The History of Portia: Written by a Lady. ...R. Withy; J. Pottinger; J. Wilkie; and J. Cooke, 1759 |
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... merely because they think they have no helps , no fanction from public glory , to practise them to love retirement , to at- tend affiduoufly to the conduct of domef- tic affairs , to be fimple , juft , and modeft , are are female ...
... merely because they think they have no helps , no fanction from public glory , to practise them to love retirement , to at- tend affiduoufly to the conduct of domef- tic affairs , to be fimple , juft , and modeft , are are female ...
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... mere- ly a fuperficial and fashionable education ; in his , the abfurdity of an alliance , where beauty alone is made the chief object of at- traction , without any regard to the quali- ties of the heart and mind : with a few . remarks ...
... mere- ly a fuperficial and fashionable education ; in his , the abfurdity of an alliance , where beauty alone is made the chief object of at- traction , without any regard to the quali- ties of the heart and mind : with a few . remarks ...
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... mere dint of perfeverance , he gain'd the fair Belinda : both parties , I suppose , gave up fomething , and concurred at length , though involuntarily ; for the nuptials were celebrated in our great metropolis , with a remarkable eclat ...
... mere dint of perfeverance , he gain'd the fair Belinda : both parties , I suppose , gave up fomething , and concurred at length , though involuntarily ; for the nuptials were celebrated in our great metropolis , with a remarkable eclat ...
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... merely because they would not be forced to renounce the ufe of reafon in matters of worship , and had always been ... mere petu- lance , a wanton , frivolous impertinence ; the utmoft latitude a woman of honour fhould dare to allow ...
... merely because they would not be forced to renounce the ufe of reafon in matters of worship , and had always been ... mere petu- lance , a wanton , frivolous impertinence ; the utmoft latitude a woman of honour fhould dare to allow ...
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... mere dint of perfeverance , he gain'd the fair Belinda : both parties , I fuppofe , gave up fomething , and concurred at length , though involuntarily ; for the nuptials were celebrated in our great metropolis , with a remarkable eclat ...
... mere dint of perfeverance , he gain'd the fair Belinda : both parties , I fuppofe , gave up fomething , and concurred at length , though involuntarily ; for the nuptials were celebrated in our great metropolis , with a remarkable eclat ...
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abfolutely accompliſh affiftance affure againſt agreeable alfo almoft amufement Arfpacia beauty becauſe befides beft Belinda beſt cafe character charms circumftance cofmetick conduct confefs confequently confider confiderable confifts daugh deferve defire deftructive degree effectually endeavouring eſteemed fair readers fame faſhion fcene feem felves female fenfe feveral fhall fhort fhould fince fincerity firft fo long folly fome fometimes foon fortune fpirit ftill fubject fuccefs fuch fuffer fufficient fuppofe fure fyftem happy herſelf himſelf honour Hortenfius inftantly inftruction intereft juft juftly lady Meanwell laft leaft leaſt lefs likewife manner means meaſure ment merit moft moſt muft muſt myſelf neceffity obferved occafion otherwife paffion perfon pleaſure poffeffed poffibly Polydore Portia prefent prefume purpoſe racter reafon religion ſhe Sipiana ſtill thefe themſelves thence theſe thofe thoſe thought tion Tradewell true happineſs truth underſtanding univerfally uſeful utmoft vanity virtue whofe whole wife wiſdom woman worfe
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Seite 60 - Methinks, we need not our short beings shun, And, thought to fly, contend to be undone. We need not buy our ruin with our crime, And give eternity to murder time. The love of gaming is the worst of ills ; With ceaseless storms the blacken'd soul it fills ; 1 Shakespeare VOL.
Seite 35 - Tis not a set of features, or complexion, The tincture of a skin that I admire. Beauty soon grows familiar to the lover, Fades in his eye, and palls upon the sense.
Seite 206 - Grateful digressions, and solve high dispute With conjugal caresses : from his lip Not words alone pleas'd her. O! when meet now Such pairs, in love and mutual honour join'd...
Seite 67 - O faireft of creation, laft and beft Of all God's works, Creature in whom excell'd Whatever can to fight or thought be form'd, Holy, divine, good, amiable, or fweet! How art thou loft, how on a...
Seite 115 - Secure to be as bleft as thou canft bear : Safe in the hand of one difpofing Pow'r, Or in the natal, or the mortal hour.
Seite 19 - Too ftrong for feeble women to fuftain ; Of thofe who claim it, more than half have none, And half of thofe who have it, are undone. Be ftill fuperior to your fex's arts, Nor think...
Seite 206 - 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 : fuch pleafure...
Seite 60 - With ceaseless storms the blacken'd soul it fills ; Inveighs at heaven, neglects the ties of blood ; Destroys the power and will of doing good ; Kills health, pawns honour, plunges in disgrace, And, what is still more dreadful — spoils your face.
Seite 125 - All fame is foreign, but of true defert ; Plays round the head,, but comes not to the heart...