Yet there was not one of them that shewed the least surprise or impertinent curiosity, but received me with all the obliging civility possible. I know no European court, where the ladies would have behaved themselves in so polite a manner to such a stranger. The Flowers of Modern Travels: Being Elegant, Entertaining and Instructive ... - עמוד 217 מאת John Adams - 1816 תצוגה מלאה -
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