 | Lucy Aikin - 1818 - 516 strani
...moderately well. Nothing can be more elegant than her handwriting, whether in the Greek or Roman character. In music she is very skilful, but does not greatly...elegance to show and splendor, so despising ' the putward adorning of plaiting the hair and of wearing of gold,' that in the whole manner of her life... | |
 | Samuel Greatheed, Daniel Parken, Theophilus Williams, Josiah Conder, Thomas Price, Jonathan Edwards Ryland, Edwin Paxton Hood - 1819 - 648 strani
...moderately well. Nothing can be more elegant than her hand-writing, whether in the Greek or Roman character. In music she is very skilful, but does not greatly...decoration, she greatly prefers a simple elegance to shew and splendor, so despising the outward adorning of plaiting the hair and of wearing of gold, that... | |
 | Lucy Aikin - 1821 - 434 strani
...be more elegant than her handwriting, whether in the Greek or Roman character. In music she is verj skilful, but does not greatly delight. With respect...she greatly prefers a simple elegance to show and splendour, so despising ' the outward adorning of plaiting the hair and of wearing of gold,' that in... | |
 | Brief memoirs - 1823 - 196 strani
...moderately well. Nothing can be more elegant than her handwriting, whether in the Greek or Roman character. In music she is very skilful, but does not greatly...decoration, she greatly prefers a simple elegance to shew and splendour, so despising ' the outward adorning of plaiting the hair, and of wearing of gold,'... | |
 | Agnes Strickland - 1842 - 1006 strani
...can be more elegant than her handwriting, whether in the Greek or the Roman character. 1 Edward VI. In music she is very skilful, but does not greatly delight. With respect to personal decoration, she gready prefers a simple elegance, to show and splendour, so despising the outward adorning of plaiting... | |
 | 1844 - 548 strani
...well. Nothing can be more elegant than her handwriting, whether in the Greek or the Roman character. In music she is very skilful, but does not greatly...she greatly prefers a simple elegance, to show and splendour, so despising the outward adorning and plaiting the hair and wearing of gold, that in the... | |
 | Agnes Strickland, Elisabeth Strickland - 1844 - 532 strani
...well. Nothing can be more elegant than her handwriting, whether in the Greek or the Roman character. In music she is very skilful, but does not greatly...she greatly prefers a simple elegance, to show and splendour, so despising the outward adorning of plaiting the hair and wearing of gold, that in the... | |
 | 1844 - 1070 strani
...well. Nothing can be more elegant than her handwriting, whether in the Greek or the Roman character. In music she is very skilful, but does not greatly...she greatly prefers a simple elegance, to show and splendour, so despising the outward adorning and plaiting the hair and wearing of gold, that in the... | |
 | Agnes Strickland - 1848 - 374 strani
...Barrow, in Suffolk. 'Edwar.l VI. 4* than her handwriting, whether in the Greek or the Roman character. In music she is very skilful, but does not greatly...she greatly prefers a simple elegance, to show and splendour, so despising the outward adorning of plaiting the hair and wearing of gold, that in the... | |
 | Agnes Strickland - 1851 - 820 strani
...than her hand-writing, whether in the Greek or the Roman character. In music she is very skilful, hut does not greatly delight. With respect to personal...she greatly prefers a simple elegance to show and splendour, so despising the outward adorning of plaiting the hair and wearing of gold, that, in the... | |
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... retentive. French and Italian she speaks like English; Latin with fluency, propriety, and judgment. She also spoke Greek with me frequently, willingly and moder•ately well. Nothing can be more elegant than her handwriting, whether in the Greek or... 
