 Table;* her Bosom was uncovered, as all the English Ladies have it, till they marry; and she had on a Necklace of exceeding fine Jewels; her Hands were small, her Fingers long, and her Stature neither tall nor low; her Air was stately, her Manner of speaking...  Life of Sir Walter Ralegh - Page 118by Louise Creighton - 1877 - 270 pagesFull view - About this book
 | F. H. Hart - Lee (London, England) - 1882 - 116 pages
...before they marry, and she had on a necklace of exceedingly fine jewels ; her hands were small, but her fingers long, and her stature neither tall nor low ; her air was stately, and her manner of speaking mild and obliging. That day she was dressed in white silk, bordered with... | |
 | William Howarth (F.R.Hist.S.) - 1885 - 174 pages
...uncovered, as all the English ladies have till they marry, and she had on a necklace of exceedingly fine jewels ; her hands were small, her fingers long,...stately, her manner of speaking mild and obliging. That day she was dressed in white silk, bordered with pearls of the size of beans, and over it a mantle... | |
 | Hampton Court, Ernest Philip Alphonse Law - 1885 - 132 pages
...her head she had a small Her bosom was uncovered, as all English ladies have it till they marry ; a had on a necklace of exceeding fine jewels ; her hands were small, her long, and her stature neither tall nor low. " 620 Charles Howard, Earl of Nottingham unit 621 Portrait... | |
 | Alfred Guy Kingan L'Estrange - Great Britain - 1886 - 380 pages
...small crown. Her bosom was uncovered, as all the English ladies have it till they marry, and she had a necklace of exceeding fine jewels ; her hands were...stately, her manner of speaking mild and obliging. That day she was dressed in white silk, bordered with pearls of the size of beans, and over it a mantle... | |
 | Lydia Hoyt Farmer - Queens - 1887 - 730 pages
...celebrated Lunebourg table. Her bosom was uncovered, as all the English ladies have it till they marry, and she had on a necklace of exceeding fine jewels. Her...stately, her manner of speaking mild and obliging. That day she was dressed in white silk, bordered with pearls of the size of beans, and over it a mantle... | |
 | Jean Jules Jusserand - English fiction - 1890 - 466 pages
...had a small crown. . . . Her bosom was uncovered as ah1 the English ladies have till they marry, and she had on a necklace of exceeding fine jewels ; her...low ; her air was stately, her manner of speaking kind and obliging. That day she was dressed in white silk, bordered with pearls of the size of beans,... | |
 | Ernest Philip Alphonse Law - 1890 - 488 pages
...She had in her ears two pearls with very rich drops ; she wore false hair and that red ; and she had a necklace of exceeding fine jewels. Her hands were...stately ; her manner of speaking mild and obliging." L This was, as we have said, in 1598 ; and in the summer of the following year, Elizabeth paid her... | |
 | New Gallery (London, England) - Art - 1890 - 344 pages
...had a small crown. Her bosom was uncovered, as all the English ladies have it till they marry; and she had on a necklace of exceeding fine jewels ; her...fingers long, and her stature neither tall nor low." Long before this period, she had quarrelled with her looking-glasses ; and her indignation was so great,... | |
 | Sir Henry Cole - Hampton Court (S.C.) - 1892 - 130 pages
...she had a small crown. Her bosom was uncovered, as all English ladies have it till they marry ; and she had on a necklace of exceeding fine jewels ; her hands were small, her fingers long, and her suture neither tall nor low.' " — Law'* Historical Catalogue. 620 Howard, Earl of Nottingham (286)... | |
 | Charles Dudley Warner - England - 1897 - 228 pages
...celebrated Lunebourg table. Her bosom was uncovered, as all the English ladies have it till they marry; and she had on a necklace of exceeding fine jewels; her...were small, her fingers long, and her stature neither small nor low; her air was stately, her manner of speaking mild and obliging. That day she was dressed... | |
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