 As I found that the name of Sysigambis, carrying an idea of age along with it, was offensive to my wife, I waved the parallel ; and addressing myself in common to my wife and daughter, I told them, " I perceived that there was a painter now at Paris,...  The British Essayists;: The world - Page 96by Alexander Chalmers - 1808Full view - About this book
 | Mrs. Barbauld (Anna Letitia) - English literature - 1816 - 414 pages
...neither," continued she ; " Betty is but sixteen, and you know I had her at four and twenty." As I found that the name of Sysigambis, carrying an idea...for that I could hardly have guessed them to be the picture! of themselves." To this they both answered at once, " That red was not paint; that no colour... | |
 | Lionel Thomas Berguer - English essays - 1823 - 636 pages
...neither," continued she ; " Betty is but sixteen, and you know I had her at four-and-twenty." As I found that the name of Sysigambis, carrying an idea...That red was not paint ; that no colour in the world -wasfard but white, of which they protested they had none. " But how do you like my pompon, papa !"... | |
 | Lionel Thomas Berguer - English essays - 1823 - 336 pages
...Sysigambis neither," continued she; " Betty is but sixteen, and you know I had her at four-and-twenty." As I found that the name of Sysigambis, carrying an idea...That red was not paint; that no colour in the world vrasfard but white, of which they protested they had none. " But how do you like my pompon, papa!"... | |
 | James Ferguson - English essays - 1823 - 424 pages
...neither,' continued she ; ' Betty is but sixteen, and you know I had her at four-and-twenty.' As I found that the name of Sysigambis, carrying an idea...them to be the pictures of themselves.' To this they botli answered at once, ' That red was not paint ; that no colour hi the world was fard but white,... | |
 | Philip Dormer Stanhope Earl of Chesterfield - 1892 - 582 pages
...neither," continued she ; " Betty is but sixteen, and you know " I had her at four-and-twenty." As I found that the name of Sysigambis, carrying an idea...them, " I perceived that " there was a painter now in Paris who coloured much " higher than Rigault, though he did not paint near " so like ; for that... | |
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