Gentleman's Magazine Grubstreet Journal (1731) [ Concepts ]
… assistance, prevail'd over ' em, we very complaisantly pursued the French thro ' many extravagant varieties; but when a war became necessary with France, we disus'd their exotick modes, and our fashions were commodious and graceful. Beauty, … a beautiful aspect; a just stature; and a genius to dispose the habit according to its proper attitude. … "... when a war became necessary with France, we disus'd their exotick modes, and our fashions were commodious and graceful." … Dress …
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