The shawl was still a novelty in France, when Josephine, as yet but the wife of the First Consul, knew not how to drape its elegant folds, and stood indebted to the brusque Rapp for the grace with which she afterwards wore it. " ' Permittez que je vous... France in 1829-30 - Página 481por Lady Morgan (Sydney) - 1830Vista completa - Acerca de este libro
| 1830 - 480 páginas
...(lu. hrusque Rapp for the grace with which she afterwards wore it. " Permettez que je vous fasse Г observation," said Rapp, as they were setting off for the Opera, " que votre schall n'est рns mis avec cette grace qui vous est hahituelle" — Permit me to ohserve, that your ehawl is not... | |
| 1841 - 752 páginas
...Rapp for the grace with which she afterwards wore it. ' ' Permettez que je vous fosse I'observation,' said Rapp, as they were setting off for the Opera,...in the manner of the Egyptian women. This impromptu toilette caused a little delay,—and the infernal machine exploded in vain! ' What destinies waited... | |
| Elizabeth Stone, Mary Margaret Stanley Egerton Countess of Wilton - 1841 - 424 páginas
...Rapp for the grace with which she afterwards wore it. " ' Permittez que je vous fasse 1'observation,' said Rapp, as they were setting off for the opera...in the manner of the Egyptian women. This impromptu toilette caused a little delay, and the infernal machine exploded in vain ! " What destinies waited... | |
| Samuel Greatheed, Daniel Parken, Theophilus Williams, Josiah Conder, Thomas Price, Jonathan Edwards Ryland, Edwin Paxton Hood - 1841 - 768 páginas
...with which she afterwards wore it. ' ' Permettez que je vous fasse I'observation,' said Rapp, as thej were setting off for the Opera, ' que votre schall...in the manner of the Egyptian women. This impromptu toilette caused a little delay, — and the infernal machine exploded in vain ! ' What destinies waited... | |
| Elizabeth Peake - 1874 - 756 páginas
...as they were setting off for the opera, "that your shawl is not put on with your accustomed grace." Josephine, laughingly, let him arrange it in the manner...What destinies waited upon the arrangement of this cashmere. A moment sooner, or later, and the shawl might have given another course to events, which... | |
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