 | John Fanning Watson - Pennsylvania - 1857 - 686 pages
...sensuality such a colouring of refinement as might divest it of its grossness. Look! there she cornea from the back of the stage, turning round and round with the speed of a teetotum, in indescribable and fascinating grace — she pirouettes — she springs and vaults, her... | |
 | John Fanning Watson - Pennsylvania - 1850 - 628 pages
...around sensuality such a colouring of refinement as might divest it of its grossness. Look ! there she comes from the back of the stage, turning round and round with the speed of a teetotum, in indescribable and fascinating grace — she pirouettes — she springs and vaults, her... | |
 | John Fanning Watson - Pennsylvania - 1870 - 682 pages
...around sensuality such a colouring of refinement as might divest it of its grossness. Look ! there she comes from the back of the stage, turning round and round with the speed of a .teetotum, in indescribable and fascinating grace — she pirouettes — she springs and vaults, her... | |
 | John Fanning Watson - Pennsylvania - 1887 - 692 pages
...around sensuality such a colouring of refinement as might divest it of its grossness. Look 1 there she comes from the back of the stage, turning round and round with the speed of a teetotum, in indescribable and fascinating grace — she pirouettes — she springs and vaults, her... | |
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... form such exhibitions as Perrot, and the figurante Taglioni, could display. If it were not so graceful it would be indecent; but they understood the philosophy of their art, it was to throw around sensuality such a colouring of refinement as might... 