Letters of the Right Honourable Lady M---y W---y M----e: Written, During Her Travels in Europe, Asia and Africa, to Persons of Distinction, ...P. Wilson, J. Hoey, Junior, and J. Potts, 1763 - 280 עמודים |
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עמוד 69
... Italian comedy acted at court . The scenes were pretty , but the comedy itself fuch intolerable low farce , without either wit or humour , that I was fur- prized how all the court could fit there atten- tively for four hours together ...
... Italian comedy acted at court . The scenes were pretty , but the comedy itself fuch intolerable low farce , without either wit or humour , that I was fur- prized how all the court could fit there atten- tively for four hours together ...
עמוד 137
... Italians , that are under our pro- tection , make their court to me from morning till night , and I'll affure you , are , many of them , very fine ladies ; for there is no possibi- lity for a Christian to live easily under this go ...
... Italians , that are under our pro- tection , make their court to me from morning till night , and I'll affure you , are , many of them , very fine ladies ; for there is no possibi- lity for a Christian to live easily under this go ...
עמוד 156
... Italian , but perhaps I ani partial . I am acquainted with a Greek lady , who fings better than Mrs. Robinson , and is ve- ry well fkilled in both , who gives the prefer- ence to the Turkish . ' Tis certain they have very fine natural ...
... Italian , but perhaps I ani partial . I am acquainted with a Greek lady , who fings better than Mrs. Robinson , and is ve- ry well fkilled in both , who gives the prefer- ence to the Turkish . ' Tis certain they have very fine natural ...
עמוד 160
... Italian merchants , who are fenfible of their ar- tifices , are , however , forced to truft their af . fairs to their negotiation , nothing of trade be- ing managed without them , and the meanest amongst them being too important to be ...
... Italian merchants , who are fenfible of their ar- tifices , are , however , forced to truft their af . fairs to their negotiation , nothing of trade be- ing managed without them , and the meanest amongst them being too important to be ...
עמוד 169
... Italy , is not more famous for her miracles . The Greeks have a monstrous taste in their pictures , which , for more finery , are always drawn upon a gold ground . I ground . You may imagine what a good air this [ 169 ]
... Italy , is not more famous for her miracles . The Greeks have a monstrous taste in their pictures , which , for more finery , are always drawn upon a gold ground . I ground . You may imagine what a good air this [ 169 ]
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