 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
 | John Langton Sanford - Great Britain - 1858 - 650 pages
...several debates previously, and among others delivered the foregoing speech. *~Harl. MSS. 162, p. 4. one morning, well clad, and perceived a gentleman speaking,...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... | |
 | Michael Russell - 1860 - 288 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 hot very clean, and I remember n. speck or two of blood upon... | |
 | John Hunter (of Uxbridge.) - 1860 - 300 pages
...interesting description by a contemporary. Sir Philip Warwick says, "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... | |
 | Frederick William Fairholt - Clothing and dress - 1860 - 638 pages
...courtiers valued ourselves much upon our good clothes. I came one morning into the house well clud, and perceived a gentleman speaking, whom I knew not,...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... | |
 | Robert Kemp Philp - Great Britain - 1860 - 450 pages
...morning, well clad ; and perceived a gentleman speaking, whom I knew not, very ordinarily apparalled, 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... | |
 | Comprehensive dictionary - 1860 - 1080 pages
...rise, has left a curious notice of his personal appearance. His apparel, he said, was very ordinary, ' for it was a plain cloth suit, which seemed to have been made by an ะจ country tailor. His linen was plain, and not very clean, and I remember a speck or two of blood... | |
 | Robert Kemp Philp - Great Britain - 1860 - 422 pages
...the following picture : โ " I came," says the narrator, Sir Philip Warwick, " into the house one morning, well clad ; and perceived a gentleman speaking, whom I knew not, very ordinarily apparalled, for it was a plain cloth suit, which seemed to have been made by an ill country tailor... | |
 | Oliver Cromwell - Great Britain - 1861 - 738 pages
...gentleman, โ for we cour" tiers valued ourselves much upon our good clothes ! I came 'into the House cue morning," Monday morning, " well clad; ' and perceived...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... | |
 | John Tulloch - Baxter, Richard, 1615-1691 - 1861 - 536 pages
...gentleman โ for we courtiers valued ourselves much upon our good clothes ! I came into the House one morning well clad, and perceived a gentleman speaking,...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 Whitton - 1861 - 462 pages
...(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...apparelled ; for it was a plain cloth suit, which seemed to be made by an ill country tailor ; his linen was plain, and not very clean ; and I remember a speck... | |
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