English Past And Present
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D. ] {172} I am indebted for these last four to a _Nominale_ in the _National Antiquities_, vol. I. P. 216.
{173} The earliest example which Richardson gives of ‘seamstress’ is from Gay, of ‘songstress’, from Thomson. I find however ‘sempstress’ in the translation of Olearius’ _Voyages and Travels_, 1669, p. 43. It is quite certain that as late as Ben Jonson, ‘seamster’ and ‘songster’ expressed the _female_ seamer and singer; a single passage from his _Masque of Christmas_ is evidence to this. ...One of the children of Christmas there is “Wassel, like a neat _sempster_ and _songster_; _her_ page bearing a brown bowl”. Compare a passage from _Holland’s Leaguer_, 1632: “A _tyre-woman_ of phantastical ornaments, a _sempster_ for ruffes, cuffes, smocks and waistcoats”.
{174} This was about the time of Henry VIII. In proof of the confusion which reigned on the subject in Shakespeare’s time, see his use of ‘spinster’ as--‘spinner’, the _man_ spinning, _Henry VIII_, Act.
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
D. ] {172} I am indebted for these last four to a _Nominale_ in the _National Antiquities_, vol. I. P. 216.
{173} The earliest example which Richardson gives of ‘seamstress’ is from Gay, of ‘songstress’, from Thomson. I find however ‘sempstress’ in the translation of Olearius’ _Voyages and Travels_, 1669, p. 43. It is quite certain that as late as Ben Jonson, ‘seamster’ and ‘songster’ expressed the _female_ seamer and singer; a single passage from his _Masque of Christmas_ is evidence to this. ...One of the children of Christmas there is “Wassel, like a neat _sempster_ and _songster_; _her_ page bearing a brown bowl”. Compare a passage from _Holland’s Leaguer_, 1632: “A _tyre-woman_ of phantastical ornaments, a _sempster_ for ruffes, cuffes, smocks and waistcoats”.
{174} This was about the time of Henry VIII. In proof of the confusion which reigned on the subject in Shakespeare’s time, see his use of ‘spinster’ as--‘spinner’, the _man_ spinning, _Henry VIII_, Act.
What to read after English Past And Present?
You can find similar books in the "Read Also" column, or choose other free books by Trench, Richard Chenevix, 1807-1886 to read onlineMoreLess
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