The History of Portia: Written by a Lady. ...R. Withy; J. Pottinger; J. Wilkie; and J. Cooke, 1759 |
Im Buch
Ergebnisse 1-5 von 20
Seite 25
... themselves the trouble of exercifing at leaft that branch of it which confifts in the benificent office of becoming fchool - mafters to their beloved mates , who generally indeed think themselves already too perfectly accomplish'd to ...
... themselves the trouble of exercifing at leaft that branch of it which confifts in the benificent office of becoming fchool - mafters to their beloved mates , who generally indeed think themselves already too perfectly accomplish'd to ...
Seite 34
... themselves the trouble of reforting to dif- ficult problems , to be convinced by ma- thematical demonftration of a truth which their looking - glaffes had but ten thoufand times before informed them of , viz . that all beauty arifes ...
... themselves the trouble of reforting to dif- ficult problems , to be convinced by ma- thematical demonftration of a truth which their looking - glaffes had but ten thoufand times before informed them of , viz . that all beauty arifes ...
Seite 35
... themselves quite angelic ; he pronouced one of the -handfomeft men in Rome , whose life had been incorrigibly profligate , to be a monfter , frightful even to behold ; for vice , he faid , had vifibly diftorted every native lineament of ...
... themselves quite angelic ; he pronouced one of the -handfomeft men in Rome , whose life had been incorrigibly profligate , to be a monfter , frightful even to behold ; for vice , he faid , had vifibly diftorted every native lineament of ...
Seite 85
... themselves extremely ridiculous , but are fometimes precipitated into things that are criminal , by too unfeafonably affecting the character of youth , both in their pleafures , drefs and manners ; the inconfiftence of wishing to grow ...
... themselves extremely ridiculous , but are fometimes precipitated into things that are criminal , by too unfeafonably affecting the character of youth , both in their pleafures , drefs and manners ; the inconfiftence of wishing to grow ...
Seite 86
... themselves : all thefe , I fay , by arrogat- ing impertinently the character of youth , without its charms , too often injuriously affix on age the cenfure of contempt .. We feem to forget , or rather indeed to be intirely ignorant ...
... themselves : all thefe , I fay , by arrogat- ing impertinently the character of youth , without its charms , too often injuriously affix on age the cenfure of contempt .. We feem to forget , or rather indeed to be intirely ignorant ...
Andere Ausgaben - Alle anzeigen
Häufige Begriffe und Wortgruppen
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
Beliebte Passagen
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...