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Strana 14
Mrs. Pope is one of your plain , undisguised , house - keeping looking females ; no ways elated by their vast possessions , which , I am told , are the joint acquisition of her and her husband's industry .
Mrs. Pope is one of your plain , undisguised , house - keeping looking females ; no ways elated by their vast possessions , which , I am told , are the joint acquisition of her and her husband's industry .
Strana 35
... rode four ladies abreast , the self same way ; they were none of your finical , fine spun , scrupulous ladies ; this was evident at first sight ; they were fine lusty looking females , that might average a hundred and sixty weight .
... rode four ladies abreast , the self same way ; they were none of your finical , fine spun , scrupulous ladies ; this was evident at first sight ; they were fine lusty looking females , that might average a hundred and sixty weight .
Strana 47
But their females in a great measure extenuate this hasty sketch . As nature compensates us in many respects for those advantages she denies us in others , and in all her works hac mingled good with evil , you have a striking instance ...
But their females in a great measure extenuate this hasty sketch . As nature compensates us in many respects for those advantages she denies us in others , and in all her works hac mingled good with evil , you have a striking instance ...
Strana 59
The ingenuity , taste , and pride , of the females , seems to be centered in this group of fineries - meantime you are addressed by the mistress of the family , " I reckon you are a most starved , " while she is busied in preparing you ...
The ingenuity , taste , and pride , of the females , seems to be centered in this group of fineries - meantime you are addressed by the mistress of the family , " I reckon you are a most starved , " while she is busied in preparing you ...
Strana 73
Their females are very domestic , particularly the married ladies . The young ladies , however , are very affected - I mean the fashiona7 • WEST VIRGINIA . 73 66 he do , but get on his fine horse and ride about , and smoke cigars .
Their females are very domestic , particularly the married ladies . The young ladies , however , are very affected - I mean the fashiona7 • WEST VIRGINIA . 73 66 he do , but get on his fine horse and ride about , and smoke cigars .
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Sketches of History, Life, and Manners, in the United States Anne Newport Royall Úplné zobrazení - 1826 |
Sketches of History, Life, and Manners in the United States Anne Newport Royall,A traveller Úplné zobrazení - 1826 |
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