bequeued

Updated: May 26, 2025

Edgeworth, the father of Maria Edgeworth, the 'gay gallant, the impetuous, ingenious, energetic gentleman, sat writing with powdered hair and a queue, with tights and buckles, bolt upright in a stiff chair, while his family, also bequeued and becurled and bekerchiefed, were gathered round him in a group, composedly attentive to his explanations, as he points to the roll upon the table, or reads from his many MSS. and notebooks, for their edification.

Maria Edgeworth - Castle Rackrent