 ... next came the queen, in the sixty-fifth year of her age, as we were told, very majestic ; her face oblong, fair, but wrinkled; her eyes small, yet black and pleasant; her nose a little hooked; her lips narrow, and her teeth black (a defect the English...  London Saturday Journal... - Page 531840Full view - About this book
 | Charles Mackay - 1840 - 438 pages
...wrinkled ; her eyes small, yet black and pleasant ; her nose a little hooked ; her lips narrow, and her teeth black (a defect, the English seem subject to,...and that red. Upon her head she had a small crown. Her bosom was uncovered, as all the English ladies have it till they marry, and she had on a necklace... | |
 | 1840 - 504 pages
...hooked, her lips narrow, and her teeth black (a defect the English seem subject to from their immoderate use of sugar) ; she had in her ears two pearls, with...she wore false hair, and that red ; upon her head a small crown of gold ; her bosom was uncovered, as all the English ladies have it till they are married,... | |
 | Samuel Griswold Goodrich - 1840 - 228 pages
...When I saw Queen Elizabeth," says an author of that period, " she was in her sixty-seventh year, and had in her ears two pearls with very rich drops. She wore false red hair, and was dressed in white silk bordered with large pearls. Over her robe was a black silk... | |
 | Saturday magazine - 1840 - 1078 pages
...of sugar). She had in her ears two pr.n K with very rich drops ; she wore false hair, and that ren : upon her head she had a small crown, reported to be made of sonu1 of the gold of the celebrated tune* He probably means ruibn. h.vrg table. Iler neck was uncovered,... | |
 | Philip Alexander Prince - 1843 - 776 pages
...a little hooked, her lips narrow, and her teeth black, (a defect to which the English seem subject, from their too great use of sugar) ; she had in her ears two very rich pearls with drops ; she wore false hair, and that red ; upon her head she had a small crown... | |
 | Nathan Drake - 1843 - 970 pages
...wrinkled ; her eyes small, yet black and pleasant ; her nose a little hooka) : ber lips narrow, and her it to relieve a lame beggar, they will lay out ten to see a dead sre.it use of sugar) ; she had in her ears two pearls, with very rich drops ; she wore false hair,... | |
 | Mary Margaret Stanley Egerton Countess of Wilton - 1846 - 508 pages
...journey to England by Paul Hentzer, we have the following description of her dress : — " The queen had in her ears two pearls, with very rich drops ;...and that red ; upon her head she had a small crown ; her neck was uncovered, and she had a necklace of exceeding fine jewels. Her gown was white silk,... | |
 | Mary Margaret Stanley Egerton Countess of Wilton - 1846 - 512 pages
...journey to England by Paul Hentzer, we have the following description of her dress : — " The queen had in her ears two pearls, with very rich drops ;...and that red ; upon her head she had a small crown ; her neck was uncovered, and she had a necklace of exceeding fine jewels. Her gown was white silk,... | |
 | Henry Mead - 1846 - 254 pages
...wrinkled; her eyes small, yet black and pleasant; her nose a little hooked, her lips narrow, and her teeth black, (a defect the English seem subject to...too great use of sugar). " She had in her ears two very rich pearls, with drops ; she wore false hair, and that red ; upon her head she had a small crown,... | |
 | England - 1848 - 670 pages
...pleasant, lier no«ea little hooked, her lips narrow, and her teeth black, (a defect the Knglinh tteem subject to from their too great use of sugar,} she...drops ; she wore false hair, and that red; upon her liead alie had a small rrown, reported to be made of some nf the gold ot the celebrated Lunebourg table.... | |
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