‘Quotations’ Category
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Thomas Carlyle in Quote
0October 14, 2013 by Ville Raivio
‘Often, while I sojourned in that monstrous tuberosity of Civilized Life, the Capital of England; and meditated, and questioned Destiny, …
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Chesterfield Has It
0October 8, 2013 by Ville Raivio
‘The difference between a man of sense and a fop is that the fop values himself upon his dress; and …
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Prince Charles Is a Clotheshorse Who Gets His Shoelaces Ironed
0October 4, 2013 by Ville Raivio
‘Prince Charles employs 133 staff to look after him and Camilla, more than 60 of them domestics: chefs, cooks, footmen, …
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The Style of Regency Men
0September 29, 2013 by Ville Raivio
‘The clothes of the eighteenth-century aristocrat were in general very badly made and did not fit at all snugly to …
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The Man Has Got It
0September 24, 2013 by Ville Raivio
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