Early English Poetry, Ballads, and Popular Literature of the Middle Ages, Volume 27Johnson Reprint Corporation, 1965 - English literature |
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Page 184
... gown . " A very rare print in the editor's collection of such as illustrate costume , represents a lady placed in the stocks for wearing one : beneath is inscribed : - " The night Raile , ' tis a cunning subtle thing , In summer its ...
... gown . " A very rare print in the editor's collection of such as illustrate costume , represents a lady placed in the stocks for wearing one : beneath is inscribed : - " The night Raile , ' tis a cunning subtle thing , In summer its ...
Page 185
... gown trimmed with buttons and loops . † A kind of narrow - sleeved gown , à l'Espagnole . A kind of worsted lace ; the pattern of which was after- wards adopted in richer materials for the gentry . § Silk stockings with gold or silver ...
... gown trimmed with buttons and loops . † A kind of narrow - sleeved gown , à l'Espagnole . A kind of worsted lace ; the pattern of which was after- wards adopted in richer materials for the gentry . § Silk stockings with gold or silver ...
Page 264
... gown . " The mother surpriz'd , only thought it a jest , Saying , " Sally , your old fashion'd gown fits you best , So leave this new fashion to folks in the town , And don't waste your cloth in a short body'd gown . " " O mother , you ...
... gown . " The mother surpriz'd , only thought it a jest , Saying , " Sally , your old fashion'd gown fits you best , So leave this new fashion to folks in the town , And don't waste your cloth in a short body'd gown . " " O mother , you ...
Contents
SATIRICAL SONGS AND POEMS ON COSTUME | 1 |
THE MERCER 7 | 7 |
THE SHOEMAKER 16 | 16 |
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