 | Washington Irving - New York (State) - 1859 - 478 pages
...ones—no self-satisfied struttings of wealthy gentlemen, with their brains in their pockets—nor amusing conceits, and monkey divertisements, of smart young gentlemen, with no brains at aD. On the contrary, the young ladies seated themselves demurely in their rush-bottomed chairs, and... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1860 - 486 pages
...of old laidies nor hoyden chattering and romping of young ones — no self-satisfied struttings of wealthy gentlemen, with their brains in their pockets...; nor ever opened their lips excepting to say yah Mynheer, or, yah ya Vrouw, to any question that was asked them ; behaving in all things, like decent,... | |
 | Washington Irving - American literature - 1860 - 498 pages
...of old laidies nor hoyden chattering and romping of young ones — no self-satisfied struttings of wealthy gentlemen, with their brains in their pockets...knit their own woollen stockings ; nor ever opened thi'ir lips excepting to say yah Mynheer, or, yah ya Vrouw, to any question that was asked them ; behaving... | |
 | Richard Green Parker, James Madison Watson - Readers, American - 1861 - 446 pages
...hoyden8 chattering and romping of young ones — no self-satisfied struttings of wealthy gentlemen, wife their brains in their pockets — nor amusing conceits,...On the contrary, the young ladies seated themselves demurely3 in their rush-bottomed chairs, and knit their own woolen stockings ; nor ever opened their... | |
 | George Stillman Hillard - Elocution - 1863 - 530 pages
...with their brains in their pockets — nor amusing conceits, and monkey divertisements, of smart 6 young gentlemen, with no brains at all. On the contrary,...the young ladies seated themselves demurely in their rush, bottomed chairs, and knit their own woollen stockings ; nor ever opened their lips, excepting... | |
 | George Stillman Hillard - Elocution - 1863 - 528 pages
...gambling of old ladies nor hoiden chattering and romping of young ones — no self-satisfied struttings of wealthy gentlemen, with their brains in their pockets...amusing conceits, and monkey divertisements, of smart 5 young gentlemen, with no brains at all. On the contrary, the young ladies seated themselves demurely... | |
 | Washington Irving - Dutch Americans - 1864 - 538 pages
...of old ladies, nor hoyden chattering and romping of young ones, — no self-satisfied struttings of wealthy gentlemen, with their brains in their pockets,...their own woollen stockings ; nor ever opened their 'lipsexcep ting to say yah Mynheer, or, yah ya Vrouw, to any question that was asked them ; behaving... | |
 | Washington Irving - New York (State) - 1865 - 540 pages
...of old ladies, nor hoyden chattering and romping of young ones, — no self-satisfied struttings of wealthy gentlemen, with their brains in their pockets,...their own woollen stockings ; nor ever opened their lipsexcep ting to say yah Mynheer, or, yah ya Vrouw, to any question that was asked them ; behaving... | |
 | Edward Thomas Stevens - 1866 - 434 pages
...of old ladies, nor hoyden chattering and romping of young ones — no self-satisfied struttings of wealthy gentlemen with their brains in their pockets, nor amusing conceits and monkey divertissements of smart young gentlemen with no brains at all. On the contrary, the young ladies seated... | |
 | Henry Coppée - Readers and speakers - 1867 - 586 pages
...gambling of old ladies nor hoyden chattering and romping of young ones — no self-satisfied struttings of wealthy gentlemen, with their brains in their pockets...; nor ever opened their lips excepting to say yah Mynheer, or yah ya Vrouir, to any question that was asked them ; behaving, in all things, like decent,... | |
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At these primitive tea-parties the utmost propriety and dignity of deportment prevailed. No flirting nor coquetting, — no gambling of old ladies, nor hoyden chattering and romping of young ones, — no self-satisfied struttings of wealthy gentlemen,... 
