 If I could divest myself of every national partiality, and suppose myself an inhabitant of the other hemisphere, travelling solely for my amusement, noting men and manners, and were asked in what country society had attained its most polished form, I...  Lusitanian Sketches of the Pen and Pencil - Pagina 72door William Henry Giles Kingston - 1845Volledige weergave - Over dit boek
 | 1848 - 876 pagina’s
...inhabitant of the other hemisphere, travelling solely for my amusement, noting men and manners, and were asked in what country society had attained its most...points the refinements of the first European society, * Portugal and Galida, with a Review of the Social anil Political Slate of the Basque Provinces. Hy... | |
 | Mrs. Dunlop - 1852 - 932 pagina’s
...inhabitant of the other hemisphere, travelling solely for my amusement, noting men aud manners, and were asked in what country society had attained its most...minor points, the refinements of the first European When, therefore, De Barros saw the look of admiring fondness Courtenay fixed on Emily during the morning... | |
 | William Hadfield - 1854 - 412 pagina’s
...myself of every national partiality, and supppose myself an inhabitant of the other hemisphere, and were asked in what country society had attained its most...manner is, perhaps, most appreciated by an Englishman : Portuguese politeness is delightful, because it is by no means purely artificial, but flows, in a... | |
 | Joaquim António de Macedo - 1874 - 346 pagina’s
...inhabitant of the other hemisphere traveling solely for my amusement, noting men and manners, and were asked in what country society had attained its most polished form, I should say Portugal: Portuguese politeness is dcligthful, because it is by no means purely artificial, but flows... | |
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