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 | James Boswell - 1831 - 584 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 Sluestocking Clubs; the origin of which title being little known, it may be worth while to relate it.... | |
 | George Gordon Byron Baron Byron, Thomas Moore - 1832 - 346 Seiten
...will be this hour. But the benches are cramm'd, like a garden in flower, (1) [" About the year 1781, it was much the fashion for several ladies to have...Blue-stocking Clubs ; the origin of which title being Uttle known, it may be worth while to relate it One of the most eminent members of those societies,... | |
 | George Gordon Byron Baron Byron, Thomas Moore - 1833 - 350 Seiten
...(1) [" Ahout the year 1781, it was much the fashion for several ladies to have evening assemhlies, where the fair sex might participate in conversation with literary and ingenious men, animated hy a desire to please. These societies were denominated Blue-stocking Clubs ; the origin of which title... | |
 | James Boswell - 1835 - 590 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...please. These societies were denominated Blue-stocking Clubi; the origin of which title being little known, it may be worth while to relate it. One of the... | |
 | Francis Lieber, Edward Wigglesworth - 1835 - 608 Seiten
...this name, in England, is thus given by 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... | |
 | George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - 1837 - 328 Seiten
...will be this hour. But the benches are cramm'd, like a garden in flower, 1 [" About the year 1781 , it was much the fashion for several ladies to have...literary and ingenious men, animated by a desire to plcase. These societies were denominated Blue-slocking Clubs ; the origin of which title being little... | |
 | 1840 - 430 Seiten
...ladies. In Boswell'i Johnson the following is given:—' 4 About this time (under the date of 1781) ft was much the fashion for several ladies to have evening...desire to please. These societies were denominated Blue Stocking Clubt f the origin of which title being little known, it may be worth while to relate... | |
 | George Gordon Byron Baron Byron - 1841 - 998 Seiten
...be eiprcted to join In the laugh. "About the year 1781, it was much the fashion for several Indies n ml in genious men, animated by a desire to piense- These societies were denominated Blue-stocking... | |
 | Robert Kemp Philp - 430 Seiten
...in his life of Dr. Johnson, relates that about the year 1781, it wns much the fashion for »everal ladies to have evening assemblies, where the fair sex might participate in conversation with literaryand ingenious men, animated by a mutual Desire to please. The societies were denominated '... | |
 | 1850 - 638 Seiten
...Johnson: "About this time (1780), it was much the fashion for several ladies to have evening assemhlies, 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... | |
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