The Bachelor's Wife: A Selection of Curious and Interesting Extracts, with Cursory Observations |
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Page 34
... common in the south of Eu- rope , but very unusual in England . Bedchambers are not to be sought for in Greek or Turkish habitations . The sofas of their living - apartments are the place of nightly repose with the higher classes ; the ...
... common in the south of Eu- rope , but very unusual in England . Bedchambers are not to be sought for in Greek or Turkish habitations . The sofas of their living - apartments are the place of nightly repose with the higher classes ; the ...
Page 35
... learning to read and write the Romaic with a young man who officiated as tutor , the mode of instruction not differing much from that common else- where . " The dinner hour of the family was usually between MANNERS . 35.
... learning to read and write the Romaic with a young man who officiated as tutor , the mode of instruction not differing much from that common else- where . " The dinner hour of the family was usually between MANNERS . 35.
Page 36
... common style of this repast in a Greek family of the higher class : -First , a dish of boiled rice flavoured with ... common from the dishes successively brought to the table ; and even with separate plates before them this was ...
... common style of this repast in a Greek family of the higher class : -First , a dish of boiled rice flavoured with ... common from the dishes successively brought to the table ; and even with separate plates before them this was ...
Page 37
... common in Ioannina , and , but that the women take little part in it , might be considered extremely pleasant . When a visitor enters the apartment , he salutes and is saluted by the right hand placed on the left breast , —a method of ...
... common in Ioannina , and , but that the women take little part in it , might be considered extremely pleasant . When a visitor enters the apartment , he salutes and is saluted by the right hand placed on the left breast , —a method of ...
Page 52
... common scarecrows of all good men's suits , ) Nor misconstruction , that doth colour still Licentiate justice , punishing good for ill , Keep my free throat from knocking at the sky , If thunder chid me from my equity . Hen . Thy equity ...
... common scarecrows of all good men's suits , ) Nor misconstruction , that doth colour still Licentiate justice , punishing good for ill , Keep my free throat from knocking at the sky , If thunder chid me from my equity . Hen . Thy equity ...
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