Friday, January 3, 2003
Female Fashions For 1799 Comments
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A form, as any taper, fine ;
A head like half-pint bason ;
Where golden cords, and bands entwine,
As rich as fleece of JASON.
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Emancipation Planz
17 January 2008
Wouldn't she be lovely; wouldn't she be fine! this poem just fascinated me in the 'historic sense'.. this is a masterpiece that has been cloaked well in preservation.. to which this reader is truly grateful!
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7/31/2025 5:36:51 AM # 1.0.0
Mary Darby Robinson's wit and humor has a bit of a stinger to it. She is passing judgment on the fashions for 1799 and she's taking no prisoners. She finds the styles to be ugly and immodest- -which is an odd stance for her to take. She was an actress and a mistress to many noblemen of her day.