A series of genuine letters between Henry and Frances [by R. and E. Griffith].Johnston, 1767 |
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... myself as the object of your affection . I admired , and would have endeavoured to copy her ; that nobleness of fen- timent , uniformity of manners , and that calm , chearful refolution , which fhone through all her conduct , would have ...
... myself as the object of your affection . I admired , and would have endeavoured to copy her ; that nobleness of fen- timent , uniformity of manners , and that calm , chearful refolution , which fhone through all her conduct , would have ...
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... myself . But , upon this occafion , all the vanity , I have to flatter myself with , is , that , next to the art of writing well , is that tafte , which is capable to judge of fine writing . ' I never was fenfible of any pain from ...
... myself . But , upon this occafion , all the vanity , I have to flatter myself with , is , that , next to the art of writing well , is that tafte , which is capable to judge of fine writing . ' I never was fenfible of any pain from ...
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... myself into ; as I have very little of it from nature . No man has more tenderness , or foft affection about his heart , than I have ; and my philofophy , which is not of the Stoic kind , does not make me feel lefs in my felf , but only ...
... myself into ; as I have very little of it from nature . No man has more tenderness , or foft affection about his heart , than I have ; and my philofophy , which is not of the Stoic kind , does not make me feel lefs in my felf , but only ...
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... myself just now . The twenty - firft epifle of the fourth book is an extreme pretty one . I wept for the Helvidiæ , not fo much for their death , as for Pliny's grief at it . In the next epiftle there is a poetical witticifm in the ...
... myself just now . The twenty - firft epifle of the fourth book is an extreme pretty one . I wept for the Helvidiæ , not fo much for their death , as for Pliny's grief at it . In the next epiftle there is a poetical witticifm in the ...
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... myself , in the mean time , with the more imperfect one of writing to you . I am now retired among my books , the best part of which library I esteem your letters ; for they not only teach me wifdom , but promife me that glorious end ...
... myself , in the mean time , with the more imperfect one of writing to you . I am now retired among my books , the best part of which library I esteem your letters ; for they not only teach me wifdom , but promife me that glorious end ...
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abfence Adieu affure againſt amufement anfwer becauſe beſt bleffing blifs charming confequence confider conftant converfe Dear FANNY dear Harry dearest defign defire difappointment divine epiftle exercife expreffion exprefs fafe faid fame fecond feems felf fenfe fenfible fentiments feveral fhall fhew fhort fhould fince fincere firft firſt fituation folitude fome fomething fometimes foul fpeak fpirits FRANCES ftate ftile ftill fubject fuch fuffer fufficient fuppofe fure fweet give happineſs happy heart HENRY HIATU higheſt himſelf hope human inftance itſelf juft juftice juſt laft laſt leaft leaſt lefs LETTER lofs Maidenhall mind moft moral moſt muft muſt myſelf nature neceffary nefs never obferved occafion ourſelves paffage paffion pafs perfon philofophy pleafed pleaſed pleaſure Pliny poffible poft prefent reafon reft render ſhall ſpeak ſtate tenderneſs thee thefe theſe thing thofe thoſe thou thought tion underſtanding uſe virtue weakneſs worfe writing your's yourſelf
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