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April 30, 2008
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April 30, 2008
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On Keeping, or Costume in Character (1824)
Dress is much more essentially connected with character than is generally supposed. Putting dandyism entirely out of the question, there is scarcely any individual who does not exhibit some peculiarity in dress, more or less striking; and I venture to … Weiterlesen
April 28, 2008
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Mr. Felton
Felton was a thorough-bred Dandy , and never sure was word so profaned, so misused, or so wofully misapplied by the more ordinary judges of society than this. The uninitiated call a man a dandy who wears a stiff neckcloth, … Weiterlesen
April 28, 2008
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Poetical Letter to an Exquisite
I HAVE just come to town, what a horrible place! , Surely Regent Street’s got the blue devils; And in Waterloo-place you may challenge a race, Once the scene of our pastime and revels. ‘Tis a positive bore to be … Weiterlesen
April 28, 2008
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The dandy to his looking glass
THEY talk of worlds of joy and love, Of passions ardent, wild, and free Of smiling eyes, and rosy lips: , But thou art all the world to me. I should have fainted oftentimes, When saucy flirts have call’d me … Weiterlesen
April 28, 2008
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Feinheit des Geistes rührt von Niedertracht
1845 begründete Jules Amédée Barbey d’Aurevilly mit seiner Studie “Du dandysme et du George Brummell” die Dandy-Forschung. Sein eigener Dandysmus zeigt sich in seinem erzählerischen Werk wie auch in seinen Aphorismen, die nun erstmalig von Gernot Krämer ins Deutsche übertragen … Weiterlesen
April 27, 2008
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Dandy
DANDY (engl., spr. Dändi), in England ein Mann, der viel mit Leuten à la mode umgeht und bei anständiger Herkunft und Vermögen gewisse allgemeine Begriffe vom guten Geschmack hat. Daher drückt das Wort Stutzer, Modenarr den Begriff keineswegs aus. Quelle: … Weiterlesen
April 27, 2008
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Lady Morgan on dandies in France and England
It was upon this, and on other similar occasions that I had the opportunity to remark how much less the dandy species is prevalent in France than in England. Coxcombry belongs so little to the tastes and habits of the … Weiterlesen
April 27, 2008
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Dandyism
At the suggestion of a fair correspondent, CHARLOTTE, we give a place to the following article, from the Champion. From the manners and customs of a country much may be estimated concerning the character of its natives, ‘for this reason, … Weiterlesen
April 27, 2008
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On the etymology of the word “Dandy”
TO THE EDITOR. “What things are they of doubtful gender, Tipp’d at each end with brass, and slender, Like broomstick of the witch of Endor? They’re dandies.” Sir,, Can any of your book-learned correspondents inform me of the real, or … Weiterlesen