 ... to walk a minuet; which they perform with a formality that approaches to despondence. After five or six couple have thus walked the gauntlet, all stand up to country dances; each gentleman furnished with a partner from the aforesaid lady directress;...  Traditions of Edinburgh - Page 47by Robert Chambers - 1847 - 348 pagesFull view - About this book
 | sir James Prior - English literature - 1837 - 550 pages
...pitches upon a lady and gentleman to walk a minuet; which they perform with a formality that approaches to despondence. After five or six couple have thus...gentleman furnished with a partner from the aforesaid lady directress; so they dance much, say nothing, and thus concludes our assembly. I told a Scotch... | |
 | Sir James Prior - Authors, English - 1837 - 550 pages
...pitches upon a lady and gentleman to walk a minuet ; which they perform with a formality that approaches to despondence. After five or six couple have thus...gentleman furnished with a partner from the aforesaid lady directress ; so they dance much, say nothing, and thus concludes our assembly. I told a Scotch... | |
 | Robert Walsh - Serial publications - 1837 - 572 pages
...a formality that approaches to despondence. After five or six couple have thus walked the gantlet, all stand up to country dances, each gentleman furnished with a partner from the aforesaid lady directress; so they dance much, say nothing, and thus concludes our assembly. I told a Scotish... | |
 | 1837 - 536 pages
...a formality that approaches to despondence. After five or six couple have thus walked the gantlet, all stand up to country dances, each gentleman furnished with a partner from the aforesaid lady directress; so they dance much, say nothing, and thus concludes our assembly. I told a Scotish... | |
 | Sir James Prior - Authors - 1837 - 550 pages
...; each gentleman furnished with a partner from the aforesaid lady directress ; so they dance much, say nothing, and thus concludes our assembly. I told a Scotch gentleman that such profound silence resembled the ancient procession of the Roman matrons in honour of Ceres ; and the... | |
 | Sir James Prior - Authors - 1837 - 564 pages
...dances; each gentleman furnished with a partner from the aforesaid lady directress; so they dance much, say nothing, and thus concludes our assembly. I told a Scotch gentleman that such profound silence resembled the ancient procession of the Roman matrons in honour of Ceres : and the... | |
 | Joachim Fernau - 1848 - 736 pages
...pitches upon a lady and gentleman to walk a minuet ; which they perform with a formality that approaches to despondence. After five or six couple have thus...gentleman furnished with a partner from the aforesaid lady directress ; BO they dance much, say nothing, and thus concludes our assembly. 1 told a Scotch... | |
 | John Forster - 1848 - 744 pages
...pitches upon a lady and gentleman to walk a minuet ; which they perform with a formality that approaches to despondence. After five or six couple have thus...gentleman furnished with a partner from the aforesaid lady directress ; GO they dance much, say nothing, and thus concludes our assembly. I told a Scotch... | |
 | John Forster - 1848 - 740 pages
...gentleman to walk a minuet ; which tbey perform with a formality that approaches to despondence. After fire or six couple have thus walked the gauntlet, all stand...gentleman furnished with a partner from the aforesaid lady directress ; so they dance much, say nothing, and thus concludes our assembly. I told a Scotch... | |
 | John Forster - Authors, English - 1848 - 734 pages
...; each gentleman furnished with a partner from the aforesaid lady directress ; so they dance much, say nothing, and thus concludes our assembly. I told a Scotch gentleman that such profound silence resembled the ancient procession of the Roman matrons in honour of Ceres ; and the... | |
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