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" They let the hair of their heads grow to a great length ; but as -the men make a great show with heads of hair that are none of their own, the women, who they say have very fine heads of hair, tie it up in a knot, and cover it from being seen. The women... "
The Book of Costume: Or, Annals of Fashion: From the Earliest Period to the ... - Page 146
by Mary Margaret Stanley Egerton Countess of Wilton - 1846 - 482 pages
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Hudibras: In Three Parts, Written in the Time of the Late Wars, Volume 1

Samuel Butler - 1744 - 570 pages
...Patches worn by our Engli/h Ladies, (Spectator, N° 50.) " As for " the Women of the Country — they look like Angels, and would " be more beautiful than the Sun, were it not for the little black " Spots, that break out in their Faces : and fometimes rife in very " odd Figures...
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The Spectator: ...

1778 - 378 pages
...women, who they fay have very fine heads of hair, * tie it up in a knot, and cover it from being feen.' The' women look like angels, and would be more beautiful' ' than the fun, were it not for little black fppts that are ' apt to break out in their faces, and fometimes rife...
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The Arminian Magazine: Consisting of Extracts and Original ..., Volume 8

John Wesley - 1785 - 718 pages
...women, who they fay have very fine heads of hair, tie it up in a knot, and cover it from being feen. The women look like angels, and would be more beautiful than the fun, were it not for little black fpots that are apt to break out in their faces, and fometimes rife...
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The Works of the Rev. Dr. Jonathan Swift ...

Jonathan Swift - 1784 - 514 pages
...women, who " they fay have very fine heads of hair, tie it up " in a knot, and cover it from being feen. The " women look like angels ; and would be more " beautiful than the fun, were it not for little " black fpots that are apt to break out in their " faces, and fometimes...
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Harrison's British Classicks, Volume 4

1786 - 694 pages
...women, who they fay have very fine heads of hair, tie it up in a knot, and cover it from being fecn. The women look like angels, and would be more beautiful than the fun, were it not for little black fpot» that are apt to break out in their faces, and fometirnes rife...
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The Spectator. ...

1789 - 508 pages
...women, who they fay have very fine ' heads of hair, tie it up in a knot, and cover it ' from being feen. The women look like angels, * and would be more beautiful than the fun, 4 were it not for little black fpots that are apt to * break out in their faces, and fometimes...
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The Works of the Rev. Jonathan Swift, D.D., Dean of St. Patrick's ..., Volume 5

Jonathan Swift - 1801 - 486 pages
...who they say have " very fine '.heads of hair, tie it up in a knot and " cover it from being seen. The women look like " Angels ; and would be more beautiful...not for little black spots that are apt to *' break PU( in their faces, and sometimes rise in very " odd figures. I have observed that those little " blemishes...
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Select British Classics, Volume 11

1803 - 434 pages
...hair, tie it up in a knot, and cover it from being ' seen. The women look like angels, and would be 4 more beautiful than the sun, were it not for little...faces, ' and sometimes rise in very odd figures. I have ob' served that those little blemishes wear off very soon; ' but when they disappear in one part of...
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The Spectator in miniature: being a collection of the principle ..., Volume 1

Spectator The - 1808 - 348 pages
...sometimes rise in MTV odd figures. I have ohserved that thuse little hlemishes wear off very soon; hut when they disappear in one part of the face, they are very apt to hreak out in another, insomuch that 1 have seen a spot upon the forehead in the afternoon, which was...
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Miscellaneous essays

Jonathan Swift - 1814 - 562 pages
...women, who they say have very fine heads of hair, tie it up in a knot and cover it from being seen. The women look like angels ; and would be more beautiful...figures. I have observed that those little blemishes wear ofTvery soon ; but when they disappear in one part of the face, they are very apt to break out in another,...
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