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Compressed , or flat , applied to the stem which has the two opposite sides plane
, or fiat . - MARTYN . 3. Resembling a cylinder compressed on opposite sides ,
the transverse section forming an ellipsis . - BERKEN HOUT . 4. Not in SMITH . 5.
Compressed , or flat , applied to the stem which has the two opposite sides plane
, or fiat . - MARTYN . 3. Resembling a cylinder compressed on opposite sides ,
the transverse section forming an ellipsis . - BERKEN HOUT . 4. Not in SMITH . 5.
Page 97
EXPLANATION OF THE PRINTS OF FASHION , ENGLISH COSTUME . twice
round the head ; it is worn under the hair on one side the face , which is dressed
very No. 1. - HYDE PARK WALKING DRESS . full in ringlets , and falls over ; on
the ...
EXPLANATION OF THE PRINTS OF FASHION , ENGLISH COSTUME . twice
round the head ; it is worn under the hair on one side the face , which is dressed
very No. 1. - HYDE PARK WALKING DRESS . full in ringlets , and falls over ; on
the ...
Page 197
A young lady who wr the neck behind , and on the right side of the understood to
be her daughter , wore a spensos face , with a small bunch of curls on the left of
the same colour , over a robe of the like me side of the head ; a band of ...
A young lady who wr the neck behind , and on the right side of the understood to
be her daughter , wore a spensos face , with a small bunch of curls on the left of
the same colour , over a robe of the like me side of the head ; a band of ...
Page 33
Lire while ye Substantial life , to have thee by my side may , Henceforth an
individual solace dear ; Yet happy pair ; enjoy , till I return , Part of my soul I seek
thee , and thee claim Short pleasures , for long wees are to succeed . My other
half ...
Lire while ye Substantial life , to have thee by my side may , Henceforth an
individual solace dear ; Yet happy pair ; enjoy , till I return , Part of my soul I seek
thee , and thee claim Short pleasures , for long wees are to succeed . My other
half ...
Page 35
... the roof Straight side by side were laid ; nor turn'd I Of thickest covert was
inwoven shade Laurel and myrtle , and what bigher grew Adam from his fair
spouse , nor Eve the rites Of firm and fragrant leaf ; on either side Mysterious of
connubial ...
... the roof Straight side by side were laid ; nor turn'd I Of thickest covert was
inwoven shade Laurel and myrtle , and what bigher grew Adam from his fair
spouse , nor Eve the rites Of firm and fragrant leaf ; on either side Mysterious of
connubial ...
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Page 4 - They heard, and were abash'd, and up they sprung Upon the wing ; as when men, wont to watch On duty, sleeping found by whom they dread, Rouse and bestir themselves ere well awake. Nor did they not perceive the evil plight In which they were, or the fierce pains not feel ; Yet to their general's voice they soon obey'd, Innumerable.
Page 3 - Almighty hath not built Here for his envy, will not drive us hence: Here we may reign secure: and in my choice. To reign is worth ambition, though in hell ; Better to reign in hell than serve in heaven.
Page 20 - Harmonious numbers ; as the wakeful bird Sings darkling, and in shadiest covert hid Tunes her nocturnal note...
Page 34 - They to their grassy couch, these to their nests Were slunk, all but the wakeful nightingale. She all night long her amorous descant sung: Silence was pleased.
Page 34 - With thee conversing, I forget all time; All seasons, and their change, all please alike. Sweet is the breath of Morn, her rising sweet, With charm of earliest birds...
Page 9 - HIGH on a throne of royal state, • — which far Outshone the wealth of Ormus, and of Ind ; Or where the gorgeous East with richest hand Showers on her kings Barbaric pearl and gold...
Page 65 - Rather admire; or if they list to try Conjecture, he his fabric of the Heavens Hath left to their disputes, perhaps to move His laughter at their quaint opinions wide Hereafter, when they come to model Heaven And calculate the stars, how they will wield The mighty frame; how build, unbuild, contrive To save appearances; how gird the sphere With centric and eccentric scribbled o'er, Cycle and epicycle, orb in orb...
Page 4 - He scarce had ceased, when the superior fiend Was moving toward the shore : his ponderous shield, Ethereal temper, massy, large, and round, Behind him cast ; the broad circumference Hung on his shoulders like the moon, whose orb Through optic glass the Tuscan artist views, At evening, from the top of Fesole, Or in Valdarno, to descry new lands, Rivers, or mountains, in her spotty globe.
Page 90 - Did I request thee, Maker, from my clay To mould me man ? Did I solicit thee From darkness to promote me...
Page 66 - What if the sun Be centre to the world ; and other stars, By his attractive virtue and their own Incited, dance about him various rounds...
Bibliographic information
| Title | La Belle Assemblée, Volume 1 History of women |
| Publisher | J. Bell, 1806 |
| Original from | Harvard University |
| Digitized | 15 Mar 2007 |
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