 I have much marvelled at these strange pageantries, and they do bring to my recollection what passed of this sort in our Queen's days, in which I was sometimes an assistant and partaker: but never did I see such lack of good order and sobriety as I have...  Waverley Novels - Page xxixby Walter Scott - 1893Full view - About this book
 | Sir John Harington, Henry Harington - Great Britain - 1804 - 444 pages
...himself, by wild riot, excess, and devastation of time and temperance. The great ladies do go well-masked, and indeed it be the only show of their modesty, to...uphold their strange doings, that I marvel not at ought that happens. The Lord7 of the mansion is overwhelmed in preparations at Theobalds, and doth... | |
 | Sir John Harington - Great Britain - 1804 - 448 pages
...de-r vastation of time and temperance. The great ladies do go well-masked, and indeed it be the enly show of their modesty, to conceal their countenance...uphold their strange doings, that I marvel not at ought that happens. The Lord7 of the mansion is overwhelmed in preparations at Theobalds, and doth... | |
 | Sir Walter Scott - 1811 - 520 pages
...himself, by wild riot, excess, and devastation of time and temperance. The great ladies do go well masked, and indeed it be the only show of their modesty, to...uphold their strange doings, that I marvel not at ought what happens. The lord of the mansion is overwhelmed in preparations at Theobald's, and doth... | |
 | Lucy Aikin - Great Britain - 1822 - 472 pages
...himself, by wild riot, excess, and devastation of time and temperance. " The great ladies go well masked, and indeed it be the only show of their modesty to...uphold their strange doings, that I marvel not at ought that happens. The lord of the mansion is overwhelmed in preparations at Theobalds, and doth marvellously... | |
 | English poetry - 1823 - 804 pages
...himself, by wild riot, excess, and devastation of time and temperance. " The great ladies go well masked, and indeed it be the only show of their modesty to...strange doings, that I marvel not at aught that happens. The lord of the mansion is overwhelmed in preparations at Theobald's, and doth marvellously please... | |
 | Samuel Greatheed, Daniel Parken, Theophilus Williams, Josiah Conder, Thomas Price, Jonathan Edwards Ryland, Edwin Paxton Hood - English literature - 1823 - 608 pages
...by wild riot, excess, and devastation of time and temperance. ' " The great ladies go well masked, and indeed it be the only show of their modesty to...uphold their strange doings, that I marvel not at ought that happens. The lord of the mansion is overwhelmed in preparations at Theobalds, and doth marvellously... | |
 | 1823 - 602 pages
...by wild riot, excess, and devastation of time and temperance. ' " The great ladies go well masked, and indeed it be the only show of their modesty to...uphold their strange doings, that I marvel not at ought that happens. The lord of the mansion is overwhelmed in preparations at Theobalds, and doth marvellously... | |
 | Edward Nares - Precedence - 1824 - 444 pages
...branch, and laid on the pates of those who did oppose her coming. " The great ladies go well masked, and indeed it be the only show of their modesty to...strange doings, that I marvel not at aught that happens. — I do often say, but not aloud, that the Danes have again conquered the Britons ; for 1 see NO man... | |
 | Richard Warner - 1824 - 434 pages
...devastation of time and temperance. The great ladies do go well masked ; and, indeed, it be the only shew of their modesty, to conceal their countenance: but,...strange doings, that I marvel not at aught that happens. The lord of the mansion is overwhelmed in preparations at Theobalds, and doth marvellously please both... | |
 | 998 pages
...by wild riot, excess, and devastation of time and temperance. The great ladies do go well masked ; and indeed it be the only show of their modesty to...their strange doings, that I marvel not at aught that happens."f The following is the relation of the mask in Harrington, and is quoted by Dr. Lingard and... | |
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