 | William Lempriere - Morocco - 1793 - 500 pages
...a fmall table before her, upon which are two wax candles lighted. Her mift, or more properly fhirt, hangs down like a train behind her, and over it is...the calf of the leg. Round her head is tied a black fiik fcarf, which hangs behind as low as the ground. Thus attired, the bride fits with her hands over... | |
 | Colin Macfarquhar, George Gleig - Encyclopedias and dictionaries - 1797 - 424 pages
...fmall table before her, upon which are two wax candles lighted. Her fhift, or more properly (hirt, hangs down like a train behind her, and over it is a (ilk or velvet robe with clofe fleeves, which at the bread and wrifts is embroidered with gold ; this... | |
 | Encyclopaedia Perthensis - 1806 - 774 pages
...behind her,and over it isa flik or velvet robe with clod Beeves, which at the biejft and wrifts i; embroidered with gold ; this drefs reaches) fome-thing...the calf of the leg. Round her head is tied a black lilk fcarf, which hangs behind as low as th« ground. Thui attired, fhc fits with her hands oTcr her... | |
 | Hewson Clarke - Europe - 1816 - 690 pages
...small table before her, upon which are two wax candles lighted. Her shift, or more properly shirt, hangs down like a train behind her, and over it is a silk or velvet robe with close sleeves, which at the breast and wrists is embroidered with gold; this... | |
 | Encyclopedias and dictionaries - 1816 - 774 pages
...cuiliion, with a fin.ill table before her, vpon which are two wax candles limited, HIT ihift, or (hirt, hangs down like a train behind her, and over it is a filkor velvet robe with c'ofe fleeves, which at the breaft and wrifts is embroidered with gold; this... | |
 | Encyclopedias and dictionaries - 1823 - 880 pages
...close sleeves, which at the breast and wrists is embroidered with gold ; this dress reaches something lower than the calf of the leg. Round her head is tied a black silk scarf, which hangs behind as low as the ground. Thas attired, the bride sits with her hands over... | |
 | W H. Armstrong - 1832 - 298 pages
...upon which are placed two waxcandles lighted — her shift," (for shame, Mr. Platts— her chemise,) " hangs down like a train behind her, and over it is a silk or velvet robe with close sleeves, which, together with the breast, is embroidered with gold ;... | |
 | W H. Armstrong - 1832 - 286 pages
...which are placed two waxcandles lighted — her shift," (for shame, Mr. Platts— her chemise,') " hangs down like a train behind her, and over it is a silk or velvet robe with close sleeves, which, together with the breast, is embroidered with gold ;... | |
 | 1911 - 568 pages
...with a small table before her on which are two wax candles lighted. Her shift, or more properly shirt, hangs down like a train behind her, and over it is a silk or velvet robe with close sleeves, which at the breast and waist is embroidered with gold. This... | |
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... and wrifts is embroidered with gold ; this drefs reaches fomething lower than the calf of the leg. 