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" VIII. is alluded to in a print of a naked Englishman holding a piece of cloth hanging on his right arm, and a pair of shears in his left hand. "
London; Being an Accurate History and Description of the British Metropolis ... - Page 542
by David Hughson - 1807
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A Biographical History of England, from Egbert the Great ..., Volume 1, Part 1

James Granger - Great Britain - 1769 - 320 pages
...William Coplande, without date. Before the firft chapter, in which he has characterized an EngHftiman, is a wooden print of a naked man, with a piece of cloth hanging on his right arm, and a pair of flieers in his left hand. Under the print is an infcription in verfe. Thefc are the four firft lines...
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The New England Quarterly Magazine, Volume 1

1802 - 314 pages
...of drefles worn in the reign of Henry VIII. is alluded to in a print of a naked Englifhman holding a piece of cloth hanging on his -right arm, and a pair of fhsars in his left hand. It was invented by Andrew Borde, a facetious wit of thofe days. Under the...
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Love's cure; or, The martial maid. Women pleas'd. The night-walker; or, The ...

Francis Beaumont, John Fletcher - 1811 - 630 pages
...Eyght.' BL printed hy W. Copland?. No date. Before the first chap'er, in which he Las characterized an Englishman, is a wooden print of a naked man, with...on his right arm, and a pair of sheers in his left liand : ynder (he print is an inscription, in verse, of which the following are the first four lines...
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The Dramatic Works of Ben Jonson, and Beaumont and Fletcher, Volume 4

Ben Jonson, Francis Beaumont, John Fletcher - English drama - 1811 - 612 pages
...first chap er, iu which he has characterized an Englishman, is a wood«.* print of a naked man, with :i piece of cloth hanging on his right arm, and a pair of sheers in his left hand : Under the print is an inscription in verse, of which the tolluviiiig arc the first four lines : ' I am an...
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The Dramatic Works of Ben Jonson, and Beaumont and Fletcher, Volume 4

Ben Jonson, Francis Beaumont, John Fletcher - English drama - 1811 - 620 pages
...er, in which he has characterized an Englishman, is an owl« print of a naked man, with a piece o! cloth hanging on his right arm, and a pair of sheers in his left hand : under the print is an inscription in verse, of which the following arc the £г=: fuur lines : ' I am an...
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The Lives and Portraits of Remarkable Characters, Drawn from the ..., Volume 1

Eccentrics and eccentricities - 1819 - 290 pages
...the first chapter of his Introduction to Knowledge, he has characterized an Englishman ; and there is a wooden print of a naked man, with a piece of cloth hanging on his right arm, and a pair of shears in his left-hand. Under the print is an inscription in verse. The four first lines are as follows...
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Curiosities of Literature, Volume 2

Isaac Disraeli - English literature - 1823 - 316 pages
...of dresses worn in the reign of Henry VIII. is alluded to in a print of a naked Englishman holding a piece of cloth hanging on his right arm, and a pair of shears in his left hand. It was invented by Andrew Borde, a facetious wit of those days. The print...
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Curiosities of Literature, Volume 2

Isaac Disraeli - English literature - 1823 - 314 pages
...of dresses worn in the reign of Henry VIII. is alluded to in a print of a naked Englishman holding a piece of cloth hanging on his right arm, and a pair of shears in his left hand. It was invented by Andrew Borde, a facetious wit of those days. The print...
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A biographical history of England, adapted to a methodical catalogue of ...

James Granger - 1824 - 800 pages
...imprinted by William Coplande, without date. Before the first chapter, in which he has characterized an Englishman, is a wooden print of a naked man, with...piece of cloth hanging on his right arm, and a pair of shears in his left hand. Under the print is an inscription in verse ; of which these are the four first...
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Curiosities of Literature, Volume 1

Isaac Disraeli - Culture in literature - 1824 - 538 pages
...of dresses worn in the reign of Henry VIII. is alluded to in a print of a naked Englishman holding a piece of cloth hanging on his right arm, and a pair of shears in his left hand. It was invented by Andrew Borde, a facetious wit of those days. The print...
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