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... lady examined herfelf in a mirrour , and repeated aloud , the good opinion which vanity and felf - love had given her in private , of her own charms . In another place he heard a gentleman fay , " what a fund of wit I poffefs ! " and a lady ...
... lady examined herfelf in a mirrour , and repeated aloud , the good opinion which vanity and felf - love had given her in private , of her own charms . In another place he heard a gentleman fay , " what a fund of wit I poffefs ! " and a lady ...
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... LADY . OU afk , Leonora , my fentiments on marriage , and defire me to tell you the qualities and accomplish- ments requifite in a Lady of fashion ? The task you impofe is no lefs difficult than disagreeable ; however , as your will is ...
... LADY . OU afk , Leonora , my fentiments on marriage , and defire me to tell you the qualities and accomplish- ments requifite in a Lady of fashion ? The task you impofe is no lefs difficult than disagreeable ; however , as your will is ...
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... Lady . carded . Maria was courted at her nineteenth year by men of the highest rank and the largest fortunes : but the had fenfe enough to diftinguish between the man of worth and the vain coxcomb ; he had the virtue to prefer humble ...
... Lady . carded . Maria was courted at her nineteenth year by men of the highest rank and the largest fortunes : but the had fenfe enough to diftinguish between the man of worth and the vain coxcomb ; he had the virtue to prefer humble ...
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... nations on the continent ; and affords an inftance of fpirit and magnanimity in the lady , unmixed with cruelty or vengeance , which every one must love and admire . C RE REFLECTIONS , tending to prove that Chance ( and not ( 17 )
... nations on the continent ; and affords an inftance of fpirit and magnanimity in the lady , unmixed with cruelty or vengeance , which every one must love and admire . C RE REFLECTIONS , tending to prove that Chance ( and not ( 17 )
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... lady abovementioned , was very injudi- what corroborated by an odd whim that popped into my head ; -nothing lefs than a lottery of my own contri- vance : -On a fufficient number of bits of paper I wrote the names of fome of our great ...
... lady abovementioned , was very injudi- what corroborated by an odd whim that popped into my head ; -nothing lefs than a lottery of my own contri- vance : -On a fufficient number of bits of paper I wrote the names of fome of our great ...
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Beliebte Passagen
Seite 112 - Shall through the gloomy vale attend, And cheer our dying breath ; Shall, when all other comforts cease, .Like a kind angel whisper peace, And smooth the bed of death.
Seite 112 - Our portion is not large, indeed; But then, how little do we need, For nature's calls are few! In this the art of living lies, To want no more than may suffice, And make that little do.
Seite 112 - And crown our hoary hairs ; They'll grow in virtue every day, And thus our fondest loves repay, And recompense our cares.
Seite 4 - To build, to plant, whatever you intend, To rear the column, or the arch to bend, To swell the terrace, or to sink the grot; In all, let Nature never be forgot.
Seite 102 - ... sensible that marriages in the royal family are of the highest importance to the state, and that therefore the kings of this realm have ever been entrusted with the care and approbation thereof...
Seite 142 - I have fet you in the way of fortune, and it will be your own. fault if you are not a made man. See what a fortune has been made by this Lord, and that Lord, by Mr. fuch-a-one and fuch-a-one : what hinders you to be •at fuccefsful?
Seite 149 - Dove he found ,At diftance fcen, too far to hear His voice : a fportfman much too near, With lifted tube, and levelling eye, The fatal lead prepar'd to fly ; TUe trigger then began to move, His aim was pointed at the Dove.
Seite 103 - ... planted in us by the author of our nature, and utterly incompatible with all religion, natural and revealed, and therefore a mere aft of power, having neither the nature nor obligation of law.
Seite 189 - Late, gloomy winter chill'd the sullen air, Till Soliman arose, and all was fair. Soft in his reign, the notes of love resound, And pleasure's rosy cup goes freely round. Here on the bank, which mantling vines o'ershade, Be gay: too soon the flowers of spring will fade.
Seite 133 - ... admire the ingenuity of the contrivance. This too will account for the contrary qualities in what I call the Saxon architecture.