 | Francis Lieber, Edward Wigglesworth - 1838 - 618 sider
...Johnson : "About this time (1780), it was much the fashion for several ladies to have evening assemblies, where the fair sex might participate in conversation...One of the most eminent members of these societies we1! Mr. Stillingfleet, who always wore blue stockings. Such was the excellence «if his conversation,... | |
 | 1840 - 430 sider
...time (under the date of 1781) ft was much the fashion for several ladies to have evening assemblies, where the fair sex might participate In conversation with literary and ingenious men, animated by a desire to please. These societies were denominated Blue Stocking Clubt f the origin of which title... | |
 | 1866 - 674 sider
...— "About this time [1781J it was much the fashion for several ladies to have evening assemblies, where the fair sex might participate in conversation with literary and ingenious men, animated by a desire to please. These societies were denominated Blue-Stocking Clubs ; the origin of which title... | |
 | James Boswell - 1851 - 322 sider
...live double." About this time it was much the fashion for several ladies to have evening assemblies, where the fair sex might participate in conversation with literary and ingenious men, animated by a desire to please. These societies were denominated Blue-stocliiny Clubs, the origin of which title... | |
 | esq Henry Jenkins - 1864 - 800 sider
...Barrow, 688. AROUT this time it was much the fashion for several ladies to have evening assemblies, where the fair sex might participate in conversation with literary and ingenious men, animated by a desire to please. These societies were denominated " Blue Stocking Clubs ;" the origin of which... | |
 | Edward Clodd - 1865 - 92 sider
...latter part of the eighteenth century it was the custom of certain ladies to have evening assemblies, where the fair sex might participate in conversation with literary and ingenious men, animated by a desire to please. These societies were denominated Blue-StocTdng clubs; the origin of which title... | |
 | Edward Clodd - 1865 - 86 sider
...where the fair sex might participate in conversation with literary B. and ingenious men, animated by a desire to please. These societies were denominated Blue-Stocking clubs ; the origin of which tide being little known, it may be worth while to relate it. One of the most eminent members of those... | |
 | George Henry Townsend - 1867 - 1132 sider
...: — "About this time (1781) it was much the fashion for sevend ladies to have evening assemblies, where the fair sex might participate in conversation with literary and ingenious men, animated by a desire to please. These societies were denominated ' BlucStocking Clubs ; ' the origin of which... | |
 | 1873 - 914 sider
...Johnson," that, "about this time, it was much the fashion for several ladies to have evening assemblies, where the fair sex might participate in conversation with literary and ingenious men, animated by a desire to please. These societies were denominated Blue-Stocking Clubs. One of the most eminent... | |
 | John Timbs - 1872 - 646 sider
...records : " About this time it was much the fashion for several ladies to have evening assemblies, where the fair sex might participate in conversation with literary and ingenious men, animated by a desire to please. One of the most eminent members of these societies, when they first commenced,... | |
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About this time it was much the fashion for several ladies to have evening assemblies, where the fair sex might participate in conversation with literary and ingenious men, animated by a desire to please. 
