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... men going after dinner to attend a Council of State , or the business of their
particular offices , or the Bowling Green , or even the Church ; of an Hour ' s
Sermon being of a moderate length , of ladies painting their faces being a siv
PREFACE .
... men going after dinner to attend a Council of State , or the business of their
particular offices , or the Bowling Green , or even the Church ; of an Hour ' s
Sermon being of a moderate length , of ladies painting their faces being a siv
PREFACE .
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moderate length , of ladies painting their faces being a novelty ; or of their
receiving visits of Gentlemen whilst dressing , after having just risen out of bed ;
of the female attendant of a lady of fashion travelling on a pillion behind one of
the ...
moderate length , of ladies painting their faces being a novelty ; or of their
receiving visits of Gentlemen whilst dressing , after having just risen out of bed ;
of the female attendant of a lady of fashion travelling on a pillion behind one of
the ...
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He was happy in a wife of congenial dispositions with his wwn , of an enlightened
mind , who had read much , and was skilled in etching and painting , yet attentive
to the domestic concerns of her household , and a most affectionate mother .
He was happy in a wife of congenial dispositions with his wwn , of an enlightened
mind , who had read much , and was skilled in etching and painting , yet attentive
to the domestic concerns of her household , and a most affectionate mother .
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In the Doole is painted , on a very large table , the bust of Marie de Medicis ,
supported by four royal diadems , the work of one Vanderdall , who hath set his
name thereon , 1st September , 1638 . On Sunday , I heard an English sermon at
the ...
In the Doole is painted , on a very large table , the bust of Marie de Medicis ,
supported by four royal diadems , the work of one Vanderdall , who hath set his
name thereon , 1st September , 1638 . On Sunday , I heard an English sermon at
the ...
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The gallery is prettily painted with several huntings , and at one end a gordian
knot , with rustical instruments so artificially represented , as to deceive an
accurate eye to distinguish it from actual relievo . The ceiling of the stair . case is
painted ...
The gallery is prettily painted with several huntings , and at one end a gordian
knot , with rustical instruments so artificially represented , as to deceive an
accurate eye to distinguish it from actual relievo . The ceiling of the stair . case is
painted ...
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| Title | Diary and Correspondence of John Evelyn, F.R.S.: To which is Subjoined the Private Correspondence Between King Charles I and Sir Edward Nicholas, and Between Sir Edward Hyde, Afterwards Earl of Clarendon and Sir Richard Browne, Volume 1 Bohn's historical library Diary and Correspondence of John Evelyn, F.R.S.: To which is Subjoined the Private Correspondence Between King Charles I and Sir Edward Nicholas, and Between Sir Edward Hyde, Afterwards Earl of Clarendon and Sir Richard Browne, William Bray |
| Author | John Evelyn |
| Editor | William Bray |
| Publisher | G. Bell, 1889 |
| Original from | Harvard University |
| Digitized | 1 Apr 2008 |
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