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" Their appearance was rich, but too light and courtesan tesan-like for such great ones. Instead of vizards, their faces and arms up to the elbows were painted black, which was disguise sufficient, for they were hard to be known ; but it became them nothing... "
The popular encyclopedia; or, 'Conversations Lexicon': [ed. by A. Whitelaw ... - Page 103
by Popular encyclopedia - 1877
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An Historical and Critical Account of the Life and Writings of Charles I ...

William Harris - 1758 - 458 pages
...and * Bevil. Their apparel was rich, but too light and * curtezan-like for fuch great ones. Inftead of vizards, * their faces and arms, up to the elbows, were painted * black, which difguife was fufHcient; for they were * hard to be known : but it became them nothing fo * well as...
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The Critical Review, Or, Annals of Literature, Volume 5

1758 - 550 pages
...Walfmgham, and Bevil. Their apparel was rich, but too light " and curtezan-like for fuch great ones. Inftead of vizards, their " faces and arms, up to the elbows, were painted black, which " difguife was fufficient ; for they were hard to be known : but it " became them nothing fo well as...
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An Historical and Critical Account of the Lives and Writings of ..., Volume 2

William Harris - 1814 - 510 pages
...Herbert, Elizabeth Howard, Walsingham, and Bevil. Their apparel was rich, but too light and curtezan-like for such great ones. Instead of vizards, their faces...arms, up to the elbows, were painted black, which disguise was sufficient ; for they were hard to be known : but it became them nothing so well as their...
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Memoirs of the Court of King James the First, Volume 1

Lucy Aikin - 1822 - 472 pages
...Elizabeth, Howard, Walsingham and Bevil. Their appearance was rich, but too light and courtesan tesan-like for such great ones. Instead of vizards, their faces...were hard to be known ; but it became them nothing so welltis their red and white, and you cannot imagine amore ugly sight than a troop of lean-cheeked Moors....
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The Progresses, Processions, and Magnificent Festivities, of King ..., Volume 1

John Nichols - 1828 - 700 pages
...Their apparell was rich, but too light and curtizan-like for such great ones. Instead of vizzards, their faces and arms up to the elbows, were painted...known; but it became them nothing so well as their own red and white, and you cannot imagine a more ugly sight then a troop of lean-cheek'd Moors*. The...
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Encyclopædia Americana: A Popular Dictionary of Arts, Sciences ..., Volume 8

Francis Lieber, Edward Wigglesworth, Thomas Gamaliel Bradford, Henry Vethake - 1831 - 630 pages
...was rich, but MASQUE— MASS. too light and courtesan-like for such great ones. Instead of vizzards, their faces and arms, up to the elbows, were painted...were hard to be known ; but it became them nothing go well as their red and white ; and you cannot imagine a more ugly sight than a troop of lean-faced...
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Encyclopaedia Americana: A Popular Dictionary of Arts, Sciences ..., Volume 8

Francis Lieber, Edward Wigglesworth, Thomas Gamaliel Bradford - 1831 - 628 pages
...rich, but 332 MASQUE— MASS. too light and courtesan -like for such great ones. Instead of vizzarda, their faces and arms, up to the elbows, were painted...sufficient, for they were hard to be known ; but it liefame them nothing so well as their red and white ; and you cannot imagine a more ugly sight than...
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Memorials of the Stuart Dynasty: Including the Constitutional and ...

Robert Vaughan - 1831 - 532 pages
...Herbert, Elizabeth Howard, Walsingham, and Bevil. Their apparel was rich, but too light and courtezan-like for such great ones. Instead of vizards, their faces, and arms up to the elbows, were painted black. The night's work was concluded with a banquet in the great chamber, which was so furiously assaulted,...
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Letters to King James the Sixth from the Queen, Prince Henry, Prince Charles ...

James I (King of England) - 1835 - 174 pages
...light and curtezan-like for such great ones. Instead of vizzards, their faces and arms up to their elbows were painted black, which was disguise sufficient,...known : but it became them nothing so well as their own red and white, and you cannot imagine a more ugly sight then a troop of lean-cheeked Moors. The...
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Letters to king James the sixth from the queen [and others]. From the ...

Alexander Macdonald - 1835 - 178 pages
...light and curtezan-like for such great ones. Instead of vizzards, their faces and arms up to their elbows were painted black, which was disguise sufficient,...known : but it became them nothing so well as their own red and white, and you cannot imagine a more ugly sight then a troop of lean-cheeked Moors. The...
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