 | Charles Lamb - 1828 - 1828 - 266 pages
...womanish expressions. Here is a young and courtly Mandarin, handing tea to a lady from a salver—two miles off. See how distance seems to set off respect! And here the same lady, or another—for likeness is identity on tea clips—is stepping into a little fairy boat, moored on the... | |
 | Charles Lamb - Essays - 1835 - 440 pages
...womanish expressions. Here is a young and courtly Mandarin, handing tea to a lady from a salver — two miles off. See how distance seems to set off respect!...tea-cups — is stepping into a little fairy boat, moored ob the hither side of this calm garden river, with a dainty mincing foot, which in a right angle ofjncidfinnp.... | |
 | Charles Lamb - English literature - 1836 - 326 pages
...expressions. . •• Here is a young and courtly Mandarin, handing tea to a lady from a salver — two miles off. See how distance seems to set off'...same lady, or another — for likeness is identity on tea- cups — is stepping into a little fairy boat, moored on the hither side of this calm garden river,... | |
 | Charles Lamb, Thomas Noon Talfourd - 1838 - 486 pages
...womanish expressions. Here is a young and courtly mandarin, handing tea to a lady from a salver — two miles off". See how distance seems to set off...in our world) must infallibly land her in the midst Hj 11I1UO* ^^^1 of a flowery mead — a furlong off on the other side of the same strange stream !... | |
 | 1907 - 848 pages
...lend respect! And here's the same lady, or another— for likeness Is Identity on a tea-cup—stepping into a little fairy boat, moored on the hither side...mincing foot which, In a right angle of incidence, must Infallibly land her In the midst of a flowery mead a furlong off! . . ." Reproachful of himself,... | |
 | 1907 - 850 pages
...lend respect! And here's the same lady, or another— for likeness Is Identity on a tea-cup—stepping Into a little fairy boat, moored on the hither side...mincing foot which, In a right angle of incidence, must infallibly land her in the midst of a flowery mead a furlong oflf '. . . ." Reproachful of himself,... | |
 | Electronic journals - 1920 - 666 pages
...up beneath their sandals Here is n ynnng and courtly Mandarin handing tei (oa lady from a salver— two miles off. .See how distance seems to set off...same lady, or another — for likeness is identity on ten-cup« — is'stepping into & little fairy boat, moored on the hither side of this cairn garden... | |
 | Charles Lamb - Essays - 1851 - 396 pages
...womanish expressions. Here is a young and courtly Mandarin, handing tea to a lady from a salver — two miles off. See how distance seems to set off respect...land her in the midst of a flowery mead — a furlong oflfon the other side of the same strange stream ! Farther on — if far or near can be predicated... | |
 | Charles Lamb - 1855 - 798 pages
...womanish expressions. Here is a young and courtly mandarin, handing tea to a lady from a salver — two miles off. See how distance seems to set off respect...the hither side of this calm garden river, with a ditinty mincing foot, which in a right angle of incidence (as angles go in our world) must infallibly... | |
 | Charles Lamb - 1867 - 684 pages
...off from the hither side of this calm garden river, | Islington, fearing you should be too late— with a dainty mincing foot, which in a right angle...must infallibly land her in the midst of a flowery mead—a furlong off on the other side of the same strange stream ! Farther on—if far or near can... | |
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Here is a young and courtly mandarin, handing tea to a lady from a salver — two miles off". See how distance seems to set off... 
