"All persons who have an atom of taste, or a sense of proportion, will agree that the French women shine in their feet and ankles, and truth compels me to confess that . . . generally speaking, the foot is not an admirable feature of the British female person."
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P. P. "A Word with Blackwood in His Own Way," London Magazine and Review (Mar. 1, 1825) pp. 413-14
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