 | 1820 - 876 Seiten
...carried home by their own carriages, that is to say, by the vehicles nature had provided them, e\ cepting such of the wealthy, as could afford to keep a waggon....heart, occasioned no scandal at that time, nor should h at the present — if our great grandfathers approved of the custom, it would argue a great want... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1820 - 532 Seiten
...lost in con182 A PARTING SMACK. i temptation of the blue and white tiles with which the fire-places were decorated, wherein sundry passages of scripture...the present — if our great grandfathers approved df the custom, it would argue a great want of reverence in their descendants to say a word against... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1820 - 538 Seiten
...passages of scripture were piously portrayed— Tobit and his dog figured to great advantage; Haman swung conspicuously on his gibbet; and Jonah appeared...occasioned no scandal at that time, nor should it at the present—if our great grandfathers approved of the custom, it would argue a great want of reverence... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1821 - 414 Seiten
...passages of scripture were piously pourtrayed : Tobit and his dog figured to great advantage ; Unman swung conspicuously on his gibbet; and Jonah appeared...and honesty of heart, occasioned no scandal at that tune, nor should it at the present — if our great grandfathers approved of the custom, it would argue... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1825 - 356 Seiten
...afford to keep a waggon. The gentlemen gallantly attended their fair ones to their respective ahodes, and took leave of them with a hearty smack at the door : which, as it was an estahlished piece of etiquette, done in perfect simplicity and honesty of heart, occasioned no scandal... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1828 - 354 Seiten
...afford to keep a waggon. The gentlemen gallantly attended then fair ones to their respective ahodes, and took leave of them with a hearty smack at the door: which, as it was an estahlished piece of etiquette, done in perfect simplicity and honesty of heart, occasioned no scandal... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1829 - 292 Seiten
...the vehicles Nature had provided them, excepting such of the wealthy as could afford to keep a wagon. The gentlemen gallantly attended their fair ones to...that time, nor should it at the present — if our great-grandfathers approved of the custom, it would argue a great want of reverence in their descendants... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1831 - 286 Seiten
...the vehicles Nature had provided them, excepting such of the wealthy as could afford to keep a wagon. The gentlemen gallantly attended their fair ones to...that time, nor should it at the present — if our great-grandfathers approved of the custom, it would argue a great want of reverence in their descendants... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1831 - 522 Seiten
...the vehicles Nature had provided them, excepting such of the wealthy as could afford to keep a wagon. The gentlemen gallantly attended their fair ones to...that time, nor should it at the present — if our great-grandfathers approved of the custom, it would argue a great want of reverence in their descendants... | |
 | Washington Irving - 1835 - 294 Seiten
...wealthy as could afford to keep a wagon. The gentlemen gallantly attended their fair ones to tbeir respective abodes, and took leave of them with a hearty...that time, nor should it at the present — if our great-grandfathers approved of the custom, it would argue a great want of reverence in their descendants... | |
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The parties broke up without noise and without confusion. They were carried home by their own carriages, that is to say, by the vehicles nature had provided them, excepting such of the wealthy as could afford to keep a wagon. The gentlemen gallantly attended... 
