 | James Boswell - 1820 - 476 páginas
...Such was the excellence of his conversation, that his absence was felt as so great a loss, that it it used to be said, " We can do nothing without the...stockings" and thus by degrees the title was established. Miss Hannah More has admirably described a Blue-stocking Club, in her " Bas Bleu," a poem in which... | |
 | James Boswell - 1822 - 506 páginas
...stockings. Such was the excellence of his conversation, that his absence was felt as so great a loss, that it used to be said, " We can do nothing without the...; " and thus by degrees the title was established. Miss Hannah More has admirably described a Blue stocking Club, in her " Bas Bleu," a poem in which... | |
 | 1858 - 1194 páginas
...stockings. Such was the excellence of his conversation, that his absence was felt so great a loss that it used to be said, 'We can do nothing without the blue slacking! ; ' and thus by degrees the title was established. Alisi Haiuiah More li.-is admirably described... | |
 | Edmund Burke - 1824 - 910 páginas
...— Such was the excellence of his conversation, that his absence was felt as so great a loss, that it used to be said, 'we can do nothing without the...;' and thus by degrees the title was established. Miss Hannah More has admirably described a blue-stocking-club in her 'Bos Bleu,' a poem, in which many... | |
 | Francis Lieber, Edward Wigglesworth, Thomas Gamaliel Bradford - 1830 - 628 páginas
...Stillingfleer, who always wore blue stockings. Such was the excellence of his conversation, that his al>sence was felt as a great loss, and it used to be said,...title was established." — In Germany, bluestocking (blait-stnimpfe) signifies a traitor, a slanderer, an infamous lover, &c., and the term, in that country,... | |
 | Francis Lieber, Edward Wigglesworth, Thomas Gamaliel Bradford, Henry Vethake - 1830 - 612 páginas
...of these societies was Mr. Stillingfleet, who always wore blue stockings. Such was the excellence of his conversation, that his absence was felt as a great...(blau-strumpfe) signifies a traitor, a slanderer, an inftunous lover, &c., and the term, in that country, is said to be derived from the blue stockings... | |
 | Francis Lieber, Edward Wigglesworth, Thomas Gamaliel Bradford - 1830 - 608 páginas
...of these societies was Mr. Stillingfleet, who always wore blue stockings. Such was the excellence of his conversation, that his absence was felt as a great...title was established." — In Germany, bluestocking (Ыаи-stnimpfe) signifies a traitor, a slanderer, an infamous lover, &c., and the term, in that country,... | |
 | James Boswell - 1831 - 584 páginas
...stockings. Such was the excellence of his conversation, that his absence was felt as so great a loss, that it used to be said, " We can do nothing without the...stockings-" and thus by degrees the title was established. Miss Hannah More has admirably described a Blue-stocking Club in her " lias Bleu" a poem in which many... | |
 | George Gordon Byron Baron Byron, Thomas Moore - 1832 - 346 páginas
...stockings. Such was the excellence of his conversation, that his absence was felt as so great a loss, that it used to be said, * We can do nothing without the...;' and thus by degrees the title was established.** — CROKBR'* B oiweU, vol. iv. p. 480. — Sir William Forbes, in his Life of Dr. Beattie, says, that... | |
 | James Boswell - 1835 - 456 páginas
...Stillingfleet, author of tracts relating to natural history, &c. his absence was felt as so great a loss, that it used to be said, " We can do nothing without the...stockings;" and thus by degrees the title was established. Miss Hannah More has admirably described a Blue-stocking Club in her " Bus Bleu," a poem in which many... | |
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Stillingfleet 2, whose dress was remarkably grave, and in particular it was observed, that he wore blue stockings. Such was the excellence of his conversation, that his absence was felt as so great a loss, that it used to be said, ' We can do nothing... 
