. The doctor, &c . pon in old French. Itwas fastened from the neck downward witheight white buttons, two and two, and be-tween them was a broad white stripe, thecolour of the gipion being brown : whetherthe stripe was to represent silver lace, or awhite facing like that of the naval uniform,is doubtful and of little consequence. Thelower part of his dress represented inno-minables and hose in one, of the same colouras the gipion. And he carried a fowling-piece in his hand. Great was the satisfaction which we allexpressed at beliolding so admirable a man ;great were the npplauses which we besto
. The doctor, &c . pon in old French. Itwas fastened from the neck downward witheight white buttons, two and two, and be-tween them was a broad white stripe, thecolour of the gipion being brown : whetherthe stripe was to represent silver lace, or awhite facing like that of the naval uniform,is doubtful and of little consequence. Thelower part of his dress represented inno-minables and hose in one, of the same colouras the gipion. And he carried a fowling-piece in his hand. Great was the satisfaction which we allexpressed at beliolding so admirable a man ;great were the npplauses which we bestowedupon the workman with one consent; andgreat was the complacency with which Gloverhimself regarded the work of his own thought, he said, this would please us indeed it did, and so well did itanswer that after short trial Mrs. L. think-! ing that a second image would render the1 whole garden secure, and moreover that itwas not good for her Man to be alone, THE imkfitOF THE ii!r :v£fisiTr of nmm. THE STATUES londiin, Lcn6man & C 1849 THE DOCTOR. directed Glover to make a woman also. Thewoman accordingly was made. Flesh of hisflesh and bone of his bone, she could not be,the Man himself not being made of suchmaterials ; but she was wood of his wood andplank of his plank, — which was coming asnearly as possible to it, made of the sametree and fashioned by the same hand. The woman was in all respects a goodlymate for the man, except that she seemed tobe a few years older; she was rather below themean stature, in that respect resembling theVenus de Medicis ; slender waisted yet notlooking as if she were tight-laced, nor sothin as to denote ill health. Her dress wasa gown of homely brown, up to the artist had employed his brightest coloursupon her face ; even the eyes and nose par-took of that brilliant tint which is sometimescalled the roseate hue of health or exercise,sometimes the purple light of love. Thewhites of her eyes were large. She also wasre
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