10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HESSIAN BOOTS»
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His pantaloons ^ »ere of black cloth, and were met midway ^ down his stumpy
legs by long Hessian boots, garnished with tassels, and bright as the Bur- ice of a
polished mirror ; a long green waistcoat fell downwards in folds so as to cover in
...
Eliakim Littell, Robert S. Littell, 1858
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The Parterre of fiction, poetry, history [&c.].
NOTHING LIKE LEATHER. " Ry heaven!" cried my father, " I have not one
appointment belonging to me which I set so much store by as I do by these boots.
" Tristram Shandy. I never knew but one man who was really attached to hessian
boots.
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The Parterre of Poetry and Historical Romance: With Essays, ...
NOTHING LIKE LEATHER. " By heaven!" cried my father, " I have not one
appointment belonging to me which I set so much store by as I do by these boots.
" Tristram Shandy. I never knew but one man who was really attached to hessian
boots.
Hessians, \ boots coming up Hessian-boots, ) high on the legs (a word
overlooked in, I think, all the dictionaries), as if boots resembling those worn by
Hessian troopers, seems to be only the modern and polite form of the old word "
huseans, ...
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Robert Emmet, the Martyr of Irish Liberty. An historical ...
Green, double-breasted body, patriot club coat, gilt buttons, collar and cuffs
embroidered with small scrolls of shamrock in gold; green undress cap; black
pantaloons and Hessian boots ; light brown head of hair; white crnvut; roquelnure
.
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George Cruikshank's omnibus, ed. by L. Blanchard
He used to be exceedingly partial to Hessian boots." I confess to the boots ; but it
was when they were worn even by men who walked on loggats. I had legs.
Besides, I was very young, and merely put on my boots to follow the fashion. " His
age ...
Gilbert Abbott A'Beckett, Samuel Laman Blanchard, George Cruikshank, 1842
... hessian boots, and stiff choker of the period — when George the Third was
king; mountin his tilbury, the fast vehicle of that da , w ich a groom in top-boots is
holding. he father is in the costume of the British farmer, with two lethoric bags of
...
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THE MIRROR OF LITERATURE, AMUSEMENT AND INSTRUCTION
While at Quebec, I was induced to volunteer for the lakes, and at the time I was
preparing myself to leave the ship to join the Confiance, I ventured to draw on my
Hessian boots ; but I determined, when taking leave of the Admiral, to hide my ...
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The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction
While at Quebec, l was induced to volunteer for the lakes, and at the time l was
preparing myself to leave the ship to join the Confiunce, l ventured to draw on my
Hessian boots ; but l determined, when taking leave of the Admiral, to hide my ...
Reuben Percy, John Timbs, 1837
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The Works of William Makepeace Thackeray
For Jews, sailors, Irishmen, Hessian boots, little boys, beadles, policemen, tall life
-guardsmen, charity children, pumps, dustmen, very short pantaloons, dandies in
spectacles, and ladies with aquiline noses, remarkably taper waists, and ...
William Makepeace Thackeray, Anne Thackeray Ritchie, 1899
8 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HESSIAN BOOTS»
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Boot the rains: The story of Wellington boots
The resulting boot was a modification of the Hessian boots, made from soft calfskin leather and tightly fitted the leg. Sir Arthur Wellesley. «Daily News & Analysis, Jun 15»
A brief history of the rain boot
Also known as the Duke of Wellington, the military man (like many others of his day) used to wear Hessian boots. Hessian boots, standard ... «Mother Nature Network, Apr 14»
This Autumn, Give It a Bit of Welly!
'The Wellington boot is a type of boot based upon leather Hessian boots. They were worn and popularised by Arthur Wellesley, 1st Duke of ... «Huffington Post UK, Sep 13»
Beau Brummell and His Heirs
Fawn gloves, black top hat, Hessian boots and a riding crop finish this ensemble, show-stopping because of its body-conscious tailoring and ... «Wall Street Journal, May 13»
April Showers Give the Environment the Boot
The style of boot derives from Hessian boots, a high style from the Regency Period. These 18th-century boots were made of leather with a heel ... «Huffington Post Canada, Apr 13»
Justin Timberlake keeps wife Jessica Biel waiting in the cold before …
... figure in form-hugging blue Patch Casey jeans from AllSaints and tall high heeled leather Oran Tank and Hessian boots also from AllSaints. «Daily Mail, Mar 13»
Of froth and ferocity
No one faulted Heyer's research on Regency manners and idiom, snuffboxes, staging posts, pantaloons and Hessian boots. Although, as ... «Sydney Morning Herald, Jan 12»
Queen of romance
No one faulted Heyer's research on Regency manners and idiom, snuffboxes, staging posts, pantaloons and hessian boots. Although, as ... «Sydney Morning Herald, Dec 11»
