 The shepherds are all embroidered, and acquit themselves in a ball better than our English dancing-masters. I have seen a couple of rivers appear in red stockings ; and Alpheus, instead of having his head covered with sedge and bull-rushes, making love...  The Great Italian and French Composers - Página 127por George Titus Ferris - 1895 - 248 páginasVisualização integral - Acerca deste livro
 | 1813 - 682 páginas
...are all embroidered, and acquit them« »el«t 134 selves better than our English dancing, masters. I have seen a couple of rivers appear in red stockings; and Alpheus, instead of having his head covereil with serine and hull-rushes, making love in a full-bottom periwig, and a plume of feather«.... | |
 | British essayists - 1802 - 380 páginas
...interludes upon the stage, as I find it described by a celebrated author, ' The shepherds,' says he, ' are all embroidered, and acquit themselves in a ball...and Alpheus, instead of having his head covered with sedges and bull-rushes, making love in a fair full-bottomed perriwig and a plume of feathers ; but... | |
 | 1803 - 434 páginas
...painted, that they appear as ruddy and cherry-cheek'd as milk-maids. The shepherds are all embroider'd, and acquit themselves in a ball better than our English...instead of having his head covered with sedge and bull-rushes, making love in a fair full-bottomed perriwig, and a plume of feathers , but with a voice... | |
 | 1803 - 420 páginas
...painted, that they appear as ruddy and cherry-cheek'd as milk-maids. The shepherds are all embroider'd, and acquit themselves in a ball better than our English...instead of having his head covered with sedge and bull-rushes, making love in a fair full-bottomed periwig, and a plume of feathers, but with a voice... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1808 - 416 páginas
...celebrated song, than the clerk of a parish church, who serves only to raise the psalm, and is afterwards drowned in the music of the congregation. Every actor...instead of having his head covered with sedge and bull-rushes, making love in a full-bottom periwig and a plume of feathers ; but with a voice so full... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 394 páginas
...celebrated song, than the clerk of a parish church, who serves only to raise the psalm, and is afterwards drowned in the music of the congregation. Every actor...instead of having his head covered with sedge and bull-rushes, making love in a full-bottom periwig and a plume of feathers ; but with a voice so full... | |
 | Alexander Chalmers - 1810 - 412 páginas
...music of the congregation. Every aclor that comes on the stage is a beau. The queens and heroines arc so painted, that they appear as ruddy and cherry-cheeked...instead of having his head covered with sedge and bull-rushes, making love in a full-bottom periwig and a plume of leathers; but with a voice so full... | |
 | Joseph Addison, Richard Hurd - 1811 - 504 páginas
...celebrated song, than the clerk of a parish church, who serves only to raise the psalm, and is afterwards drowned in the music of the congregation. Every actor...instead of having his head covered with sedge and bull-rushes, making love in a fair full-bottomed periwig, and a plume of feathers; but with a voice... | |
 | Joseph Addison - 1811 - 508 páginas
...stage is a beau. The queens and heroines are so painted, that they appear as ruddy and cherry -cheeked as milk-maids. The shepherds are all embroidered,...instead of having his head covered with sedge and bull-rushes, making love in a fair full-bottomed periwig, and a plume of feathers; but with a voice... | |
 | 1812 - 524 páginas
...beau. The shepherds are all embroidered, and acquit themselves better than our English dancing masters. I have seen a couple of rivers appear in red stockings;...instead of having his head covered with sedge and bull-rushes, making love in a full-bottom periwig, and a plume of feathers. I remember the last opera... | |
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