O'Kane, a great lord amongst them, was met at the door by sixteen women all naked, excepting their loose mantles, whereof eight or ten were very fair; with which strange sight his eyes being dazzled, they led him into the house, and then sitting down... Ethnology in Folklore - Page 179by George Laurence Gomme - 1892 - 200 pagesFull view - About this book
| 1807 - 518 pages
...with eroded legs, like tailors, and fo low as could not but offend chafte eyes, defired nira to fit down with them. Soon after O'Kane, the lord of the country, came in all naked, except a loofe mantle and (hoes, which he put oft as foon as he came in.; and entertaining the Baron... | |
| English literature - 1807 - 522 pages
...with crofled legs, like tailors, and fo low as could not but offend chatle eyes, defired him to fit down with them. Soon after O'Kane, the lord of the country, came in all naked, except a loofe mantle and fhoes, which he put off as foon as he came in ; and entertaining the Baroo... | |
| Catholic emancipation - 1808 - 130 pages
...very fair; with v.'iich strange sight his eyes being darzled,tiiey led him into the house, and then sitting down by the fire with crossed legs, like tailors,...as could not but offend chaste eyes, desired him to si< down with them. Soon after, O'Kane, the lord of the country, came in all naked, In Europe ; more... | |
| 1837 - 754 pages
...sight hi» eyes being dazzled, they led him into tlrt house, and there sitting down by the fins so as could not but offend chaste eyes, desired him to sit down with them. Soon after, O'Kane, tlie lord of the country came in, nil naked, excepting a loose mantle and shoes which he put off as... | |
| Sydney Smith - 1839 - 464 pages
...very fair ; with which strange sight his eyes being dazzled, they led him into the house, and then sitting down by the fire with crossed legs, like tailors,...O'Kane, the lord of the country, came in all naked, except a loose mantle and shoes, which he put off as soon as he came in; and, entertaining the Baron... | |
| Sydney Smith - English literature - 1844 - 424 pages
...very fair; with •which strange sight his eyes being dazzled, they led him into the house, and then sitting down by the fire with crossed legs, like tailors,...O'Kane, the lord of the country, came in all naked, except a loose mantle and shoes, which he put off as soon as he came in; and, entertaining the Baron... | |
| Sydney Smith - English literature - 1844 - 348 pages
...they led him into the house, and then sitting down by the fire with crossed legs, like tailors, and NO low as could not but offend chaste eyes, desired him...them. Soon after, O'Kane, the lord of the country, саше in all naked, except a loose mantle and shoes, which he put off as soon as he came in ; and,... | |
| Sydney Smith - English literature - 1844 - 348 pages
...like tailor*, and so low as could not but offend charte eyes, desired him to e'A down wit>i th*>m. Soon after, O'Kane, the lord of the country, came in all naked, except a loose mantle and shoes, which he put off as soon as* he came in; and, entertaining thp I3.ir.in... | |
| Sydney Smith - 1846 - 368 pages
...they led him into the house, and then sitting down by the fire with crowed legs, like tailors, and no low as could not but offend chaste eyes, desired him...O'Kane, the lord of the country, came in all naked, except a loose mantle and shoes, which he put off as soon u he came in; and, entertaining the Baron... | |
| Sydney Smith - 1847 - 524 pages
...very fair ; with which strange sight his eyes being dazzled, they led him into the house, and then sitting down by the fire with crossed legs, like tailors, and so low as could not but offend chaste tyes, desired him to sit down with them. Soon after, O'Kane, the lord of the country, came jn all naked,... | |
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