10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SEMPSTRESS»
Discover the use of
sempstress in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
sempstress and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
Lives with a husband, coxswain A very well behaved good - [ngoodhealth; has a
husPerfectly capable of findwell. of the Customservant. band; a good ing her own
house boat ; her sempstress, support. mistress clothes and general her, and ...
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Caius Gracchus. Virginius. William Tell. Alfred the Great. ...
She wished, she said, that the slattern sempstress had not touched the gown ; for
nought had she done, but botched it. Now what think you had the sempstress
done to the gown ? Thos. To surmise that, I must be learned in the sempstress's
art.
James Sheridan Knowles, 1864
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The Hunchback ... Seventh edition
Now what think you had the sempstress done to the gown ? THOMAS. To
surmise that, I must be learned in the sempstress's art. > FATHOM. The
sempstress's artl Thou hast hit it! Oh, the sweet sempstress! The excellent
sempstress l Mistress ...
James Sheridan KNOWLES, 1836
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Dramatic Works: Caius Gracchus. Virginius. William Tell. ...
She wished, she said, that the slattern sempstress had not touched the gown; for
nought had she done, but botched it. Now what think you had the sempstress
done to the gown? Thos. To surmise that, I must be learned in the sempstress's
art.
James Sheridan Knowles, 1864
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The love chase. Woman's wit; or, Love's disguises. The maid ...
She wished, she said, that the slattern sempstress had not touched the gown ; for
nought had she done, but botched it. Now what think you had the sempstress
done to the gown ? Thos. To surmise that, I must be learned in the sempstress's
art.
James Sheridan Knowles, 1859
She wished, she said, that the slattern sempstress had not touched the gown; for
nought had she done, but botched it. Now what think you had the sempstress
done to the gown? artThos. To surmise that, I must be learned in the sempstress's
...
James Sheridan Knowles, 1870
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Select Dramatic Works of James Sheridan Knowles
Now, what think you, what had the sempstress done to the gown? Thos. To
surmise that, I must be learned in the sempstress's art. _ Fath.. The sempstress's
art! Thou hast hit it! Oh, the sWeet sempstress! The excellent sempstress!
Mistress of ...
James Sheridan Knowles, 1835
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Parliamentary Papers, House of Commons and Command
One Sempstress, 4.5. 6d. per week ..... Provisions for the Matron and Sempstress
YARMOUTH: One Clerk One Turnkey, £. 50 ; Allowance for Lodging, £. 10. 10 s. -
79 io 4 63 17 6 25 11 14 — 45 12 6 90 60 10 — o > — 1 X t tn O a C i£ ...
Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons, 1814
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The Hunchback: A Play, in Five Acts
I warrant you no, or my ears did not pay for it. She wished, she said, that the
slattern sempstress had not touched the gown, for nought had she done, but
botched it. Now, what think you, what had the sempstress done to the gown ?
THOMAS.
James Sheridan Knowles, 1832
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The dramatic works of James Sheridan Knowles ...
She wished, she said, that the slattern sempstress had not touched the gown; for
nought had she done, but botched it. Now what think you the sempstress done to
the own? Tlios. To surmise that, I must e learned in the sempstress's Fall.
James Sheridan Knowles, 1859
6 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SEMPSTRESS»
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sempstress is used in the context of the following news items.
Bedford's war efforts
My grandfather Ted was a jobbing carter and coachman and my grandmother was a sempstress. “My father, Edward 'Archie' Juniper, did well at Sir William ... «Bedford Today, Jul 15»
Scottish referendum: Now England must rediscover its patriotism
Instead, their divorce has become absolute: ''I hate the English,'' screeched the would-be intellectual sempstress, Dame Vivienne Westwood, DBE as she made ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Sep 14»
In Apple's World, Life Is Grand As Controversial Words Are Banned …
They include “nephrotoxin,” “sempstress,” “sheepshank,” or “Aesopian,” among others. The Daily Beast notes that it didn't address the autocorrect feature in iOS. «AppAdvice, Jul 13»
Art That's 'Too Jewish'
... of portraying the youthful Saviour as a red-headed Jew boy, and the sublime personage of the virgin a sore-heeled, ugly, every-day sempstress [seamstress]. «Huffington Post, Apr 13»
Victorian grandeur in spades
Richard Redgrave's The Sempstress (1844), of a woman sewing at night to support her family, is a seminal picture that influenced social realist painting. «The Australian, May 10»
Art lover's ups and downs shape story behind Victorian collection
In Richard Redgrave's "The Sempstress," a clock indicates that the exhausted woman sewing piecework in a dark garret has been doing so for hours with little ... «Salt Lake Tribune, Mar 08»
