 ... perfume, increased by a white marble fountain playing sweet water in the lower part of the room, which fell into three or four basins with a pleasing sound. The roof was painted with all sorts of flowers, falling out of gilded baskets, that seemed...  Chambers's papers for the people - Page 15by Chambers W. and R., ltd - 1851Full view - About this book
 | Lady Mary Wortley Montagu - English letters - 1796 - 468 pages
...tumbling down . On a tofa raised three steps , and covered with line Persian• carpets , sat the Kahya's lady, leaning on cushions of white satin embroidered...were hardly seen near the fair Fatima , (for that is her name) so much her beauty effaced every thing I have/Seen , nay , all that has been called lovely... | |
 | Thomas Smith - Civilization - 1803 - 310 pages
...carpets, sat the kahya's lady, leaning on cushions of white sattin embroidered ; and at her feet sat -two girls, about twelve years old, lovely as angels, dressed...jewels. But they were hardly seen near the fair Fatima, so much did her beauty surpass every thing I had ever seen. She stood up to receive me, saluting me... | |
 | Thomas Smith - Civilization - 1803 - 280 pages
...leaning on cushions of white sattin embroidered ; and at her feet sat txvo girls, about twelve year*. old, lovely as angels, dressed perfectly rich, and...jewels. But they were hardly seen near the fair Fatima, so much did her beauty surpass«v«ry thing I had ever seen. She stood up to receive m«, saluting... | |
 | William Fordyce Mavor - 1809 - 458 pages
...roof was painted with all sorts of flowers, falling ont of gilded baskets, that seemed tumbling down. On a sofa, raised three steps, and covered with fine...kiyaya's lady, leaning on cushions of white satin, embroider. ed ; and at her feet sat two young girls about twelve years old, lovely as angels, dressed... | |
 | 1810 - 472 pages
...roof was painted with all sorts of flowers, falling out of gilded baskets, that seemed tumbling down. On a sofa, raised three steps, and covered with fine Persian carpets, sat the Kahya's lady, leaning on cushions of white satin embroidered ; and at her feet, sat two young girls,... | |
 | Mary Wortley Montagu - Authors, English - 1816 - 374 pages
...roof was painted with all sorts of flowers, falling out of gilded baskets, that seemed tumbling down. On a sofa, raised three steps, and covered with fine...two young girls about twelve years old, lovely as an * dressed perfectly rich, and almost covered • ' jewels. But they were hardly seen neat- ^L Fatima... | |
 | Theophilus Moore - Marriage customs and rites - 1820 - 374 pages
...roof was painted with all sorts of flowers, falling out of gilded baskets, that seemed tumbling down. On a sofa, raised three steps, and covered with fine Persian carpets, sat the kiyaya's (lieutenant- vizier) lady, leaning on cushions of white satin, embroidered ; and at her feet sat two... | |
 | British prose literature - 1821 - 396 pages
...roof was painted with all sorts of flowers, falling out of gilded baskets, that seemed tumbling down. On a sofa, raised three steps, and covered with fine Persian carpets, sat the kiydya's lady, leaning ou cushions of white satin, embroidered ; and at her ' • Haram, literally... | |
 | Lady Augusta Hamilton - Marriage customs and rites - 1822 - 424 pages
...roof was painted with all sorts of flowers, falling out of gilded baskets, that seemed tumbling down. On a sofa, raised three steps, and covered with fine Persian carpets, sat the kiyaya's (lieutenant-vizier) lady, leaning on cushions of white satin, embroidered ; and at her feet sat two... | |
 | Lady Augusta Hamilton - Marriage customs and rites - 1824 - 462 pages
...roof was painted with all sorts of flowers, falling out of gilded baskets, that seemed tumbling down. On a sofa, raised three steps, and covered with fine Persian carpets, saf. the kiyaya's (lieutenant-vizier) lady, leaning on cushions of white satin, embroidered ; and at... | |
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