The English gentlewoman, drawne out to the full body : expressing, what habilliments doe best attire her, what ornaments doe best adorne her, what complements doe best accomplish her (1631)
Brathwaite, Richard, 1588?-1673 · London : Printed by B. Alsop and T. Fauucet, for Michaell Sparke ... · leaf 108
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