I could draw the old lady at this moment ! — dressed in gray, with a clean white hood nicely plaited (for she was somewhat finical about the neatness of her person) , sitting in her straight-backed elbow-chair, which stood in a large window scooped... The British Essayists;: Lounger - Seite 234von Alexander Chalmers - 1808Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
| 1788 - 330 Seiten
...fitting in her ftraightbacked elbow-chair, which flood in a large window dow fcooped out of the thicknefs of the ancient wall. The middle panes of the window were of painted glafs, the ftory of Jofeph and his brethren. On the outfide waved a honeyfuckletree, which often threw... | |
| 1788 - 338 Seiten
...fitting in her ftraightbacked elbow-chair, which flood in a large window dow fcooped out of the thicknefs of the ancient wall. The middle panes of the window were of painted glafs, the ftory of Jofeph and his brethren. On the outfide waved a honeyfuckletree, 'which often threw... | |
| 1794 - 466 Seiten
...fitting in her ftraightbacked elbow-chair, which flood in a large window fcooped out of the thicknefs of the ancient wall. The middle panes of the window were of painted glafs, the ftory of Jofeph and his brethren. On the outfide waved a honeyfuckletree, which often threw... | |
| Henry Mackenzie - 1808 - 440 Seiten
...dressed in grey, with a clean white hood nicely plaited, (for she was somewhat finical about the neatness of her person,) sitting in her straight-backed elbow-chair,...shade across her book or her work ; but she would not allow it to be cut down. " It has stood there many a day," said | she, " and we old inhabitants... | |
| Henry Mackenzie - 1815 - 302 Seiten
...dressed in grey,'with a clean white hood nicely plaited (for she was somewhat finical about the neatness of her person), sitting in her straightbacked elbow-chair,...shade across her book, or her work ; but she would not allow it to be cut down. ' It has stood there many a day,' said she, ' and we old inhabitants should... | |
| Henry Mackenzie - 1820 - 326 Seiten
...white hood nicely plaited (for she was somewhat (iuicn about the neatness of her person), sitting i. 3 in her straight-backed elbow-chair, which stood in...brethren. On the outside waved a honeysuckle-tree, whirl' often threw its shade across her book, or her work ; but she would not allow it to be cut down.... | |
| British essayists - 1823 - 802 Seiten
...dressed in gray, with a clean white hood nicely plaited, for she was somewhat finical about the neatness of her person, sitting in her straight-backed elbow-chair,...of Joseph and his brethren. On the outside waved a honey suckle-tree, which often threw its shade across her book, or her work ; but she would not allow... | |
| 1823 - 354 Seiten
...i in gray, with a clean white hood nicely plaited (for she was somewhat finical about the neatness of her person), sitting in her straight-backed elbow-chair,...wall. The middle panes of the window were of painted glass—the story of Joseph and his brethren. On the outside waved a honeysuckle tree, which often... | |
| Lionel Thomas Berguer - 1823 - 354 Seiten
...were of painted glass—the story of Joseph and his brethren. On the outside waved a honeysuckle tree, which often threw its shade across her book, or her work ; but she would not allow it to be cut down. ' It has stood there many a day,' said she, ' and we old inhabitants shouldbear... | |
| New elegant extracts, Richard Alfred Davenport - 1827 - 410 Seiten
...dressed in gray, with a clean white hood, nicely plaited (for she was somewhat finical about the neatness of her person), sitting in her straightbacked elbowchair,...of Joseph and his brethren. On the outside waved a honeysuckle tree, which often threw its shade across her book, or her work ; but she would not allow... | |
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