossy, 'l'ln-и, Sir, let us live double. About this time it was much the fashion for several ladies to have...please. These societies were denominated Blue-Stocking Ciulfi, the origin of which title being little known, it may be worth while to relate it. One of the... | |
 | James Boswell - 1820 - 476 Seiten
...mentioned it to him with regret, he was pleased to say, " Then, Sir, let us live double." About this time it was much the fashion for several ladies to have...with literary and ingenious men, animated by a desire * When I mentioned this to the Bishop of Killaloe, " With the goat," said his Lordship. Such, however,... | |
 | James Boswell - 1821 - 418 Seiten
...mentioned it to him with regret, he was pleased to say, " Then, sir, let us live double." About this time it was much the fashion for several ladies to have...societies were denominated Blue-stocking Clubs, the I When I mentioned this to the Bishop of Killaloe, " With the goat" said his Lordship. Such, however,... | |
 | James Boswell - 1821 - 412 Seiten
...mentioned it to him with regret, he was pleased to say, " Then, sir, let us live double." About this time it was much the fashion for several ladies to have...societies were denominated Blue-stocking Clubs, the 1 When I mentioned this to the Bishop Of Killaloe, " With the goat^ said his Lordship. Such, however,... | |
 | James Boswell - 1822 - 506 Seiten
...mentioned it to him with regret, he was pleased to say, " Then, Sir, let us live double." About this time it was much the fashion for several ladies to have...desire to please. These societies were denominated Blue-stockitig Clubs, the origin of which title being little known, it may be worth while to relate... | |
 | James Boswell - 1823 - 440 Seiten
...mentioned it to him with regret, he was pleased to say, " Then, sir, let us live double." About this time it was much the fashion for several ladies to have...desire to please. These societies were denominated Blue Stocking Clubs, the origin of which title being little known, it may be worth while to relate... | |
 | James Boswell - 1827 - 576 Seiten
...JOHNSON. to him with regret, lie was pleased to say, " Then, Sir, let us live double." About this time it was much the fashion for several ladies to have...desire to please. These societies were denominated Blue-flocking Clubs, the origin of which title being little known, it may be worth while to relate... | |
 | Francis Lieber, Edward Wigglesworth, Thomas Gamaliel Bradford - 1830 - 628 Seiten
...this name, in England, is thus given l>y Boswell, in his Life of Johnson: "About this time (1780), it was much the fashion for several ladies to have...conversation with literary and ingenious men, animated with a desire to please. These societies were denominated blue-stocking clubs, the origin of which... | |
 | Francis Lieber, Edward Wigglesworth, Thomas Gamaliel Bradford, Henry Vethake - 1830 - 612 Seiten
...where the fair sex might participate in conversation with literary and ingenious men, animated with a desire to please. These societies were denominated blue-stocking clubs, the origin of which name was as follows: — One of the most eminent members of these societies was Mr. Stillingfleet,... | |
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