 My wife desired to be represented as Venus, and the painter was desired not to be too frugal of his diamonds in her stomacher and hair. Her two little ones were to be as Cupids by her side, while I, in my gown and band, was to present her with my books...  Vicar of Wakefield - Page 87by Oliver Goldsmith - 1901 - 222 pagesFull view - About this book
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1780 - 106 pages
...would be drawn as an Amazon, fitting upon a bank of flowers, drc-ft in a green joteph, richly jaced with gold, and a whip in her hand. Sophia was to be a f¿ep.herdefs, with as many iheep as tire painter could put in for nothmg ;. and Mofes was to be... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1792 - 252 pages
...controverfy. Olivia would be drawn as an Amazon, fitting upon a bank of flowers, dreft in a green jofeph, richly laced with gold, and a whip in her hand. Sophia was to be a (hepherdefs, with as many fheep as the painter could put in for nothing ; and Mofes was to be dreft... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1799 - 214 pages
...ones were to be as Cupids by her side, while I, in my gown and band, was to present her with my books on the Whistonian controversy. Olivia would be drawn as an Amazon, sitting upon a bank of flowers, drest in a green Joseph, richly laced with gold, and a whip in her hand. Sophia was to be a shepherdess,... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - English literature - 1801 - 424 pages
...controverfy. Olivia would be drawn as an Amazon, fitting upon a bank of flowers, dreft in a screen Joleph, richly laced with gold, and a whip in her hand. Sophia was to be a fhepherdefs, with as many fheep as the painter could put in for nothing ; and Moles was to be dreft... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1803 - 366 pages
...Olivia world be drawn as an 'Amazon, fitting upon a bank of flowers, dreft in a green Jofeph °), richif laced, with gold, and a whip in her hand Sophia -was to be a fhepherdefs, with as iii fheep as the painter could put in for nothim: and Mofes was to be dreft out... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1812 - 428 pages
...ones were to be as Cupids by her side, while 1, in my gown and band, was to present her with my books on the Whistonian controversy. Olivia would be drawn as an Amazon, sitting upon a bank of flowers, drest in a green Joseph, richly laced with gold, and a whip in her hand. Sophia was to be a shepherdess,... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1812 - 438 pages
...Cupids by her side, while 1, in my gown and band, was to present her with my books on the Whistouian controversy. Olivia would be drawn as an Amazon, sitting upon a bank of flowers, drest in a green Joseph, richly laced with gold, and a whip in her hand. Sophia was to be a shepherdess,... | |
 | Oliver Goldsmith - 1815 - 268 pages
...ones were to be as Cupids by her side; while I, in my gown and band, was to present her with my books on the Whistonian controversy. Olivia would be drawn...Shepherdess, with as many sheep as the painter could put in fur nothing ; and Moses was to be dressed out with an hat and white feather. Our taste so much pleased... | |
 | English literature - 1820 - 406 pages
...Cupids by her side; while I, in my gown and band, was to present her with my books on the VVhistonian controversy. Olivia would be drawn as an Amazon sitting upon a bank of flowers, drest in a offending his uncle. An occurrence, however, which happened soon after, put it beyond a... | |
 | Laurence Sterne - 1823 - 762 pages
...ones were to be as Cupids by her side, while I, in my gown and band, was to present her with my books ed, and happy that, in this line of composition, we...not only for the wild interest of the story, hut a hat and white feather. Our taste so much pleased the Squire, that lie insisted on being put in as... | |
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