 | England - 1820 - 876 pages
...heart, occasioned no scandal at that time, nor should h at the present — if our great grandfathers approved of the custom, it would argue a great want...reverence in their descendants to say a word against it." The dress of these primitive worthies next engages the attention of the historian — and he proceeds... | |
 | Washington Irving - New York (State) - 1819 - 302 pages
...heart, occasioned no scandal at that time, nor should it at the present — if our great grandfathers approved of the custom, it would argue a great want...reverence in their descendants to say a word against it. CHAPTER IV. Containing further particulars of the Golden Age, and what constituted a fine Lady and... | |
 | Washington Irving - New York (State) - 1819 - 310 pages
...heart, occasioned no scandal at that time, nor should it at the present — if our great grandfathers approved of the custom, it would argue a great want...reverence in their descendants to say a word against it, CHAPTER IV. Containing further particulars of the Golden Age, and what constituted a fine Lady and... | |
 | 1820 - 490 pages
...heart, occasioned no scandal at that time, nor should it at the present — if our great grandfathers approved of the custom, it would argue a great want...reverence in their descendants to say a word against it.' The dress of these primitive worthies next engages the attention of the historian. — ' Their hair... | |
 | England - 1820 - 730 pages
...heart, occasioned no scandal at that time, nor should it at the present — if our great grandfathers approved of the custom, it would argue a great want...reverence in their descendants to say a word against it." The dress of these primitive worthies next engages the attention of the historian — and he proceeds... | |
 | Washington Irving - New York (State) - 1820 - 532 pages
...occasioned no scandal at that time, nor should it at the present — if our great grandfathers approved df the custom, it would argue a great want of reverence in their descendants to say a word against it. THE GOLDEN AGE. 183 j CHAPTER IV. Containing further particulars of the Golden Age, and what constituted... | |
 | 1821 - 732 pages
...occasioned no scandal at that time, — nor should it at the present — if our great grand-fathers approved of the custom, it would argue a great want...reverence in their descendants to say a word against it." Then follow sundry other particulars respecting this golden age, as i\Ir. Diedrich Knickerbocker denominates... | |
 | Washington Irving - New York (State) - 1821 - 414 pages
...heart, occasioned no scandal at that time, nor should it at the present — if our great grandfathers approved of the custom, it would argue a great want...reverence in their descendants to say a word against it. CHAPTER IV. Containing further particulars of the Golden Age, and what con* ftituted a Jine Lady and... | |
 | George Lockhart - Jacobites - 1824 - 870 pages
...heart, occasioned no scandal at that time, nor should it at the present — if our great grandfathers approved of the custom, it would argue a great want...reverence in their descendants to say a word against it. CHAP. IV. Containing further Particulars of the Golden Age, and what constituted a fine Lady and Gentleman... | |
 | Washington Irving - American wit and humor - 1825 - 356 pages
...scandal at that time, nor should it at the present — if our great grandfathers approved of the cnstom, it would argue a great want of reverence in their descendants to say a word against it. CHAP. IV. Containing further particulars of the Golden Aye, and what constituted a fine Lady and Gentleman... | |
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The gentlemen gallantly attended their fair ones to their respective abodes, and took leave of them with a hearty smack at the door : which, as it was an established piece of etiquette, done in perfect simplicity and honesty of heart, occasioned no scandal... 
