The Female Spectator, Band 2T. Gardner, 1755 |
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... acquaintance of a young lady , who has every thing in her worthy of univerfal adoration . Fain would I ' give you the picture of this angel , but no words ⚫ can paint her fuch as fhe is ; I will however ven- ⚫ture on a sketch , fome ...
... acquaintance of a young lady , who has every thing in her worthy of univerfal adoration . Fain would I ' give you the picture of this angel , but no words ⚫ can paint her fuch as fhe is ; I will however ven- ⚫ture on a sketch , fome ...
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... acquainted with her perfections : - it was , however , accompanied with an awe which would not fuffer me to reveal what it was I felt for a long time ; but , alas ! there was little need of ' words , every look , every action , spoke ...
... acquainted with her perfections : - it was , however , accompanied with an awe which would not fuffer me to reveal what it was I felt for a long time ; but , alas ! there was little need of ' words , every look , every action , spoke ...
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... acquainted with the father of Arpafia , fpoke to him in my behalf : the old gentleman feemed highly fatisfied with my eftate , perfon , and cha ⚫racter , and faid he should be very glad to have ' me in his family , provided his ...
... acquainted with the father of Arpafia , fpoke to him in my behalf : the old gentleman feemed highly fatisfied with my eftate , perfon , and cha ⚫racter , and faid he should be very glad to have ' me in his family , provided his ...
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... acquaintance , and al- moft to myself . Never was there a cause in which your pen could be more worthily em- ployed , than in an endeavour to preserve the fen- fes , the life , nay the very foul from death of an unfortunate miferable ...
... acquaintance , and al- moft to myself . Never was there a cause in which your pen could be more worthily em- ployed , than in an endeavour to preserve the fen- fes , the life , nay the very foul from death of an unfortunate miferable ...
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... acquaint him withal , that we are afraid by the history he gives us of the progress of his paffion , pity will be all the confolation he will ever be able to procure . Nothing can be more plain , than that the lady finds no difpofitions ...
... acquaint him withal , that we are afraid by the history he gives us of the progress of his paffion , pity will be all the confolation he will ever be able to procure . Nothing can be more plain , than that the lady finds no difpofitions ...
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Seite 79 - It seems she hangs upon the cheek of night Like a rich jewel in an Ethiop's ear; Beauty too rich for use, for earth too dear!
Seite 209 - d by her fair tendence gladlier grew. Yet went fhe not, as not with fuch difcourfe Delighted, or not capable her ear Of what was high...
Seite 207 - O but, say they, Learning puts the Sexes too much on an Equality, it would destroy that implicit Obedience which it is necessary the Women should pay to our Commands: — If once they have the Capacity of arguing with us, where would be our Authority!
Seite 195 - Part of our Sex. Those Men are certainly guilty of a great deal of Injustice who think, that all the Learning becoming in a Woman is confined to the Management of her Family...
Seite 228 - ... a life to come: to which she answered that not all that the whole world could say should ever persuade her to that opinion; and then related to me the contract made between her and her dear departed friend, the Duchess of Mazarine. It was in vain I urged the strong probability there was that souls in another world might not be permitted to perform the engagements they had entered into in this, especially when they were of a nature repugnant to the divine will, "which...
Seite 169 - That cordial-drop heaven in our cup has thrown, To make the naufeous draught of life go down...
Seite 264 - For humors are diftinguifh'd by their hue. From hence we dream of wars and warlike things* And wafps and hornets with their double wings. Choler aduft congeals our blood with fear, Then black bulls tofs us, and black devils tear. In fanguine airy dreams aloft we bound, With rheums opprefs'd we fink in rivers drown'd* More I could fay, but thus conclude my theme, The dominating humour makes the dream.
Seite 206 - Gaming and rambling Abroad, they will, it is to be hop'd, proceed to more noble and elevated Studies. If the married Ladies of Distinction begin the Change, and bring Learning into Fashion, the younger will never cease soliciting their Parents and Guardians for the Means of following it, and every Toilet in the Kingdom be loaded with Materials for beautifying the Mind more than the Face of its Owner. The Objection, therefore, that I have heard made by some Men, that Learning would make us too assuming...
Seite 253 - ... preceded by a torch, which a footman belonging to one of the company had with him.
Seite 133 - Pleafure never comes fmetre to Man, But lent by Heav'n, upon hard Ufury ; And while Jove holds us out the Bowl of Joy, Ere it can reach our Lips, 'tis dafh'd with Gall By fome Left-handed God.