 There was a certain lady of a thin airy shape, who was very active in this solemnity. She carried a magnifying glass in one of her hands, and was clothed in a loose flowing robe, embroidered •with several figures of fiends and spectres, that discovered...  The Spectator - Page 223edited by - 1810Full view - About this book
 | English instructor - English literature - 1801 - 272 pages
...seemed to rise above the clouds. There was a certain lady of a thin airy shape , who was very active in this solemnity. She carried a magnifying glass...shapes , as her garment hovered in the wind. There K 2 H2 THE ENGLISH INSTRUCTOR. was something wild and distracted in her looks. Her name was Fancy.... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1804 - 498 pages
...seemed to rise above the clouds. There was a certain lady, of a thin airy shape, who was very active in this solemnity. She carried a magnifying glass...something wild and distracted in her looks. Her name was FANCV. She led up every mortal to the appointed place, after having very officiously assisted him in... | |
 | 1804 - 412 pages
...seemed to rise above the clouds. There was a certain lady of a thin airy slK;pe, who was very active in this solemnity. She carried a magnifying glass in one of her hands, and was clothed iti a loose flowing robe, embroidered with several figures .of fiends and spectres, that discovered... | |
 | 1808 - 306 pages
...of her hands, and was clothed in a 196 MEN BLTND TO THEIR HAPPINESS. loose flowing rohe, emhroidered with several figures of fiends and spectres, that discovered themselves in a thonsand chimerical shapes, as her garment hovered in the wind. There was something wild and distracted... | |
 | H. Nolte - 1823 - 646 pages
...seemed to rise above the clouds» There was a certain lady of a thin airy shape, who was тегу active in this solemnity. She carried a magnifying glass...flowing robe, embroidered with several figures of liends and spectres, that i'ist:oM-nd themselves in a thousand chimerical shapes, as her garment hovered... | |
 | Readers - 1824 - 348 pages
...seemed to rise above the (jlouds. 3. There was a certain lady of a thin airy shape, who was very active in this solemnity. She carried .a magnifying glass...themselves in a thousand chimerical shapes, as her garments hovered in the wind ; there was something wild and distracted in her looks. • 4. Her name... | |
 | Half hours - 1847 - 560 pages
...seemed to rise above the clouds. There was a certain lady of a thin airy shape, who was very active in this solemnity. She carried a magnifying glass...themselves in a thousand chimerical shapes, as her garments hovered in the wind. There was something wild and distracted in her looks. Her name was Fancy.... | |
 | Arethusa Hall - Readers - 1851 - 422 pages
...certain lady, of thin, airy shape, who was very active in this solemnity. She carried a magnifying-glass in one of her hands, and was clothed in a loose, flowing...themselves in a thousand chimerical shapes, as her garments hovered in the wind. There was something wild and distracted in her looks. Her name was Fancy.... | |
 | Spectator The - 1853 - 554 pages
...seemed to rise above the clouds. There was a certain lady of a thin airy shape, who was very active in this solemnity. She carried a magnifying glass...something wild and distracted in her looks. Her name was FANCT. She led up every mortal to the appointed place, after having very officiously assisted him in... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1854 - 726 pages
...seemed to rise above the clouds. There was a certain lady, of a thin airy shape, who was very active in this solemnity. She carried a magnifying glass...themselves in a thousand chimerical shapes, as her garment Lovered in the wind. There was something wild and distracted in her looks. Her name was FANCT. She... | |
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