 I saw upon her forehead an old-fashioned tower of grey hairs. Her head-dress rose very high by three several stories or degrees ; her garments had a thousand colours in them, and were embroidered with crosses in gold, silver, and silk : she had nothing...  Histoire de la littérature anglaise - Page 408by Hippolyte Taine - 1873Full view - About this book
 | British essayists - 1803 - 306 pages
...surprized at it, wlieii I savv upon her forehead an old fashioned tower of gray-hairs. Her headdress rose very high by three several stories or degrees; her...fond did she appear of it, that she sat cross-legged. I was quitkly sick of tliis tawdry composition of ribbands, silks, and jewels, and therefore cast my... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1803 - 638 pages
...lurprizcd at it, when 1 saw upon her forehead an old fashioned tower_of gray-hairs. Her headdress rose very high by three several stories or degrees ; her...fond did she appear of it, that she sat cross-legged. I was quicklysick of this tawdry composition of ribbands, silks, and jewels, and therefore cast my... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1804 - 498 pages
...surprized at it, when I saw upon her forehead an old-fashioned tower of grey hairs. Her head-dress rose very high by three several stories or degrees ; her...crosses in gold, silver and silk : she had nothing on, not so much as a glove or a slipper, which was not marked with this figure; nay, so superstiously fond... | |
 | 1804 - 676 pages
...surprised at it, when I saw upon her forehead an old-fashioned tower of gray hairs. Her head-dress rose very high by three several stories or degrees ; her...thousand colours in them, and were embroidered with erosses in gold, silver, and silk : she had nothing on, so much as a glove or a slipper, which was... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1808 - 308 pages
...surprised at it, when I saw upon her forehead an old fashioned tower of gray hairs. Her headdress rose very high by three several stories -or degrees ; her...this figure ; nay, so superstitiously fond did she ap. pear of it, that she sat cross-legged. I was quickly sick of this tawdry composition of ribbands,... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1808 - 314 pages
...surprised at it, when 1 saw upon her forehead an old fashioned tower of gray hairs. Hdr headdress rose very high by three several stories or degrees; her...had a thousand colours in them, and were embroidered rfith crosses in gold, silver, Sod silk. She had nothing on, so much as a glove or a slipper, which... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1808 - 446 pages
...surprised at it, when I saw upon her forehead an old fashioned tower of gray h iirs. Her headdress rose very high by three several stories or degrees ; her garments had a thousand colour-; in then), and were embroidered with crosses in sold, silver, and silk. She had nothing on,... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1809 - 304 pages
...at it, when I saw upon her forehead an old-fashioned tower of gray-hairs. Her head-dress rose very i high by three several stories or degrees ; her garments...fond did she appear of it, that she sat cross-legged. I was quickly sick of this tawdry composition of ribands, silks, and jewels, and therefore cast my... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1811 - 530 pages
...surprised at it, when I saw upon her forehead an old-fashioned tower of grey hairs. Her head-dress rose very high by three several stories or degrees ; her...fond did she appear of it, that she sat cross-legged. I was quickly sick of this tawdry composition of ribbons, silks, and jewels, and therefore cast my... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1811 - 628 pages
...surprised at it, when I saw upon her forehead an old-fashioned tower of grey hairs. Her head-dress rose very high by three several stories or degrees ; her...in them, and were embroidered with crosses in gold, stiver, and silk : she had nothing on, not so much as a ijlove or a slipper, which was not marked with... | |
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