Letters of the Right Honourable Lady M--y W--y M--e: Written During Her Travels in Europe, Asia and Africa, ...Theophilus Barrois junior, 1790 - 311 עמודים |
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... easy gracefulness , and lovely sim- plicity ( which is the perfection of writ- ing ) and in which these Letters exceed all that has appeared in this kind , or almost in any other , let him lay the book a 3 PREFACE , }
... easy gracefulness , and lovely sim- plicity ( which is the perfection of writ- ing ) and in which these Letters exceed all that has appeared in this kind , or almost in any other , let him lay the book a 3 PREFACE , }
עמוד 18
... kind ever was more magnificent ; and I can easily believe , what I am told , that the decorations and habits cost the Emperor thirty thousand pounds sterling . The stage was built over a very large canal , and at the beginning of the ...
... kind ever was more magnificent ; and I can easily believe , what I am told , that the decorations and habits cost the Emperor thirty thousand pounds sterling . The stage was built over a very large canal , and at the beginning of the ...
עמוד 19
... kind . The story of the opera was the enchantment of Alcina , which gives opportunities for great variety of machines and changes of the scenes which are performed with a surprizing swiftness . The theatre is so large , that ' tis hard ...
... kind . The story of the opera was the enchantment of Alcina , which gives opportunities for great variety of machines and changes of the scenes which are performed with a surprizing swiftness . The theatre is so large , that ' tis hard ...
עמוד 21
... kind , but about four times as big as those rolls our prudent milk- maids make use of to fix their pails upon . This machine they cover with their own hair , which they mix with a great deal of false , it being a particular beauty to ...
... kind , but about four times as big as those rolls our prudent milk- maids make use of to fix their pails upon . This machine they cover with their own hair , which they mix with a great deal of false , it being a particular beauty to ...
עמוד 26
... kind , which makes the young ladies skilful enough to defend a fort . They laughed very much to see me afraid to handle a gun . My dear sister , you will easily pardon an abrupt conclusion . I believe by this time you are ready to think ...
... kind , which makes the young ladies skilful enough to defend a fort . They laughed very much to see me afraid to handle a gun . My dear sister , you will easily pardon an abrupt conclusion . I believe by this time you are ready to think ...
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