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Page 73 - I do not remember his common gaitj he always entered a room in that style of affected delicacy, which fashion had then made almost natural; chapeau bras between his hands, as if he wished to compress it, or under his arm ; knees bent, and feet on tiptoe, as if afraid of a wet floor. — His dress in. visiting was most usually, in summer, when I most saw him, a lavender suit, the waistcoat embroidered with a little silver, or of white silk worked in the tambour, partridge silk stockjngs, and gold...
Page 167 - Denmark m • and we find that in France a regulation of this sort was made about two hundred years before ; set on foot by Clotharius and Childebert, with a view of obliging each district to answer for the robberies committed in its own division. These divisions were, in that country, as well military as civil ; and each contained a hundred freemen, who were subject to an officer called the centenarius; a number of which centenarii were themselves subject to a superior officer called the count or...
Page 73 - His eyes were remarkably bright and penetrating, very dark and lively : his voice was not strong, but his tones were extremely pleasant, and, if I may so say, highly gentlemanly. I do not remember his common gait ; he always entered a room in that style of affected delicacy, which fashion had then made almost natural ; chapeau bras between his hands, as if he wished to compress it, or under his arm ; knees bent, and feet on tiptoe, as if afraid of a wet floor.
Page 167 - And indeed something like this institution of hundreds may be traced back as far as the ancient Germans, from whom were derived both the Franks who became masters of Gaul, and the Saxons who settled in England : for both the thing and the name, as a territorial assemblage of persons, from which afterwards the territory itself might probably receive...
Page 26 - Then Paul stood in the midst of Mars' hill, and said, Ye men of Athens, I perceive that in all things ye are too superstitious. For as I passed by, and beheld your devotions, I found an altar with this inscription, TO THE UNKNOWN GOD. Whom therefore ye ignorantly worship, him declare I unto you.
Page 73 - ... between his hands, as if he wished to compress it, or under his arm ; knees bent, and feet on tiptoe, as if afraid of a wet floor. — His dress in visiting was most usually, in summer, when I most saw him, a lavender suit, the waistcoat embroidered with a little silver, or of white silk worked in the tambour, partridge silk stockings, and gold buckles, ruffles and frill generally lace. I remember, when a child, thinking him very much under-dressed, if at any time, except in mourning, he wore...
Page 5 - With deafning clamours in the slippery clouds, That, with the hurly," death itself awakes ? Can'st thou, O partial sleep ! give thy repose To the wet sea-boy in an hour so rude ; And in the calmest and most stillest night, With all appliances and means to boot, Deny it to a king? Then, happy low, lie down ! Uneasy lies the head that wears a crown.
Page 167 - A learned winter observes upon this word that, " anciently ' musters ' were taken of the armour and weapons of the several inhabitants of every Hundred, and from such as could not find sufficient pledges of their good abearing, their weapons were taken and delivered to others.
Page 166 - Domesday Book was compiled, each contained more than sixty Hundreds, as they do at present. In Lancashire, a county of greater area than either, there are no more than six Hundreds — in Cheshire seven ; and, upon the whole, so irregular is this distribution of...
Page 68 - We are none of us handsome," said she; " and if we have wit, he has not enough to find it out." — But I do not know whether it is as public, that her style was gross and shameless. Meeting the duchess of Portsmouth and lady Orkney, the favourite of king William, at the drawingroom of George the first, " God!" said she, " who would have thought that we three whores should have met here?