 | James Plumptre - 1812 - 480 pages
...More speaks of the wit and mirth of Jane Shore. Having spoken of her beauty, he adds, " yet delited not men so much in her beauty as in her pleasant behaviour. For a proper wit had she, and could both rede wel and write i rnery in company, redy and quick of aunswer, neither mute nor ful of buble; sometimes... | |
 | 1860 - 796 pages
..." nothing in her body you would have changed, unless you would have wished her somewhat higher. Yet delighted not men so much in her beauty as in her pleasant behaviour ; for a proper wit she had ; and could both road well and write ; merry in company ; ready and quick in answer ; neither... | |
 | Thomas Frognall Dibdin - 1825 - 532 pages
...will advise her visage, might guess and devise which parts, how filled, would make it a fair face. Yet delighted not men so much in her beauty as in her pleasant behaviour. For proper wit had she, and could both read well and write : merry in company, ready and quick of answer,... | |
 | Stephen Reynolds Clarke - 1826 - 494 pages
...beauty. A . — He is no less favourable to the qualities of her mind and heart : " Yet men delighted not so much in her beauty as in her pleasant behaviour ; for a proper wit she had, and could both read well and write ; merry in company ; ready and quick of answer ; neither... | |
 | Emma Roberts - 1827 - 658 pages
...well advise her visage might guess and devise which partes how filled wold make it a faire face. Yet delighted not men so much in her beauty as in her...write, merry in company, ready and quick of answer, nither mute nor full of babble, sometime taunting without displeasure and not without disport. The... | |
 | Sir James Mackintosh - 1831 - 406 pages
...been the beloved mistress of the late king. " Proper she was and fair," says sir Thomas More ; " yet delighted not men so much in her beauty as in her...wit had she, and could • both read well and write; ready and quick of answer; * Rymer. neither mute nor babbling. Many mistresses the king had, but her... | |
 | Margaret De Courcy, Beatrice De Courcy - 1832 - 508 pages
...men not so much in her beanty, as in her pleasant behaviour. For a proper wit hud she, and could hoth read well and write ; merry in company, ready and quick of answer, neither mute nor full of habble, sometime tannting without displeasure, and not without disport. The King would say, that he... | |
 | 1834 - 368 pages
...well advise her visage, might guess and devise which parts, how filled, would make it a fair face. Yet delighted not men so much in her beauty, as in her...quick of answer, neither mute nor full of babble, sometime taunting without displeasure, and not without disport. The king would say that he had three... | |
 | 320 pages
...left her up to him altogether." Now let us view her in the glare of a resplendent Court. She, " yet delighted not men, so much in her beauty, as in her pleasant behaviour, for a proper wit she had, and could read well, and write," — which few of the highest Ladies then could. " Merry in... | |
 | Edward Wedlake Brayley - 1834 - 432 pages
...left her up to him altogether." Now let us view her in the glare of a resplendent Court. She, " yet delighted not men, so much in her beauty, as in her pleasant behaviour, for a proper wit she had, and could read well, and write," — which few of the highest Ladies then could. " Merry in... | |
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Yet delighted not men so much in her beauty, as in her pleasant behaviour. For a proper wit had she, and could both read well and write; merry in company, ready and quick of answer, neither mute nor full of babble, sometime taunting without displeasure,... 
