 | Andrew Burnaby - Atlantic States - 1775 - 272 pages
...Tarrying, has given occafion to this refledtion. When a man is enamoured of a young woman, and wifhes to marry her, he propofes the affair to her parents,...confent no marriage in this colony can take place) j if they have no objection, they allow i 84 TRAVELS THROUGH low him to tarry with her one night> in... | |
 | Tobias Smollett - English literature - 1775 - 552 pages
...Tarrying, has given occafion to this reflection. When a man is enamoured of a young woman, and wifhes to marry her, he propofes the affair to her parents, (without whofe confentno marriage in this colony can take place); if they have no objection, they allow him to tarry... | |
 | Thomas Anburey - Burgoyne's Invasion, 1777 - 1789 - 572 pages
...one /omething fimilar, which is termed tarrying. When a young man is enamoured of a woman, and wifhes to marry her, he propofes the affair to her parents,...colony, can take place) if they have no objection, he is allowed to tarry with her one night, in order to make his court t At the ufual time, the old... | |
 | History - 1789 - 622 pages
...of a woman, and wiihes to marry her, he propofcs the affair to her parents, (without whole conCent no marriage, in this colony, can take place ;) if they have no objection, he is allowed to tarry with her one night, in order to make his couit. At the ulual time, the old couple... | |
 | George Elliott Howard - History - 1904 - 522 pages
...a man is enamoured of a young woman and wishes to marry her, ha proposes the affair to her parents If they have no objection, they allow him to tarry with her one night, in order to make his conrt to her. At their usual time the old couple retire to bed, leaving the young ones to settle matters... | |
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At their usual time the old couple retire to bed, leaving the young ones to settle matters as they can ; who... 