I came into the House one morning, well clad, and perceived a gentleman speaking, whom I knew not, very ordinarily apparelled ; for it was a plain cloth suit, which seemed to have been made by an ill country tailor ; his linen was plain, and not very... The Quarterly Review - Page 291edited by - 1821Full view - About this book
| William Harris - Great Britain - 1762 - 564 pages
...been made by an ill country taylor ; his linen was plain, and not very clean ; and I remember a fpeck or two of blood upon his little band, which was not much larger than his cellar ; his hat was without a hatband : his ftature was of a good fize, his fword (luck clofe to his... | |
| William Harris - Great Britain - 1762 - 544 pages
...made * by an ill country taylor ; his linen was plain, and ' not very clean ; and I remember a fpeck or two of * blood upon his little band, which was not much lar* ger than his collar ; his hat was without a hatband : c his ftature was of a good fize, his fword... | |
| Mark Noble - Great Britain - 1784 - 534 pages
...made by an ill country taylor ; his linen was plain, f and not very clean ; and I remember a fpeck or two * of blood upon his little band, which was...much ' larger than his collar ; his hat was without a hat* band ; his ftature was of a good fize, his fword ftuck * clofe to his fide, his countenance fwoln... | |
| Mark Noble - 1784 - 516 pages
...made by an ill country taylor ; his linen was plain, ' and not very clean ; and I remember a fpeck or two of blood upon his little band, which was not...much * larger than his collar ; his hat was without a hat' band ; his ftature was of a good fize, his fword ftuck * clofe to his fide, his countenance fwoln... | |
| Alexander Bicknell - Biography - 1791 - 546 pages
...by an ill country taylor ; his linen was plain, and not very clean; and i * ' IreI remember a fpeck or two of blood upon his little band, which was not...than his collar; his hat was without a hat-band ; his ftature was of good fize; his fword ftuck clofeto his fide; his countenance fwollen and reddifh; his... | |
| William Seward - Anecdotes - 1795 - 704 pages
...made by an ill country taylor. " His linen was plain, and not very clean, and I " remember a fpeck or two of blood upon his " little band, which was not much larger, than his fi collar : his hat was without a hat-band.β "His ftature was of a goad fixe ; his fward ftack 'i... | |
| William Seward - Anecdotes - 1796 - 560 pages
...made by an ill country taylor. " His linen was plain, and not very clean, and I " remember a fpeck or two of blood upon his " little band, which was...collar : his hat was without a hat-band.β " His flature was of a good fize; his fword ftuck " clofe to his fide ; his countenance fwola and ** reddifh;... | |
| William Seward - Anecdotes - 1798 - 518 pages
...made by an " ill country taylor. His linen was plain, and " not very clean, and I remember a fpeck or " two of blood upon his little band, which was...much larger than his collar : his hat was " without a hat-band.βHis ftature was of a good " fize; his fword ftuck clofe to his fide ; his " countenance... | |
| William Seward - Anecdotes - 1804 - 496 pages
...and " not very clean, and I remember a fpeck or two " of blood upon his little band, which was iiot " much larger than his collar: his hat was without " a hat-band. β His ftature was of a good fize; his " fword ftuck clofe to his fide; his countenance " fwoln and reddifh;... | |
| John Britton - Architecture - 1808 - 896 pages
...a gentleman speaking, whom 1 knew not, very ordinarily apparelled ; for it was a plain cloth suite, which seemed to have been made by an ill country taylor:...his hat was without a hatband ; his stature was of good size, his sword stuck close to his side, his countenance swoln and reddish, his voice sharp and... | |
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