The History of Miss Pittborough: In a Series of Letters. By a Lady. In Two Volumes. ...A. Millar, and T. Cadell; and J. Johnson and Company, 1767 |
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... returned he , with the wildest ftare I was half frightened ; but had fufficient courage to reply , in the fame affumed accent , -I mean , fir , that it was a very difficult defcent from the eminence to which but a few moments ago you ...
... returned he , with the wildest ftare I was half frightened ; but had fufficient courage to reply , in the fame affumed accent , -I mean , fir , that it was a very difficult defcent from the eminence to which but a few moments ago you ...
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... returned from her Hampshire ex- curfion ; and my mistress is again playing off her torturing fancies . You know Mifs Hutchens was never a favourite with me ; her perfon , her mind , are equal impediments and I now fear I fhall have lefs ...
... returned from her Hampshire ex- curfion ; and my mistress is again playing off her torturing fancies . You know Mifs Hutchens was never a favourite with me ; her perfon , her mind , are equal impediments and I now fear I fhall have lefs ...
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... returned from Hampshire but laft night . Upon my word the young woman would be a very decent well - appearing young woman , if she would but give na- ture fair play ; but fhe is fo over - run with vanity and affectation , that I believe ...
... returned from Hampshire but laft night . Upon my word the young woman would be a very decent well - appearing young woman , if she would but give na- ture fair play ; but fhe is fo over - run with vanity and affectation , that I believe ...
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... returned from a fcene , the remembrance of which I fhall never lofe , but with my existence . - - She is ill dying for aught I know to the contrary , and has moft pathetically forgiven me . I entered Mrs. Hutchens's parlour with my ...
... returned from a fcene , the remembrance of which I fhall never lofe , but with my existence . - - She is ill dying for aught I know to the contrary , and has moft pathetically forgiven me . I entered Mrs. Hutchens's parlour with my ...
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... returning health , or rather retreating diftemper of this mistress of my affections ; but I am fufficiently credulous to truft each flatter- ing report . I constantly refide in the first parlour every foot - step that I hear upon the ...
... returning health , or rather retreating diftemper of this mistress of my affections ; but I am fufficiently credulous to truft each flatter- ing report . I constantly refide in the first parlour every foot - step that I hear upon the ...
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Страница 32 - Oft she rejects, but never once offends. Bright as the sun, her eyes the gazers strike, And, like the sun, they shine on all alike. Yet graceful ease, and sweetness void of pride, Might hide her faults, if belles had faults to hide: If to her share some female errors fall, Look on her face, and you'll forget them all.
Страница 19 - Some hours leisure, and the appearance of Garrick in the character of Richard, induced me to engage a solitary place in the side-box, that I might indulge myself, free from all that impertinent interruption a party is too liable to produce.