 | Jonathan Swift - 1768 - 440 pages
...into her bed-chamber, where we made our bows, and ftood about twenty of us round the room, while me looked at us round with her fan in her mouth, and once a minute laid .about three words to fome that were neareft her, and then me was told dinner was ready, and went... | |
 | Jonathan Swift, John Hawkesworth - 1784 - 464 pages
...into her bed-chamber, where we made our bows, and ftood about twenty of us round the room, while fhe looked at us round with her fan in her mouth, and once a minute faid about three words to fome that were neareft her, and then fhe was told, dinner was ready, and... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1784 - 460 pages
...into her bed-chamber, where we made our bows, and flood about twenty of us round the room, while me looked at us round with her fan in her mouth, and once a minute faid about three words to fome that •were neareft her, and then me was told dinner was ready, and... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1801 - 452 pages
...a drawingroom to day at court; but so few company, that the queen sent for us into her bedchamber, where we made our bows, and stood about twenty of...then she was told dinner was ready, and went out. 1 dined at the green cloth, by Mr. Scarborow's invitation, who is in waiting. It is much the best table... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1801 - 452 pages
...a drawingroom to day at court ; but so few company, that the queen sent for us into her bedchamber, where we made our bows, and stood about twenty of...then she was told dinner was ready, and went out. 1 dined at the green cloth, by Mr. Scarborow's invitation, who is in waiting. It is much the best table... | |
 | Jonathan Swift - 1813 - 378 pages
...drawing-room to-day at court ; but so few company, that the queen sent for us into her bedchamber, where we made our bows, and stood about twenty of...were nearest her, and then she was told dinner was read}7, and went out. I dined at the green cloth, by Mr. Scarborow's invitation, who is in waiting.... | |
 | Earl Philip Henry Stanhope Stanhope - Great Britain - 1836 - 672 pages
...iii. p. 227. In his Journal to Stella, he describes Her Majesty's manner at a drawing-room : — " She looked at us round with her fan in her " mouth,...then she was told dinner was ready, and " went out." August 8. 1711. " lation, arid to love tricks when not necessary, CHAP, " but from an inward satisfaction... | |
 | Earl Philip Henry Stanhope Stanhope - Great Britain - 1836 - 660 pages
...iii. p. 227. In his Journal to Stella, he describes Her Majesty's manner at a drawing-room : — " She looked at us round with her fan in her " mouth,...then she was told dinner was ready, and " went out." August 8. 1711. t Scott's Life of Swift, p. 165. " lation, and to love tricks when not necessary, CHAP,... | |
 | Charles Knight - London (England) - 1841 - 918 pages
...Swift, writing from Windsor, " but so few company, that the Queen sent for us into her bedehamber, where we made our bows, and stood, about twenty of...then she was told dinner was ready, and went out." The poor woman had been so unceremoniously pulled about in the struggle between Whig and Tory to seize... | |
 | John Heneage Jesse - 1843 - 530 pages
...Queen conducted herself at a drawing-room is thus described by Swift, in his Journal to Stella: — "She looked at us round with her fan in her mouth,...then she was told dinner was ready, and went out." Augusts, 1711. no less a person than the celebrated favourite, Mrs. Masham. Dr. Arbuthnot thus replies... | |
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There was a Drawing-room to-day at Court; but so few company, that the Queen sent for us into her bed-chamber, where we made our bows, and stood about twenty of us round the room, while she looked at us round with her fan in her mouth, and once a minute... 
