 I have been at church, my dear girl, in my new palanquin, (the mode of genteel conveyance) where all ladies are approached, by sanction of ancient custom, by all gentlemen indiscriminately, known or unknown, with offers of their hand to conduct them to...  The Calcutta Review - Page 2971852Full view - About this book
 | India - 1852 - 566 pages
...Where all ladies are approached, by sanction of ancient custom, by nil gentlemen indiscrimiuately, known or unknown, with offers of their hand to conduct...wealth, or, having left their hearts behind them, enrich themselves, in order to be united to their favourite dulcineas in their native land) on hearing... | |
 | Henry Elmsley Busteed - British - 1888 - 416 pages
...increasing congregation. " I have been at church in my new palanquin (the mode of genteel conveyance) where all ladies are approached by sanction of ancient...indiscriminately, known or unknown, with offers of their hands to conduct them to their seat. Accordingly, those gentlemen who wish to change their condition... | |
 | Kathleen Blechynden - Calcutta (India) - 1905 - 338 pages
...been at church, my dear girl," she wrote, " in my new palanquin (the model of genteel conveyance), where all ladies are approached, by sanction of ancient...gentlemen who wish to change their condition (which, between ourselves, are chiefly old fellows), on hearing of a ship's arrival make a point of repairing... | |
 | Charles Robert Wilson - Bengal (India) - 1906 - 450 pages
...Calcutta.' I have been at church, my dear girl, in my new palanquin, (the mode of genteel conveyance) where all ladies are approached, by sanction of ancient...gentlemen who wish to change their condition (which, between ourselves, are chiefly old fellows, for the young ones either chuse country-born ladies for... | |
 | Eyre Chatterton - India - 1924 - 414 pages
...quoting. " I have been at Church, my dear girl, in my new palanquin (the mode of genteel conveyance), where all ladies are approached, by sanction of ancient...gentlemen who wish to change their condition (which, between ourselves, are chiefly old fellows, for the young ones either chuse country-born ladies for... | |
 | Barbara S. Groseclose - Architecture - 1995 - 170 pages
...another in the 1789 novel Hartly House Calcutta, "in my new palanquin (the model of genteel-conveyance) where all ladies are approached, by sanction of ancient...gentlemen indiscriminately, known or unknown, with offers ... to conduct them to their seat. Accordingly . . . gentlemen ... on hearing of a ship's arrival,... | |
 | Margaret MacMillan - History - 2007 - 394 pages
...heroine of Hartley Hanse, described to a friend in England the curious customs at church: "aE ladies ate approached by sanction of ancient custom, by all gentlemen...indiscriminately, known or unknown, with offers of theit hands to conduct them to theit seat." It was a delightful experience to be in such demand: "the... | |
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