... in vain. At last, wishing to put an end to her importunities, he told her, either in a spirit of bitter jesting, or with a playful raillery, that he would give up his tax, provided she rode through Coventry naked, in the sight of all the people. She... The Numismatist - Seite 761904Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
| 1826 - 722 Seiten
...through Coventry naked, in the sight of all the people. She took him at his word ; and said she would. It is probable, that as he could not prevail upon...every possible precaution to secure her modesty from insult. The people of Coventry were ordered to keep within doors, to close up all their windows and... | |
| William Oxberry - 1821 - 378 Seiten
...upon him a sense of the beauty and the sublimity of her conduct, by the very excess of fine principle. It is probable, that as he could not prevail upon...when he made his promise : but be this as it may, he enforced every possible precaution, to secure her natural feelings of modesty from violence. The people... | |
| 1826 - 738 Seiten
...through Coventry naked, in the sight of all the people. She took him at his word ; and said she would. It is probable, that as he could not prevail upon her to give up her design, he had sworn some " ' is oath when he made his probut be this as it may, he took nuse ever modesty . .... Coventry were... | |
| George Pope Morris, Nathaniel Parker Willis - 1844 - 530 Seiten
...same time forcing upon him a sense of the very beauty of her conduct by its principled excess. It i < probable, that as he could not prevail upon her to give up her design, he had sworn some entry, used to make such a figure in our childhood upon |! religious oath when he made his promise... | |
| Leigh Hunt - 1891 - 458 Seiten
...fitting for her sex, and at the same time forcing upon him a sense of the very beauty of her conduct by its principled excess. It is probable that, as...some religious oath when he made his promise; but bo this as it may, he took every possible precaution to secure her modesty from hurt. The people of... | |
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