Miscellanies, in Prose and Verse, on Various Occasions,author, and sold, 1776 - 214 Seiten |
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Seite iii
... Vanity . But as the Author bas ever happily felt himself free from that ob- ftinate diforder , and conceived it his highest pleasure to oblige , he concludes that if in the prefent 1 prefent attempt he fucceeds with his well- wifhers , he.
... Vanity . But as the Author bas ever happily felt himself free from that ob- ftinate diforder , and conceived it his highest pleasure to oblige , he concludes that if in the prefent 1 prefent attempt he fucceeds with his well- wifhers , he.
Seite v
... himself able to inftruct or entertain ; but as he chearfully obeys the call of his friends , and supercedes his own opinion on the merit or demerit of the fucceeding pages , it is enough that he laoks up to them with respect , and ...
... himself able to inftruct or entertain ; but as he chearfully obeys the call of his friends , and supercedes his own opinion on the merit or demerit of the fucceeding pages , it is enough that he laoks up to them with respect , and ...
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... himself , he did as follows ; not without a juft sense , that fulfome praise , like burlefque , is but calumny at beft ; and therefore , tho ' his wishes to do juftice to fo noble a character may fall short in words , he endeavoured to ...
... himself , he did as follows ; not without a juft sense , that fulfome praise , like burlefque , is but calumny at beft ; and therefore , tho ' his wishes to do juftice to fo noble a character may fall short in words , he endeavoured to ...
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... and confidence , and would gratify a momentary impulfe , loves her not , whatever he may pretend It is himself , not her , he adores , when he 2 would would facrifice the woman he admires , at the shrine 60 FUGITIVE PIECES .
... and confidence , and would gratify a momentary impulfe , loves her not , whatever he may pretend It is himself , not her , he adores , when he 2 would would facrifice the woman he admires , at the shrine 60 FUGITIVE PIECES .
Seite 63
... himself as to do any thing to make her defpicable . Man is not always pof- feffed of reafon nor honour either ; and when the one acts on involuntary principles ,, without premeditated defigns on the other , to destroy that which is ...
... himself as to do any thing to make her defpicable . Man is not always pof- feffed of reafon nor honour either ; and when the one acts on involuntary principles ,, without premeditated defigns on the other , to destroy that which is ...
Häufige Begriffe und Wortgruppen
æther againſt almoſt anſwer becauſe blifs cafe Calais called caufe cauſe confequence conftitution courſe death defire ditto eaſe eaſy ev'ry facrifice fafe faid fame fate fatisfaction feel fenfe fenfibility fentiments fhall fhew fhould fide fince fincere fingle firft firſt fociety fome fomething fond foon foul friendſhip ftate fubdue fubject fucceed fuch fuffer fufficiently fuperior fure happineſs happy heart herſelf himſelf honeft honour houſe huſband innocence intereft itſelf joys lady laft laſt lefs libel loft Lord Mansfield LOTHARIO LOVE FOR LOVE Margate Maria marriage married ment mifery mind moft moſt muft muſt myſelf nature never obferve occafion otherwiſe paffed paffion perfon pleafing pleaſe pleaſure poffeffed poffible practiſe praiſe preſent Promife puniſhment purpoſe raiſe reaſon reflection religion Scyphon and Laura ſenſe ſhall ſhe ſome ſtate tender themſelves theſe thing thofe thoſe thought tion virtue whofe whoſe wife wiſdom wiſh woman worfe
Beliebte Passagen
Seite 173 - I'd be a Dog, a Monkey or a Bear, Or any thing, but that vain Animal, Who is so proud of being rational.
Seite 88 - Curfe on all laws but thofe which love has made? Love, free as air, at fight of human ties, Spreads his light wings; and in a moment flies.
Seite 71 - ... man and wife. The fpirit of love has fomething fo extremely fine in it, that it is very often difturbed and loft, by fome little accidents, which the carelefs and unpolite never attend to, until it is gone paft recovery.
Seite 187 - ... feem proper, according to the heinoufnefs of the crime, and the circumftances of the offender.