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" Their apparel was rich, but too light and courtezan-like for such great ones. Instead of vizzards, 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 so... "
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
...black, which difguife was fufHcient; for they were * hard to be known : but it became them nothing fo * well as their red and white ; and you cannot imagine * a more ugly fight, than a troop of lean-cheeked Moors. * The Spamjh and Venetian ambafladors were both pre* fent,...
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The Critical Review, Or, Annals of Literature, Volume 5

1758 - 550 pages
...which " difguife was fufficient ; for they were hard to be known : but it " became them nothing fo well as their red and white; and you " cannot imagine a more ugly fight, than a troop of lean-cheeked " Moors. The Spaniih and Venetian ambaffadors were both pre" fent,...
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Secret History of the Court of James the First ...

Sir Walter Scott - 1811 - 520 pages
...Their apparell was rich, but too light and curlizan-like for such great ones. Instead of vizzards, their faces and arms up to the elbows were painted...you cannot imagine a more ugly sight than a troop of lean-cheek'd Moors. The Spanish and Venetian ambassadors were both present, and sat by the king in...
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The court and character of King James, cont'd

Walter Scott - 1811 - 536 pages
...was rich, but too light and curlizan-like for such great ones. Instead of vizzards, their faces nnd arms up to the elbows were painted black, which was...you cannot imagine a more ugly sight than a troop of lean-cheek'd Moors. The Spanish and Venetian ambassadors were both present, and sat by the king in...
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An historical and critical account of the lives and writings of James I. and ...

William Harris - 1814 - 518 pages
...Instead of vizards, their faces and arms, up to the elbows, were painted black, which disguise was sufficient ; for they were hard to be known : but...cannot imagine a more ugly sight, than a troop of lean-cheeked Moors. The Spanish and Venetian ambassadors were both preCHARLES I. 5 a favourer3 of presbytery"....
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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...white, and you cannot imagine a more ugly sight than a troopof lean-cheeked Moors. The Spanish and Venetian ambassadors were both present, and sat by the...
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Illustrations, Critical, Historical, Biographical, and ..., Volume 3

Richard Warner - 1824 - 434 pages
...Their apparel was rich, but too light and courtezan-like for such great ones. Instead of vizzards, their faces and arms up to the elbows were painted...you cannot imagine a more ugly sight than a troop of leancheeked Moors. The Spanish and Venetian ambassadors were both present, and sat by the king in state...
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Encyclopaedia Americana: A Popular Dictionary of Arts, Sciences ..., Volume 8

Francis Lieber, Edward Wigglesworth, Thomas Gamaliel Bradford - 1831 - 628 pages
...were painted black, which was disguise sufficient, for they were hard to be known ; but it liefame them nothing so well as their red and white ; and...more ugly sight than a troop of lean-faced Moors." (VVinwood's Memorials, II, 44.) Milton's Comus is the most beautiful of the productions which bear...
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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
...black, which was disguise sufficient, for they were hard to be known ; but it became them nothing go well as their red and white ; and you cannot imagine...more ugly sight than a troop of lean-faced Moors." (YVmwood's Memorials, II, 44.) Milton's Comus is the most beautiful of the productions which bear the...
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Encyclopædia Americana: A Popular Dictionary of Arts, Sciences ..., Volume 8

Francis Lieber, Edward Wigglesworth - 1835 - 608 pages
...rich, but 333 MASQUE— MASS. too light and courtesan-like for such great ones. Instead of vizzards, their faces and arms, up to the elbows, were painted...; and you cannot imagine a more ugly sight than a trnop of lean-faced Moors." (Wimvood's Memorials, II, 44.) Milton's Comus is tlie most beautiful of...
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