I was so struck with admiration, that I could not for some time speak to her, being wholly taken up in gazing. That surprising harmony of features ! that charming result of the whole ! that exact proportion of body ! that lovely bloom of complexion, unsullied... The Family Library (Harper). - Page 921842Full view - About this book
| Lady Mary Wortley Montagu - 1784 - 240 pages
...to her, being wholly taken up in gazing. That furprizing harmony of features ! That charming refult of the whole ! That exact proportion of body ! That lovely bloom of complexion unfullied by art ! The unutterable enchantment of her fmile ; — But her eyes ! Large and black, with... | |
| Lady Mary Wortley Montagu - English letters - 1796 - 468 pages
...Greek lady had before given me a great opinion of her beauty , I was so struck with admiration , thai I could not , for some time, speak to her, being wholly taken up in gazing. That surprizing harmony of features ! That charming result of the whole ! That exact proportion of body!... | |
| William Fordyce Mavor - 1809 - 458 pages
...place of honour. I confess, though the Greek lady had before given me a great opinion of her beauty, I was so struck •with admiration, that I could not...speak to her, being wholly taken up in gazing. That sur. prising harmony of features ! that charming result of the whole! that exact proportion of body!... | |
| 1810 - 472 pages
...of honour. I confess, though the Greek lady had before given me a great opinion of her beauty, I was struck with admiration, that I could not, for some...features ! . That charming result of the whole! That lovely bloom of complexion, unsullied by art! The unutterable enchantment of her smile ! — But her... | |
| Mary Wortley Montagu - Authors, English - 1816 - 374 pages
...place of honour. I confess, though the Greek lady had before given me a great opinion of her beauty, I was so struck with admiration, that I could not...smile ! — But her eyes ! — large and black, with all the soft lariguishment of the blue ! every turu of her face discovering some new grace. After my... | |
| Theophilus Moore - Marriage customs and rites - 1820 - 374 pages
...me, and took care to place me in the corner, which is the place of honour. I confess I was so strnck with admiration, that I could not for some time speak...charming result of the whole ! that exact proportion of the body ! that lovely bloom of complexion unsullied by art ! the unutterable enchantment of her smile... | |
| British prose literature - 1821 - 396 pages
...place of honour. I confess, though the Greek lady had before given me a great opinion of her beauty, I was so struck with admiration, that I could not...smile ! — But her eyes! — large and black, with all the soft lauguishment of the blue ! every turn of her face discovering some new grace. After my... | |
| Lady Augusta Hamilton - Marriage customs and rites - 1822 - 538 pages
...cushions to be given me, and took care to place me in the corner, which is the place of honor. I confess I was so struck with admiration, that I could not...charming result of the whole — that exact proportion of the body — that lovely bloom of complexion unsullied by art — the unutterable enchantment of her... | |
| Lady Augusta Hamilton - Marriage customs and rites - 1822 - 424 pages
...roe, and took care to place me in the corner, which is the place of honor. I confess I was so stfuck with admiration, that I could not for some time speak...charming result of the whole — that exact proportion of the body — that lovely bloom of complexion unsullied by art — the unutterable enchantment of her... | |
| Lady Augusta Hamilton - Marriage customs and rites - 1824 - 462 pages
...cushions to be given me, and took care to place me in the corner, which is, the place of honor. I confess I was so struck with admiration, that I could not...wholly taken up in gazing. That surprising harmony *>f features — that charming result of the whole — that exact prqportion of the body — that lovely... | |
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