WOMEN are armed with fans as men with swords, and sometimes do more execution with them. To the end, therefore, that ladies may be entire mistresses of the weapon which they bear, I have erected an Academy for the training up of young women in the Exercise... Nature and Art - Pagina 621866Volledige weergave - Over dit boek
| British essayists - 1802 - 342 pagina’s
...with swords, and sometimes do more execution with them. To the end therefore that ladies may be intire mistresses of the weapon which they bear, I have erected...the fan, according to the most fashionable airs and motions that are now practised at court. The ladies who carry fans under me are drawn up twice a-day... | |
| Alexander Chalmers - 1802 - 366 pagina’s
...with swords, and sometimes do more execution with them. To the end therefore that ladies may be intire mistresses of the weapon which they bear, I have erected...the fan, according to the most fashionable airs and motions that are now practised at court. The ladies who carry fans under me are drawn up twice a-day... | |
| Joseph Addison, Richard Hurd - 1811 - 504 pagina’s
...SPECTATOR, " WOMEN are armed with fans as men with swords, and sometimes do more execution with them. To the end, therefore, that ladies may be entire mistresses...the Fan, according to the most fashionable airs and motions that are now practised at court. The ladies who carry fans under me are drawn up twice a day... | |
| Joseph Addison - 1811 - 508 pagina’s
...SPECTATOR, " WOMEN are armed with fans as men with swords, and sometimes do more execution with them. To the end, therefore, that ladies may be entire mistresses...the Fan, according to the most fashionable airs and motions that are now practised at court. The ladies who carry fans under me are drawn up twice a day... | |
| Spectator The - 1811 - 802 pagina’s
...them. To the end therefore that ladies may be entire mitresM-s of the weapon which they bear, 1 bate erected an academy for the training up of young women in the exercise of the fan, according to tlir most fashionable airs and motions that are now practised at court. The ladies who carry fans under... | |
| British essayists - 1819 - 340 pagina’s
...SPECTATOR, ' WOMEN are armed with fans as men with swords, and sometimes do more execution with them. To the end, therefore, that ladies may be entire mistresses...the fan, according to the most fashionable airs and motions that are now practised at court. The ladies who carry fans under me are drawn up twice a-day... | |
| 1822 - 788 pagina’s
...• WOMEN arc armed with fans as men with swords, and sometimes do more execution with them. To the ch to raise his poem, but was also obliged to proceed...all the restraint he was under, he has filled his motions that are now practised at court. The ladies who carry fans under me are drawn up twice a-day... | |
| British essayists - 1823 - 884 pagina’s
...SPECTATOR, " WOMEN are armed with fans as men with swords, and sometimes do more execution with them. To the end therefore that ladies may be entire mistresses...the fan, according to the most fashionable airs and motions that are now practised at Court. The ladies who carry fans under me are drawn up twice a-day... | |
| 1823 - 414 pagina’s
...SPECTATOR, " WOKEN are armed with fans as men with swords, and sometimes do more execution with them. To the end therefore that ladies may be entire mistresses...the fan, according to the most fashionable airs and motions that arc now practised at Court. The ladies who carry fans under me are drawn up twice a-day... | |
| James Ferguson - 1823 - 438 pagina’s
...and sometimes do more execution with .'•.Wem. To the end, therefore, that ladies may be en• 'tire mistresses of the weapon which they bear, I have erected...according to the most fashionable airs and notions that arc now practised at court. The ladies who carry fans under me are drawn up twice a-day in my great... | |
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