Social Life in the Reign of Queen Anne: Taken from Original Sources, Band 1Chatto & Windus, 1882 |
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... body ; • 1 See Appendix . Lilli burlero ' and ' Bullen a lah ' are said to have been the watchwords used by the Irish Papists in their massacre of the Protestants in 1641. The ballad to this tune was written in 1686 , when James II ...
... body ; • 1 See Appendix . Lilli burlero ' and ' Bullen a lah ' are said to have been the watchwords used by the Irish Papists in their massacre of the Protestants in 1641. The ballad to this tune was written in 1686 , when James II ...
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... Body now cares to have done ; very few are willing to have their Affairs declar'd to all the World in a publick Place , when for a Guinea they may do it Snug , and without Noise ; and my good Friends the Clergy , who find their Accounts ...
... Body now cares to have done ; very few are willing to have their Affairs declar'd to all the World in a publick Place , when for a Guinea they may do it Snug , and without Noise ; and my good Friends the Clergy , who find their Accounts ...
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... body , who being somewhat younger and richer than myself , I was advised to go a wooing to her in a finer suit of clothes than ever I wore in my life : for I love to dress plain , and suitable to a man of my rank . How ever , I gained ...
... body , who being somewhat younger and richer than myself , I was advised to go a wooing to her in a finer suit of clothes than ever I wore in my life : for I love to dress plain , and suitable to a man of my rank . How ever , I gained ...
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... Bodies and Hose , very good Penny worths . ' ' Eleazar Malory , Joiner at the Coffin in White Chapel , near Red Lion ... body was interred ; and if there be no officer , then by any curate within the county where the corpse was buried ...
... Bodies and Hose , very good Penny worths . ' ' Eleazar Malory , Joiner at the Coffin in White Chapel , near Red Lion ... body was interred ; and if there be no officer , then by any curate within the county where the corpse was buried ...
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... Body had been set out , with all Ceremony befitting his Degree , for near 2 hours , ' twas carried to the Church adjacent in this order , viz . 2 Con- ductors with long Staves , 6 Men in long Cloaks two and two , the Standard , 18 Men ...
... Body had been set out , with all Ceremony befitting his Degree , for near 2 hours , ' twas carried to the Church adjacent in this order , viz . 2 Con- ductors with long Staves , 6 Men in long Cloaks two and two , the Standard , 18 Men ...
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Seite 49 - twould a saint provoke," (Were the last words that poor Narcissa spoke ;} " No, let a charming chintz and Brussels lace Wrap my cold limbs, and shade my lifeless face : One would not, sure, be frightful when one's dead — And — Betty — give this cheek a little red.
Seite 224 - And it is agreed by us the insurers that this writing or policy of assurance shall be of as much force and effect as the surest writing or policy of assurance heretofore made in Lombard Street or in the Royal Exchange or elsewhere in London.
Seite 171 - ABOUT the middle of last winter I went to see an opera at the theatre in the Hay-Market, where I could not but take notice of two parties of very fine women, that had placed themselves in the opposite side boxes, and seemed drawn up in a kind of battle array one against another.
Seite 312 - Hare or a Pheasant: He knocks down a Dinner with his Gun twice or thrice a Week; and by that means lives much cheaper than those who have not so good an Estate as himself. He would be a good Neighbour if he did not destroy so many Partridges: in short, he is a very sensible Man; shoots flying; and has been several times Foreman of the Petty Jury. The other that rides along with him is Tom Touchy, a Fellow famous for taking the Law of every Body.
Seite 171 - ... were placed in those different situations as party-signals to distinguish friends from foes. In the middle boxes, between these two opposite bodies, were several ladies who patched indifferently on both sides of their faces, and seemed to sit there with no other intention but to see the opera. Upon inquiry I found that the body of amazons on my right hand were Whigs, and those on my left Tories...
Seite 326 - The Tower of Babel, not yet finished. St. George in box : his arm scarce long enough, but will be in a condition to stick the dragon by next April.
Seite 249 - Instead of the brave, rough English admiral, which was the distinguishing character of that plain, gallant man, he is represented on his tomb by the figure of a beau, dressed in a long periwig, and reposing himself upon velvet cushions under a canopy of state.
Seite 171 - After a short survey of them, I found they were patched differently ; the faces, on one hand, being spotted on the right side of the forehead, and those upon the other on the left : I quickly perceived that they cast hostile glances upon one another; and that their patches were placed in those different situations, as party-signals to distinguish friends from foes...
Seite 219 - Every man about him has, perhaps, a newspaper in his hand; but none can pretend to guess what step will be taken in any one court of Europe, till Mr. Beaver has thrown down his pipe, and declares what measures the allies must enter into upon this new posture of affairs. Our coffee-house...
Seite 326 - Our British gardeners, on the contrary, instead of humouring nature, love to deviate from it as much as possible. Our trees rise in cones, globes and pyramids. We see the marks of the scissors upon every plant and bush.