 I have been at church, my dear girl, in my new palanquin, (the mode of genteel conveyance) where all ladies are approached, by sanction of ancient custom, by all gentlemen indiscriminately, known or unknown, with offers of their hand to conduct them to...  The Calcutta Review - Page 3001852Full view - About this book
 | 1852 - 556 pages
...Where all ladies are approached, by sanction of ancient custom, by all gentlemen indiscriminately, known or unknown, with offers of their hand to conduct...wealth, or, having left their hearts behind them, eurich themselves, in order to be united to their favourite dulcineas in their native land) on hearing... | |
 | Henry Elmsley Busteed - 1888 - 416 pages
...sanction of ancient custom by all gentlemen indiscriminately, known or unknown, with offers of their hands to conduct them to their seat. Accordingly, those...gentlemen who wish to change their condition (which between ourselves are chiefly old fellows) on hearing of a ship's arrival make a point of repairing... | |
 | Kathleen Blechynden - 1905 - 338 pages
...where all ladies are approached, by sanction of ancient custom, by all gentlemen indiscriminately, known or unknown, with offers of their hand to conduct...gentlemen who wish to change their condition (which, between ourselves, are chiefly old fellows), on hearing of a ship's arrival make a point of repairing... | |
 | Charles Robert Wilson - 1906 - 450 pages
...where all ladies are approached, by sanction of ancient custom, by all gentlemen indiscriminately, known or unknown, with offers of their hand to conduct...gentlemen who wish to change their condition (which, between ourselves, are chiefly old fellows, for the young ones either chuse country-born ladies for... | |
 | Eyre Chatterton - 1924 - 414 pages
...where all ladies are approached, by sanction of ancient custom, by all gentlemen indiscriminately, known or unknown, with offers of their hand to conduct...gentlemen who wish to change their condition (which, between ourselves, are chiefly old fellows, for the young ones either chuse country-born ladies for... | |
 | Durba Ghosh - 2006 - 322 pages
...for Sophia, the attention she received was from much older men because "the young ones either chuse country-born ladies for wealth or having left their...them, enrich themselves in order to be united to their favorite Dulcineas in their native land."51 Her daytime life was filled with card games, tea, horse... | |
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