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Page 52
... became the main building of St. John's Col- lege . A majority of the residences were of brick , substantially built within brick walls enclosing gardens in true English fashion . Across the Potomac was Williamsburg , the capi- tal of ...
... became the main building of St. John's Col- lege . A majority of the residences were of brick , substantially built within brick walls enclosing gardens in true English fashion . Across the Potomac was Williamsburg , the capi- tal of ...
Page 70
... became in the end financially embarrassed . The years from 1740 to 1765 represent in the history of this country the highest point reached in richness of costume , variety of color , peculiarities of decora- tion , and excess of frills ...
... became in the end financially embarrassed . The years from 1740 to 1765 represent in the history of this country the highest point reached in richness of costume , variety of color , peculiarities of decora- tion , and excess of frills ...
Page 82
... became much more common after 1750 , earrings appeared , and even knee buckles and shoe buckles tended to become very ornate . Underwear and lingerie in the modern sense were almost unknown and , though " nightgowns " are mentioned , it ...
... became much more common after 1750 , earrings appeared , and even knee buckles and shoe buckles tended to become very ornate . Underwear and lingerie in the modern sense were almost unknown and , though " nightgowns " are mentioned , it ...
Page 86
... became the mothers of children before they were out of their ' teens . Sarah Hext married Dr. John Rutledge when she was four- teen and was the mother of seven children before she was twenty - five . Ursula Byrd , who married Robert ...
... became the mothers of children before they were out of their ' teens . Sarah Hext married Dr. John Rutledge when she was four- teen and was the mother of seven children before she was twenty - five . Ursula Byrd , who married Robert ...
Page 94
... became such a scandal that ministers in New England thundered at the practice from the pulpit , and Edmund Watts in Virginia was moved to declare in his will that " no strong drinke be provided or spent " when he was buried . But the ...
... became such a scandal that ministers in New England thundered at the practice from the pulpit , and Edmund Watts in Virginia was moved to declare in his will that " no strong drinke be provided or spent " when he was buried . But the ...
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