Mr. Gascoigne was a ruined politician, a man of evil fame, or at least had been so till time had buried him from the knowledge of the present generation, and made him obscure instead of infamous. As for the Widow Wycherly, tradition tells us that she... American Monthly Knickerbocker - Page 5edited by - 1837Full view - About this book
| Nathaniel Hawthorne - 1882 - 560 pages
...of infamous. As for the Widow Wycherly, tradition tells us that she was a great beauty in her day ; but, for a long while past, she had lived in deep...other's throats for her sake. And, before proceeding further, I will merely hint that Dr. Heidegger and all his four guests were sometimes thought to be... | |
| 1882 - 548 pages
...of infamous. As for the Widow Wycherly, tradition tells us that she was a great beauty in her day ; but, for a long while past, she had lived in deep...other's throats for her sake. And, before proceeding further, I will merely hint that Dr. Heidegger and all his four guests were sometimes thought to be... | |
| Nathaniel Hawthorne - 1882 - 554 pages
...of infamous. As for the Widow Wycherly, tradition tells us that she was a great beauty in her day ; but, for a long while past, she had lived in deep...other's throats for her sake. And, before proceeding further, I will merely hint that Dr. Heidegger and all his four guests were sometimes thought to be... | |
| Literature - 1885 - 544 pages
...of infamous. As for the Widow Wycherly, tradition tells us that she was a great beauty in her day ; but for a long while past she had lived in deep seclusion...against her. It is a circumstance worth mentioning that all these three old gentlemen — Mr. Medbourne, Colonel Killigrew and Mr. Gascoigne — were early... | |
| American literature - 1886 - 332 pages
...of infamous. As for the Widow Wycherly, tradition tells us that she was a great beauty in her day ; but, for a long while past she had lived in deep seclusion,...other's throats for her sake. And, before proceeding further, I will merely hint that Dr. Heidegger, and all his four guests were sometimes thought to be... | |
| Nathaniel Hawthorne - 1897 - 230 pages
...of infamous. As for the Widow Wycherly, tradi3 tion tells us that she was a great beauty in her day; but, for a long while past, she had lived in deep seclusion, on account of certain scandalous etories, which had prejudiced the gentry of the town against her. It is a circumstance worth mentioning,... | |
| Richard Garnett - 1899 - 428 pages
...of infamous. As for the widow Wycherly, tradition tells us that she was a great beauty in her day, but for a long while past she had lived in deep seclusion...gentlemen — Mr. Medbourne, Colonel Killigrew, and Mr. Gaseoigne — were early lovers of the widow Wycherly, and had once been on the point of cutting each... | |
| Nathaniel Hawthorne - 1900 - 414 pages
...of infamous. As for the Widow Wycherly, tradition tells us that she was a great beauty in her day ; but, for a long while past, she had lived in deep...mentioning that each of these three old gentlemen, Mr. Medbournes Colonel Killigrew, and Mr. Gascoigne, were early lovers of the Widow Wycherly, and had once... | |
| Nathaniel Hawthorne - 1902 - 220 pages
...of infamous. As for the Widow Wycherly, tradition tells us that she was a great beauty in her day; but, for a long while past, she had lived in deep...other's throats for her sake. And, before proceeding further, I will merely hint, that Dr. Heidegger and all his four guests were sometimes thought to be... | |
| Nathaniel Hawthorne - 1902 - 474 pages
...of infamous. As for the Widow Wycherly, tradition tells us that she was a great beauty in her day ; but, for a long while past, she had lived in deep...other's throats for her sake. And, before proceeding further, I will merely hint, that Dr. Heidegger and all his four guests were sometimes thought to be... | |
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