 Bible, and wore pockets — ay, and that too of a goodly size, fashioned with patchwork into many curious devices, and ostentatiously worn on the outside. These, in fact, were convenient receptacles, where all good housewives carefully stored away such...  Spirit of the English Magazines - Page 5561820Full view - About this book
 | Michel de Montaigne - French essays - 1743 - 440 pages
...and Caligula demolifh'da very beautiful Palace for the Pleafure his Mother had once enjoy 'd there. I remember there was a Story current, when I was a Boy, that one of our Neighbouring Kings having receiv'da Blow from the Hand of GOD, fwore he would be reveng'd,... | |
 | Washington Irving - New York (N.Y.) - 1812 - 306 pages
...hand ; by which means they often came to b« incredibly crammed — and I remember there was a ftory current when I was a boy, that the lady of "Wouter Van T wilier once had pccaCon to empty her right pocket in fearch of a wooden ladle, and the u ten (11... | |
 | England - 1820 - 876 pages
...read the Bible, and wore pockets — aye, and that too of a goodly size, fashioned with patch-work into many curious devices, and ostentatiously worn...means they often came to be incredibly crammed— «nd I remember there was a story current when I was a boy, that the lady of Wouter Van T wilier once... | |
 | Washington Irving - New York (State) - 1819 - 302 pages
...home, read the Bible, and wore pockets — ay, and that too of a goodly size, fashioned with patch-work into many curious devices, and ostentatiously worn...of "Wouter Van Twiller once had occasion to empty htir right pocket in search of a wooden ladle, and the utensil was discovered lying among some rubbish... | |
 | England - 1820 - 730 pages
...read the Bible, and wore pockets — aye, and that too of a gooilly size, fashioned with patch-work into many curious devices, and ostentatiously worn...crammed.— and I remember there was a story current when 1 was a boy, that the lady of Wouter Van T willer once had occasion to empty her right pocket in search... | |
 | Washington Irving - American wit and humor - 1825 - 356 pages
...home, read the Bible, and wore pockets— ay, and that too of a goodly size, fashioned with patchwork into many curious devices, and ostentatiously worn...I remember there was a story current when I was a hoy, that the lady of Wouter Van Twiller once had occasion to empty her right pocket in search of a... | |
 | Washington Irving - New York (N.Y.) - 1826 - 452 pages
...home, read the Bible, and wore pockets — ay, and that too of a goodly size, fashioned with patch-work into many curious devices, and ostentatiously worn...carefully stored away such things as they wished to hare at h»nd ; by which means they often came to be incredibly crammed — and I remember there was... | |
 | Washington Irving - New York (State) - 1828 - 354 pages
...home, read the Bihle, and wore pockets — ay, and that too of a goodly size, fashioned with patchwork into many curious devices, and ostentatiously worn...stored away such things as they wished to have at hand ; hy which means they often came to he incredihly crammed — and I rememher there was a fltory current... | |
 | Washington Irving - American wit and humor - 1831 - 522 pages
...pockets — ay, and that too of a goodly size, fashioned with patchwork into many curious.devices, and ostentatiously worn on the outside. These, in...to have at hand ; by which means they often came to he incredibly crammed — and I remember there was a story current when I was a boy, that the lady... | |
 | John Warner Barber, Henry Howe - New York (State) - 1842 - 666 pages
...home, read the Bible, and wore pockets — ay, and that too of a goodly size, fashioned with patch-work into many curious devices, and ostentatiously worn...; by which means they often came to be incredibly crammad — and I remember there was a story current when I was a boy, that the lady of Wouter Van... | |
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