 | Christiane Derobert-Ratel - 1809 - 590 pages
...hearkened awhile, I took by the tapestry that hung before the door of the chamber, and stood a pretty space, hearing her play excellently well; but she...soon as she turned her about and saw me. She appeared surprised, and came forward, seeming to strike me with her hand, saying she was not accustomed to play... | |
 | Sir John Carr - 1809 - 328 pages
...hearkened awhile, I took by the tapestry that hung before the door of the chamber, and stood a pretty space, hearing her play excellently well : but she...left off immediately as soon as she turned her about artd saw me. She appeared surprised, and came forward, seeming to strike me with her hand, saying she... | |
 | Allatson Burgh - 1814 - 526 pages
...pretty space, hearing her play excellently well. " But she left off immediately so soon as she " turned about, and saw me. She appeared to be " surprized to see me, and came forward, seem" ing to strike me with her hand ; alledging, that she ter of a poetess. Brantome says : " Elle... | |
 | Lucy Aikin - 1818 - 516 pages
...but she left off immediately* so soon as she turned about and saw me. She appeared to be surprised to see me, and came forward, seeming to strike me with her hand ; alleging that she used not to play before men, but when she was solitary, to shun melancholy. She asked how... | |
 | Richard Warner - 1824 - 506 pages
...the chamber, and seeing her back towards the door, I ventured within the chamber and stood a pretty space, hearing her play excellently well; but she left off immediately, as soon as she turned about and saw me. She appeared to be surprised to see me, and came forward seeming to strike me with... | |
 | 1824 - 406 pages
...well, but she left off immediately so soon as she turned her aoout iinl saw me. She appeared surprised to see me, and came forward, seeming to strike me with her hand, alledging she was not used to play before men, but when she was solitary to shun melancholy." It is... | |
 | English and Scottish history - 1828 - 488 pages
...chamber, and stood a pretty space, hearing her play excellently well. But she left off immediately, so soon as she turned her about and saw me. She appeared to be iurprized to see me, and came forward, seeffting to strike me with her hand ; alledging, she used not... | |
 | 1832 - 606 pages
...chamher, and, seeing her hack was toward the door, I entered within the chamher, and stood a pretty space hearing her play excellently well. But she left off immediately, as soon as she turned ahout and saw me. She appeared to he surprised to see me, and came forward, seeming to strike me with... | |
 | George Hogarth - 1835 - 486 pages
...chamber, and seeing her back was toward the door, I entered within her chamber, and stood a pretty space, hearing her play excellently well. But she. left off immediately as soon as she turned about and saw me. She appeared to be surprised to see me, and came forward, seeming to strike me with... | |
 | 1850 - 464 pages
...she left off immediately so soon as she turned about and saw me. She appeared to be surprised to se me, and came forward, seeming to strike me with her hand, alleging that she used not to play before men, but when she was solitary, to shun melancholy. She asked how... | |
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I took by the tapestry that hung before the door of the chamber ; and seeing her back was towards the door, I entered within the chamber, and stood a pretty space hearing her play excellently well. 
