 | 1772 - 412 pages
...three folds of cloth below and fix above them. The garters of their ftockings were tied under their knee, with a view to give more freedom to the limb-,...eafe. The lightnefs and loofenefs of their drefs, the cuftom they had of going always on foot, never on horfeback, their love of long journies, but above... | |
 | Edmund Burke - History - 1772 - 656 pages
...together, they could fpread three folds of cloth below, and fix aboveAthem. The garters of their (lockings were tied under the knee, with a view to give more...breeches, that they might climb mountains with the greater cafe. The lightncfs and Icofenefs of their drefs, the cuftom they had of going always on foot, never... | |
 | Books - 1772 - 620 pages
...together, they could fprcad three folds of cloth below, and fix above them. The garters of their (lockings were tied under the knee, with a view to give more freedom to the limb j and they wore no breeches, that they might ciimb mountains with the greater eafe. The lightnefs and... | |
 | Historical miscellany - 1774 - 352 pages
...flockings were tied under their knee, with a view to give more freedom to the limb ; «nd they wore ro breeches, that they might climb mountains with the greater eafe. The lightnefs and loofeijefs of their drefs, the cuftom they had of going ,uways OB foot, never o* horfeback, their love... | |
 | Sir John Dalrymple - Great Britain - 1790 - 708 pages
...together, they could fpread three folds of cloth below, and fix above them. The garters of their flockings were tied under the knee, with a view to give more...breeches, that they might climb mountains with the greater cafe. The covering of their head was a broad round woollen bonnet, but of the ftrongeft milled texture,... | |
 | 1796 - 598 pages
...together, they could iprrad three folds of cloth below and fix above them. The garters of their flocking were tied under the knee, with a view to .give more freedom to the limbs ; and they wore no breeches, that they might climb mountains with the greater cafe. The lightnels... | |
 | History - 1803 - 582 pages
...flept together, they could fpread three folds of cloth below, and fix above them. The garters oftheir ftockings were tied under. the knee, with a view to...might climb mountains, with the greater eafe. The lightnefs*and loofenefs oftheir drefs, the cuííom they had of going always on foot, never on Iiorfeback,... | |
 | J. S. Forsyth - Great Britain - 1825 - 422 pages
...together, they could spread three folds of cloth below, and six above them. The garters of their stockings were tied under the knee, with a view to give more...; and they wore no breeches, that they might climb the mountains with greater ease. The lightnest or looseness of their dress, the habit they had of going... | |
 | Thomas Curtis (of Grove house sch, Islington) - 436 pages
...three folds of cloth below, and six above them. The garters of their stockings were tied under their knee, with a view to give more freedom to the limb...breeches, that they might climb mountains with the greater ease. The lightness and looseness of their dress, the custom they had of going always on foot, never... | |
 | 1833 - 448 pages
...together, they could spread three folds of cloth below, and six above them. The garters of their stockings were tied under the knee, with a view to give more...; and they wore no breeches that they might climb the mountains with greater ease. The lightness or looseness of their dress, the habit they had of going... | |
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The garters of their stockings were tied under the knee, with a view to give more freedom to the limb; and they wore no breeches, that they might climb mountains with the greater ease. 
