 I knew not, very ordinarily apparelled, for it was a plain cloth suit, which seemed to have been made by an ill country tailor. His linen was plain, and not very clean ; and I remember a speck or two of blood upon his little band, which was not much larger...  Complete Works of Thomas Carlyle - Page 108by Thomas Carlyle - 1901Full view - About this book
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...time he is thus described by the royalist, Sir Philip Warwick. " I came one morning into the House, well clad, and perceived a gentleman speaking, (whom...cloth suit, which seemed to have been made by an ill country tailor ; his linen was plain, and not very clean ; and I remember a speck or two of blood upon... | |
 | 1846 - 544 pages
...Warwick, thus describes his appearance in the house at this period : " I came one morning into the house well clad, and perceived a gentleman speaking, whom...cloth suit, which seemed to have been made by an ill country tailor ; his linen was plain and not very clean ; and I remember a spot or two of blood upon... | |
 | 1846 - 396 pages
...gentleman (for we courtiers valued ourselves much upon our good clothes). I came one morning into the house well clad, and perceived a gentleman speaking, whom...cloth suit, which seemed to have been made by an ill country tailor; his linen was plain, and not very clean ; and I remember a speck or two of blood upon... | |
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...gentleman ; for we courtiers valued ourselves much upon our good clothes. I came one morning into the house well clad, and perceived a gentleman speaking, whom...cloth suit, which seemed to have been made by an ill country tailor ; his linen was plain, and not very clean ; and I remember a speck or two of blood upon... | |
 | James Robinson Planché - Clothing and dress - 1846 - 412 pages
...valued ourselves much upon our good BRITISH COSTUME. clothes. I came one morning into the house we'l clad, and perceived a gentleman speaking whom I knew...cloth suit, which seemed to have been made by an ill country tailor ; his linen was plain, and not very clean ; and I remember a speck or two of blood upon... | |
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...gentleman — for we courtiers valued ourselves much upon our good clothes, — I came into the house one morning, well clad, and perceived a gentleman speaking,...was a plain cloth suit, which seemed to have been ill made, hy a country tailor; his linen was plain and not very clean, and I remember a speck or two... | |
 | Frederick William Fairholt - Clothing and dress - 1846 - 660 pages
...gentleman ; for we courtiers valued ourselves much upon our good clothes. I came one morning into the house well clad, and perceived a gentleman speaking, whom...for it was a plain cloth suit, which seemed to have heen made hy an ill country tailor ; his linen was plain, and not very clean ; and I rememher a speck... | |
 | Frederick William Fairholt - Clothing and dress - 1846 - 638 pages
...good clothes. I came one morning into the house well clad, and perceived a gentleman speaking, whom 1 knew not, very ordinarily apparelled, for it was a...cloth suit, which seemed to have been made by an ill country tailor ; his linen was plain, and not very clean ; and I remember a speck or two of blood upon... | |
 | 1846 - 578 pages
...presents a petition from John Lilburn, Prynne's amanuensis, shocks dainty Sir Philip Warwick by his ' plain cloth suit, which seemed to have been made by an ill country-tailor,' and his ' plain, and not very clean ' linen, and tries courteous Mr. Hyde's patience in Committee.... | |
 | James Robinson Planché - Clothing and dress - 1847 - 516 pages
...gentleman, for we courtiers valued ourselves much upon our good clothes. I came one morning into the house well clad, and perceived a gentleman speaking whom...cloth suit, which seemed to have been made by an ill country tailor ; his linen was plain, and not very clean ; and I remember a speck or two of blood upon... | |
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