 Melantha is as finished an impertinent as ever fluttered in a drawing-room, and seems to contain the most complete system of female foppery, that could possibly be crowded into the tortured form of a fine lady.  Catalogue - Page 1855by Pickering & Chatto - 1659Full view - About this book
 | John Dryden, Walter Scott - English literature - 1808 - 564 pages
...witty and fashionable raillery; and the character of Melantha is pronounced by Cibber to exhibit the most complete system of female foppery that could...be crowded into the tortured form of a fine lady. It was adtnirably acted by Mrs Monfort, afterwards Mrs Verbruggen. The piece thus supported was eminently... | |
 | 1820 - 394 pages
...finished an impertinent, as ever fluttered in a drawing-room, and seems to contain the most compleat system of female foppery, that could possibly be crowded into the tortured form of a fine lady. Her language, dress, motion, manners, soul, and body, are in a continual hurry to be something more... | |
 | Henry Southern - 1820 - 402 pages
...finished an impertinent, as ever fluttered in a drawing-room, and seems to contain the most compleat system of female foppery, that could possibly be crowded into the tortured form of a fine lady. Her language, dress, motion, manners, soul, and body, are in a continual hurry to be something more... | |
 | Colley Cibber - Actors - 1822 - 564 pages
...Melantha is as finished an impertinent as ever fluttered in a drawing-room, and seems to contain the most complete system of female foppery, that could...be crowded into the tortured form of a fine lady. Her language, dress, motion, manners, soul, and body, are in a continual hurry to be something more... | |
 | English literature - 1824 - 436 pages
...Melantha is as finished an impertinent as ever fluttered in a drawing-room, and icems to contain the most complete system of female foppery, that could...be crowded into the tortured form of a< fine lady. Her language, dress,motion, mannen, soul aril body, are in a continual hurry to be something more than... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1826 - 526 pages
...witty and fashionable raillery; and the character of Melantha is pronounced by Cibber to exhibit the most complete system of female foppery that could...be crowded into the tortured form of a fine lady. It was admirably acted by Mrs Montfort, afterwards Mrs Verbruggen. The piece thus supported was eminently... | |
 | 1826 - 362 pages
...Melantha is as finished an impertinent as ever fluttered in a drawing-room, and seems to contain the most complete system of female foppery that could...be crowded into the tortured form of a fine lady. Her language, dress, motion, manners, soul, and body, are in a continual hurry to be something more... | |
 | Walter Scott - 1826 - 532 pages
...witty and fashionable raillery; and the character of Melantha is pronounced by Gibber to exhibit the most complete system of female foppery that could...be crowded into the tortured form of a fine lady. It was admirably acted by Mrs Montfort, afterwards Mrs Verbruggen. The piece thus supported was eminently... | |
 | Colley Cibber - 1826 - 358 pages
...Melantha is as finished an impertinent as ever fluttered in a drawing-room, and seems to contain the most complete system of female foppery that could...be crowded into the tortured form of a fine lady. Her language, dress, motion, manners, soul, and body, are in a continual hurry to be something more... | |
 | sir Walter Scott (bart [prose, collected]) - 1827 - 564 pages
...witty and fashionable raillery ; and the character of Melantha is pronounced by Gibber to exhibit the most complete system of female foppery that could...be crowded into the tortured form of a fine lady. It was admirably acted by Mrs Monfort, afterwards Mrs Verbruggen. The piece thus supported was eminently... | |
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