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" I acknowledge, though I remember her some years since and have not been a stranger to her fame, I was surprised to find so much extravagancy and vanity in any person not confined within four walls. "
Diary and Correspondence of John Evelyn, F.R.S.: To which is Subjoined the ...
by John Evelyn - 1863
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The Gentleman's Magazine, and Historical Chronicle, for the Year ..., Volume 163

English essays - 1838 - 730 pages
...remember her some years since, and hare not been a stranger to her fame, I was surprised to finde so much extravagancy and vanity in any person not confined...fantastical!, not unbecoming a good shape, which she may trnely boost off ; her face discovers the facility of the sex in being yet perswaded it deserves the...
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Gentleman's Magazine: and Historical Chronicle, Volume 163

1838 - 734 pages
...been a stranger to her fame, I was surprised to finde so much extravagancy and vanity in any peison not confined within four walls. Her habit particular,...fantastical!, not unbecoming a good shape, which she may truely boast off ; her face discovers the facility of the sex in being yet perswaded it deserves the...
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New Monthly Magazine, and Universal Register, Volume 122

1861 - 520 pages
...remember her some years since, and have not been a stranger to her fame, I was surprised to find so much extravagancy and vanity in any person not confined within four walls." After describing her Grace's manner, appearance, and conversation, she says — " At last I grew weary,...
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Notes and Queries

Electronic journals - 1863 - 588 pages
...a most ignominious thing, and used only by prostitutes. " Her face (te the Duchess of Newcastle's), discovers the facility of the sex, in being yet persuaded...years forbid, by the infinite care she takes to place the curls xaA patches." DM STEVENS. Guildford. CORMORANTS CAUGHT WITH THE HAND. — In Goldsmith's...
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Diary and Correspondence of John Evelyn, F.R.S.: To which is ..., Volume 4

John Evelyn - Great Britain - 1879 - 530 pages
...remember her some years since and have not been a stranger to her fame, I was surprised to find so much extravagancy and vanity in any person not confined...care she takes to place her curls and patches. Her mieti surpasses the imagination of poets, or the descriptions of a romance heroine's greatness ; her...
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Samuel Pepys and the World He Lived in

Henry Benjamin Wheatley - 1880 - 356 pages
...remember her some years since, and have not been a stranger to her fame, I was surprised to find so much extravagancy and vanity in any person not confined within four walls. . . Her mien surpasses the imagination of poets or the descriptions of romance heroine's greatness; her gracious...
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Diary and Correspondence of John Evelyn, F.R.S.: To which is ..., Volume 4

John Evelyn - Great Britain - 1891 - 540 pages
...remember her some years since and have not been a stranger to her fame, I was surprised to find so much extravagancy and vanity in any person not confined...care she takes to place her curls and patches. Her inier, surpasses the imagination of poets, or the descriptions of a romance heroine's greatness ; her...
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The Diary of John Evelyn,esq., F. R. S.: To which are Added a ..., Volume 1

John Evelyn - Great Britain - 1906 - 556 pages
...remember her some years since and have not been a stranger to her fame, I was surprised to find so much extravagancy and vanity in any person not confined within four walls. . . . Her mien surpasses the imagination of poets or the descriptions of romance heroine's greatness ; her gracious...
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The Diary of John Evelyn, Volume 2

John Evelyn - Great Britain - 1906 - 500 pages
...of this visit in a letter to Dr. Bohun in 1667. " I was surprised '' — she says — " to find so much extravagancy and vanity in any person not confined within four walls. Her [the Duchess's] habit particular, fantastical, not unbecoming a good shape, which she may truly boast...
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The Learned Lady in England, 1650-1760

Myra Reynolds - Literary Criticism - 1920 - 546 pages
...Bedlam." 3 Mrs. Evelyn called on the Duchess in 1667 and wrote to Mr. Bohun: I was surprised to find so much extravagancy and vanity in any person not confined...particular, fantastical, not unbecoming a good shape, which truly she may boast of. Her face discovers the facility of her sex, in being yet persuaded it deserves...
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