 ... eye, too often over-clouded by mistinesses from the head: by chance lively; very lively it will be, if he have hope of seeing a lady whom he loves and honours: his eye always on the ladies ; if they have very large hoops, he looks down and supercilious,...  The Complete Novels - Page xxby Samuel Richardson - 1902Full view - About this book
 | Samuel Richardson - Novelists, English - 1804 - 400 pages
...fail, ing him ; smoothish faced, and ruddy cheeked : at sometimes looking to be about sixty, five, at other times, much younger : a regular even pace,...he loves and honours: his eye always on the ladies; if they have very large hoops, he looks down and supercilious, and as if he would be thought wise,... | |
 | Samuel Richardson - 1824 - 808 pages
...times much younger ; a regular even pace, stealing away ground, rather than seeming to rid it : a grey eye, too often overclouded by mistinesses from the...he loves and honours ; his eye always on the ladies ; if they have very large hoops, he looks down and supercilious, and as if he would be thought wise,... | |
 | sir Walter Scott (bart.) - Novelists, English - 1825 - 554 pages
...stealing away ground rather than seeming to rid it; a grev eye, too often overclouded by mistiness from the head; by chance lively; very lively it will...he loves and honours ; his eye always on the ladies ; if they have very large hoops, he looks down and supercilious, and as if he would be thought wise,... | |
 | Walter Scott - France - 1834 - 506 pages
...stealing away ground, rather than seeming to rid it : a grey eye, too often over-clouded by mistiness from the head ; by chance lively ; very lively it...he loves and honours; his eye always on. the ladies ; if they have very large hoops, he looks down and supercilious, and as if he would be thought wise,... | |
 | Walter Scott - Chivalry - 1834 - 484 pages
...stealing away ground, rather than seeming to rid it : a grey eye, too often over-clouded by mistiness from the head ; by chance lively ; very lively it...he loves and honours ; his eye always on the ladies ; if they have very large hoops, he looks down and supercilious, and as if he would be thought wise,... | |
 | Walter Scott - English literature - 1834 - 492 pages
...stealing away ground, rather than seeming to rid it : a grey eye, too often over-clouded, by mistiness from the head ; by chance lively ; very lively it...he loves and honours ; his eye always on the ladies ; if they have very large hoops, he looks down and supercilious, and as if ho would be thought wise,... | |
 | Robert Walsh, Eliakim Littell, John Jay Smith - 1825 - 622 pages
...times much younger; a regular even pace, stealing away ground, rather than seeming to rid it: a grey eye, too often overclouded by mistinesses from the...he loves and honours; his eye always on the ladies ; if they have very large hoops, he looks down and supercilious, and as if he would be thought wise,... | |
 | Literature - 1869 - 862 pages
...stealing away ground rather than seeming to rid it: a grey eye, too often overclouded by mistiness from the head; by chance lively — very lively it...loves and honours : his eye always on the ladies; if they have very large hoops, he looks down and supercilious, and as if he would be thought wise,... | |
 | Willis's Current notes - 1853 - 112 pages
...away ground, rather than seeming to get rid of it ; a grey eye, too often overclouded by mistiness from the head ; by chance lively — very lively it...loves and honours ; his eye always on the ladies" — and so on. In return to this description Lady Bradshaigh on the 16th December, 1749, half promises... | |
 | George Willis - 1853 - 322 pages
...away ground, rather than seeming to get rid of it ; a grey eye, too often overclouded by mistiness from the head ; by chance lively— very lively it...loves and honours ; his eye always on the ladies" — and so on. In return to this description Lady Bradshaigh on the Ifith December, 17i9, half promises... | |
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