The memory of an old visiting lady is so filled with gloves, silks, and ribbands, that I can look upon it as nothing else but a toy-shop. A matron of my acquaintance, complaining of her daughter's vanity, was observing, that she had all of a... The lucubrations of Isaac Bickerstaff - Page 153by Tatler - 1754Full view - About this book
| 1711 - 404 pages
...Species of Living Creatures whatfoever. Were the Minds of the Sex laid open, we fhould find the chief Idea in one to be a Tippet, in another a Muff, in a Thiri .< a Fan, and in a Fourth a Fardingal. The Me- 1 niory of an old Viiiting-Lady is fo filled with,... | |
| 1728 - 344 pages
...Species of living Creatures wliatf^ever. Were the Minds of the Sex lard open, we flioulJ find the chief Idea in one to be a Tippet, in another a MufF, in a third •a Fari, a'nd in a fovfrth a .Fardingal. The Mqmory of anold-vificing Lady is (6 filled up with Gloves,... | |
| 1785 - 698 pages
...fpecies of living creatures vthatfoevcr. Were the minds of the fex laid open, we mould-find the chief idea in one to be a tippet, in another a muff, in a third a fan, and in a fourth a fardingnl. Thei-mcmory of an old vifiting lady is fo filled up witfy gloves, filks, and ribbands, that... | |
| British essayists - 1803 - 342 pages
...species of living creatures whatsoever. Were the minds of the sex laid open, we should find the chief idea in one to be a tippet, in another a muff, in...and in a fourth a fardingal. The memory of an old visiting lady is §e filled with gloves, silks, and ribbands, that I caa look upon it as nothing else... | |
| Joseph Addison, Sir Richard Steele - English essays - 1804 - 450 pages
...species of living creatures whatsoever. Were the minds of the sex laid open, we should find the chief idea in one to be a tippet, in another a muff, in...and in a fourth a fardingal. The memory of an old visiting lady is so filled with gloves, silks, and ribands, that I can look upon it as nothing else... | |
| English essays - 1804 - 450 pages
...species of living creatures whatsoever. Were the minds of the sex laid open, we should find the chief idea in one to be a tippet, in another a muff, in a third a fan, and in a fourth a fardingal. The menrary of an old visiting lady is so filled with gloves, silks, and ribands, that I can look upon... | |
| Alexander Chalmers - English essays - 1808 - 348 pages
...species of living creatures whatsoever. Were the minds of the sex laid open, we should find the chief idea in one to be a tippet, in another a muff, in a third a fan, and in a fourth a fanjingal. The memory of an old visiting lady is so filled with glovps, silks, and ribbands, that I... | |
| Alexander Chalmers - 1817 - 342 pages
...species of living creatures whatsoever. Were the minds of the sex laid open, we should find the chief idea in one to be a tippet, in another a muff, in a third a fan, and in a fourth a iardingal. The memory of an old visiting lady ig so filled with gloves, silks, and ribbands, that I... | |
| James Ferguson - English essays - 1823 - 410 pages
...species of living creatures whatsoever. Were the minds of the sex laid open, we should find the chief idea in one to be a tippet, in another a muff, in...and in a fourth a fardingal. The memory of an old visiting lady is so filled with gloves, silks, and ribbands, that I can look upon it as nothing else... | |
| Lionel Thomas Berguer - English essays - 1823 - 334 pages
...species of living creatures whatsoever. Were the minds of the sex laid open, we should find the chief idea in one to be a tippet, in another a muff, in a third a fan, and in a fourth a fardingale. The memory of an old visiting lady is so filled with gloves, silks, and ribands, that I... | |
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