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... covered both in Britain and Ireland ; engravings of them may be seen in the Archæologia , vols . xiv . and xv.t But perhaps one of the most beautiful imple- ments discovered in these tombs is the dagger here delineated : it was found in ...
... covered both in Britain and Ireland ; engravings of them may be seen in the Archæologia , vols . xiv . and xv.t But perhaps one of the most beautiful imple- ments discovered in these tombs is the dagger here delineated : it was found in ...
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... covered with a hide . " The bronze shields were called tarians , or clash- ers , from the sound they emitted on coming into collision with an enemy . * It will be perceived that * Tacitus says , the Britons were armed with large and ...
... covered with a hide . " The bronze shields were called tarians , or clash- ers , from the sound they emitted on coming into collision with an enemy . * It will be perceived that * Tacitus says , the Britons were armed with large and ...
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... covered their persons , and reached to the ground . A mantle , also of white ( but bordered , some authors say , with purple ) , hung from their shoulders , and fell in broad folds to the feet ; it was fastened upon the shoulders by ...
... covered their persons , and reached to the ground . A mantle , also of white ( but bordered , some authors say , with purple ) , hung from their shoulders , and fell in broad folds to the feet ; it was fastened upon the shoulders by ...
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... covered the left arm down to the wrist . A sort of loop or bag of folds was made to hang over the sloped drapery in ... covering the left : its corners were loaded by weights to make it sit more straight and elegantly on the body . The ...
... covered the left arm down to the wrist . A sort of loop or bag of folds was made to hang over the sloped drapery in ... covering the left : its corners were loaded by weights to make it sit more straight and elegantly on the body . The ...
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... covered with straps , four or five inches long , of leather or felt , and covered with small plates of metal ; or a single row hangs round the body from the waist , where the cuirass ends , their shape and form allowing the freest ...
... covered with straps , four or five inches long , of leather or felt , and covered with small plates of metal ; or a single row hangs round the body from the waist , where the cuirass ends , their shape and form allowing the freest ...
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adopted ages ancient appears armour band beard became beneath body boots border broad called carried century Church cloak close cloth coat colour copied costume court covered curious decorated described display dress early edged Edward effigy Elizabeth engraved example exhibited face fashion fastened feathers feet figure flowers French frequently front garment girdle give given gold gown hair hand hanging head head-dress helmet Henry hood illustration jewels kind king knight lace ladies lined mantle mentioned middle neck noticed original ornamented period placed plain plate present Queen reaching reign remarkable represented ribbon rich Richard Roman round Royal says secured seen shape shoes short shoulders side silk silver similar sleeves sometimes specimen sword termed tunic turned waist wears wide wore worn
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Sida 241 - I came one morning into the House well clad, and perceived a gentleman speaking whom I knew not, very ordinarily apparelled, for it was a plain cloth suit, which seemed to have been made by an ill country tailor...
Sida 241 - I knew not, very ordinarily apparelled, for it was a plain cloth suit, which seemed to have been made by an ill country tailor : his linen was plain and not very clean, and I remember a speck or two of blood upon his little band, which was not much larger than his collar : his hat was without a hat-band, his stature was of a good size, his sword stuck close to his side, his countenance swollen and reddish, his voice sharp and untunable, and his eloquence full of fervour, for the subjectmatter would...
Sida 363 - The spinsters and the knitters in the sun, And the free maids that weave their thread with bones, Do use to chant it ; it is silly sooth, And dallies with the innocence of love, Like the old age.
Sida 539 - While spouts run clattering o'er the roof by fits, And ever and anon with frightful din The leather sounds ; he trembles from within. So when...
Sida 109 - Then was there flowing hair, and extravagant dress ; and then was invented the fashion of shoes with curved points : then the model for young men was to rival women in delicacy of person, to mimic their gait, to walk with loose gesture, half-naked.
Sida 359 - Whilst they, sir, to relieve him in the fable, Make their loose comments upon every word, Gesture, or look, I use; mock me all over, From my flat cap unto my shining shoes; And, out of their impetuous rioting phant'sies, Beget some slander that shall dwell with me.
Sida 278 - ... heavy complaint against fringed gloves. To be brief, there is scarce an ornament of either sex which one or other of my correspondents has not inveighed against with some bitterness, and recommended to my observation. I must, therefore, once for all, inform my readers, that it is not my intention to sink the dignity of this my paper, with reflections upon red...
Sida 310 - Let her flaps fly behind, for a yard at the least ; Let her curls meet just under her chin ; Let these curls be supported, to keep up the jest, With an hundred, instead of one pin. Let her gown be...
Sida 376 - By'r lady, your ladyship is nearer to heaven than when I saw you last, by the altitude of a chopine.
Sida 198 - anatomised" them as well as the ladies ; and most efficiently has he wielded his lancet, and cut them up in a very workmanlike manner, from the crown of their heads to the soles of their feet. His satire will illustrate the points of costume exhibited in the above engraving ; but I may just mention the authorities from which the figures are derived.