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Page 55
... ladies , who sit dismally in a group by themselves ; in the other end stand their pensive partners that are to be ; but no intercourse between the sexes than there is between two countries at war . The ladies indeed may ogle , and the ...
... ladies , who sit dismally in a group by themselves ; in the other end stand their pensive partners that are to be ; but no intercourse between the sexes than there is between two countries at war . The ladies indeed may ogle , and the ...
Page 221
... ladies are directed by Goldy and the gentleman usher to their coach . Mrs. Horneck , who wears a head in the extreme of fashion , finding it impossible to get in , has to place herself on the floor .. At times our poet frets impatiently ...
... ladies are directed by Goldy and the gentleman usher to their coach . Mrs. Horneck , who wears a head in the extreme of fashion , finding it impossible to get in , has to place herself on the floor .. At times our poet frets impatiently ...
Page 279
... ladies of such high breeding in such vulgar attitudes ! The party is stuck to the ground for some time , as if actually petrified with amazement . The two ladies are uneasy to know what accident could have kept the girls from church the ...
... ladies of such high breeding in such vulgar attitudes ! The party is stuck to the ground for some time , as if actually petrified with amazement . The two ladies are uneasy to know what accident could have kept the girls from church the ...
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