Nature had provided them, excepting such of the wealthy as could afford to keep a wagon. The gentlemen gallantly attended their fair ones to their respective abodes, and took leave of them with a hearty smack at the door; which, as it was an established... Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine - Page 3651820Full view - About this book
| Hamilton James Eckenrode - America - 1922 - 392 pages
...vehicles nature had provided them with, excepting such of the wealthy as could afford to keep a wagon. The gentlemen gallantly attended their fair ones to...respective abodes and took leave of them with a hearty kiss. The women's hair was pomatumed back from their foreheads with a candle, and covered with a little... | |
| Charles Herbert Sylvester - Children's literature - 1922 - 530 pages
...noise and without confusion. They were carried home by their own carriages — that is to say, by the vehicles Nature had provided them — excepting such of the wealthy as could afford to keep a wagon. The gentlemen gallantly attended their fair ones to their respective abodes, and took leave... | |
| Edwin Greenlaw, Clarence Stratton - American literature - 1922 - 648 pages
...vehicles Nature had provided them — excepting such of the wealthy as could afford to keep a wagon. The gentlemen gallantly attended their fair ones to their respective abodes, and took leave of so them with a hearty smack at the door ; which, as it was an established piece of etiquette, done... | |
| Isobel Davidson - Reading (Elementary) - 1925 - 504 pages
...noise and without confusion. Guests were carried home by their own carriages, that is to say, by the vehicles nature had provided them, excepting such of the wealthy as could afford to keep a wagon. The gentlemen gallantly attended their fair ones to their respective abodes, and took leave... | |
| William Dodge Lewis, James Fleming Hosic - English language - 1927 - 552 pages
...without noise and without confusion. They were carried home by their carriages — that is to say, by the vehicles nature had provided them — excepting such of the wealthy as could afford to keep a wagon. The gentlemen gallantly attended their fair ones to their respective abodes, and took leave... | |
| 1821 - 774 pages
...and without confusion. They were carried home by their own carriages, that is to say, by the velucles nature had provided them, excepting such of the wealthy...The gentlemen gallantly attended their fair ones to tlieir respective abodes, and took leave of them with a hearty smack at the door ; which, as it was... | |
| Washington Irving - 1881 - 910 pages
...noise and without confusion. They were carried home by their own carriages, that is to say, by the vehicles nature had provided them, excepting such of the wealthy as could afford to keep a wagon. The gentlemen gallantly attended their fair ones to their respective abodes, and took leave... | |
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