 Frenchwoman ; it is in the power of intellectual irritation. She will draw wit out of a fool. She strikes with such address the chords of self-love, that she gives unexpected vigour and agility to fancy, and electrifies a body that appeared non-electric.  Letters on Several Subjects - Seite 197von Martin Sherlock - 1781Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | Edmund Burke - 1800 - 614 Seiten
...fuperior to them in many others. I have mentioned 11. HI. of thefe points in other places. Here I (hall only fay, there is a particular idea in which no woman in the world can compare with a French-woman ; k is in the power of inlellefludl irritation. She will draw wit out of a fool. She ftrikes with fuch... | |
 | John Adams - 1792 - 332 Seiten
...fuperior to them in many others. I have mentioned feme of thofe points in otheK places. Here I fhall only fay, there is a particular idea in which no woman...can compare with a French-woman; it is in the power 0? intetteflual irritation. She will draw wit out of A fool. She ftrikes with fuch addjefs the cords... | |
 | 1800 - 620 Seiten
...over the French ; the the French are fuperior to them in many others. I have mentioned fome of thefe points in other places. Here I ihall only fay, there...compare with a French-woman ; it is in the power of intclleflual irrttation. She will draw wit out of a fool. She flrikes with fuch addrefs,the cords of... | |
 | 1800 - 624 Seiten
...fuperior to them in many others. I have mentioned fome of thefe points in other places. Here I (hall only fay, there is a particular idea in which no woman...compare with a French-woman ; it is in the power of intelleflual irritation. She will draw wit out of a fool. She ftrikes with fuch addrefs the cords of... | |
 | John Adams - 1816 - 346 Seiten
...them in many others. I have mentioned some of those points in other places. Here I shall only say, there is a particular idea in which no woman in the world can compare with a French woman : it is in the power of intellectual irritation. She will draw wit out of a fool. She... | |
 | 1832 - 574 Seiten
...them In many others. I have mentioned some of those points in other places. Here I shall only say, there is a particular Idea, In which no woman in the world can compare with a French woman ; it is in the power of intellectual irritation. She will draw wit out of a fool. She... | |
 | 1832 - 652 Seiten
...to them in many others. I have mentioned some of those points in other places. Here I shall only say there is a particular idea, in which no woman in the...intellectual irritation. She will draw wit out of a fool. She strikes with such address the chords of self-love, that she gives unexpected vigour and agility to... | |
 | Honoré-Gabriel de Riqueti comte de Mirabeau - 1832 - 382 Seiten
...them in many others. I have mentioned some of those points in other places. Here I shall only say, there is a particular idea, in which no woman in the world can compare with a French woman; it is in the power of intellectual irritation. She will draw wit out of a fool. She strikes... | |
 | 1833 - 666 Seiten
...superiority over the French — the French are superior to them in many other. Here I shall only say, there is a particular idea, in which no woman in the world can compare with a French woman— it is in the power of intellectual irritation. She will draw wit out of a fool. She... | |
 | 1834 - 506 Seiten
...them in many instances. I have mentioned some of these points in other places. Here I shall only say there is a particular idea, in which no woman in the world can compare with a French woman ; it is in the power of intellectual irritation. She will draw wit out of a fool. She... | |
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