Author : Letitia Elizabeth Landon
Publisher : Forgotten Books
Page : 1056 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2017-01-13
Category : Poetry
ISBN : 0243009321
The Complete Works of L. E. Landon (Classic Reprint) by Letitia Elizabeth Landon Pdf
Excerpt from The Complete Works of L. E. Landon Such a room as must be at least a century's remove from London, large, white, and wain sooted six narrow windows, red curtains most ample in their dimensions, an Indian screen, a present in which expectation had found ample space and verge enough to erect theories of their cousin the nabob's rich lega cies, ending, however, as many such expect ations do, in a foolish marriage and a large family; a dry-rubbed floor, only to have been stepped in the days of hoops aud bandings; and some dozen of large chairs covered with elaborate tracery, each chair cover the busi ness of a life Spent in satin stitch. On the walls were divers whole length portraits, most pastoral-looking grandmammas, when a broad green sash, a small straw hat, whose size the very babies of our time would dis dain, a nosegay somewhat larger than life, a lamb tied with pink riband, concocted a shep herdess just stepped out of an eclogue into a picture. Grandpapas by their side, one hand, or rather three fingers, in the bosom of each flowered waistcoat, the small three-cornered hat under each arm; two sedate-looking per sonages in gowns and wigs, and one - the fine gentleman of the family - in a cream coloured coat extending a rose for the benefit of the company in general. Over the chim ney-piece was a glass, in a most intrlcate frame of cut crystal within the gilt one, which gave you the advantage of seeing your face in square, round, oblong, triangular, or all shapes but its natural one. On each side the fire-place was an arm chair; and in them sat, first, Mr. Arundel, reading the county news paper as if he had been solving a problem; and, secondly, his lady dozing very comfort ably over her knitting: while the centre of the rug was occupied by two white cats - one worked in worsted, and surrounded by a wreath of roses - the other asleep, with a blue riband round her neck; and all as still and quiet as the Princess Nonchalante - who, during her lover's most earnest supplication, only begged he would not hurry himself could have Wished. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
