Lady Mary Wortley is arrived; I have seen her; I think her avarice, her dirt, and her vivacity, are all increased. Her dress, like her languages, is a galimatias of several countries ; the groundwork rags, and the embroidery nastiness. She needs no cap,... The Quarterly review - Page 1911837Full view - About this book
| William Jerdan, William Ring Workman, Frederick Arnold, John Morley, Charles Wycliffe Goodwin - 1818 - 862 pages
...1.) " Lady M — y W y (Mary Wortley) is arrived ; I have seen her; I think her avarice, her diet, and her vivacity are all increased. Her dress, like...handkerchief, no gown, no petticoat, no shoes. An old blacklaced hood represents the first ; the fur of a horseman's coat, which replaces the third, serves... | |
| H. Biglow, Orville Luther Holley - American literature - 1818 - 500 pages
...1761.) « Lady M— y W y (Mary Wortley) is arrived;! have seen her; 1 think her avarice, her diet, and her vivacity are all increased. Her dress, like...countries ; the ground-work rags, and the embroidery nastmess. She needs no cap, no handkerchief, no gown, no petticoat, no shoes. An old black-laced hood... | |
| 1819 - 552 pages
...all increased. Her dress, like her languages, is a galimatias of several countries; the ground work, rags, and the embroidery, nastiness. She needs no...handkerchief, no gown, no petticoat, no shoes. An old black-laced hood represents the fiist, the fur of a horseman's coat, which replaces the third, serves... | |
| Horace Walpole - 1820 - 526 pages
...letters, you are good company, and I have a notion I shall still be glad to see you. Lady Mary Wortley is arrived; I have seen her; I think her avarice,...her vivacity, are all increased. Her dress, like her languages, is a galimatias of several countries; the ground-work rags, and the embroidery nastiness.... | |
| Mrs. Jameson (Anna) - Women in literature - 1837 - 382 pages
...reached London in January 1762. " Lady Mary is arrived," says Walpole, writing to George Montagu. " I have seen her. I think her avarice, her dirt, and...her language, is a galimatias of several countries. She needs no cap, no handkerchief, no gown, no petticoat, no shoes; an old black-laced hood represents... | |
| Horace Walpole (4th earl of Orford.) - 1837 - 484 pages
...letters, you are good company, and I have a notion I shall still be glad to see you. Lady Mary Wortley 1 is arrived ; I have seen her ; I think her avarice,...her vivacity are all increased. Her dress, like her languages, is a galimatias of several countries ; the ground-work rags, and the embroidery nastiness.... | |
| Horace Walpole - 1837 - 490 pages
...letters, you are good company, and I have a notion I shall still be glad to see you. Lady Mary Wortley1 is arrived ; I have seen her ; I think her avarice,...her vivacity are all increased. Her dress, like her languages, is a galimatias of several countries; the ground-work rags, and the embroidery nastiness.... | |
| Mrs. Jameson (Anna) - Women in literature - 1837 - 382 pages
...her vivacity, are all increased. Her dress, like her language, is a galimatias of several countries. She needs no cap, no handkerchief, no gown, no petticoat, no shoes ; an old black-laced hood represents the first ; the fur of a horseman's coat, which replaces the third, serves... | |
| Horace Walpole (4th earl of Orford.) - 1840 - 548 pages
...good company, and I have a notion I shall still be glad to see you. Lady Mary Wortley is arrived ; l I have seen her ; I think her avarice, her dirt, and...her vivacity, are all increased. Her dress, like her languages, is a galimatias of several countries ; 1 Lady Mary Wortley Montagu remained at Venice till... | |
| Horace Walpole - 1840 - 540 pages
...good company, and I have a notion I shall still be glad to see you. Lady Mary Wortley is arrived ; 1 I have seen her ; I think her avarice, her dirt, and...her vivacity, are all increased. Her dress, like her languages, is a galimatias of several countries ; the ground-work rags, and the embroidery nastiness.... | |
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