Interesting Anecdotes, Memoirs, Allegories, Essays, and Poetical Fragments,: Tending to Amuse the Fancy, and Inculcate Moralityauthor., 1797 - 271 страници |
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... themselves , as they deceive others , who think to use religion as they do their beft cloaths , only wear it to church , and on funday to appear fine , and make a fhow , and with them , as foon as they come home again , lay it afide ...
... themselves , as they deceive others , who think to use religion as they do their beft cloaths , only wear it to church , and on funday to appear fine , and make a fhow , and with them , as foon as they come home again , lay it afide ...
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... themselves , as they deceive others , who think to use religion as they do their best cloaths , only wear it to church , and on funday to appear fine , and make a fhow , and with them , as foon as they come home again , lay it afide ...
... themselves , as they deceive others , who think to use religion as they do their best cloaths , only wear it to church , and on funday to appear fine , and make a fhow , and with them , as foon as they come home again , lay it afide ...
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... themselves at the fame card - parties . These frequent interviews led to a train of confequences , which the world has been rather rigid in commenting upon . Mifs Mn ( for that is the name the young lady goes by ) being asked by our ...
... themselves at the fame card - parties . These frequent interviews led to a train of confequences , which the world has been rather rigid in commenting upon . Mifs Mn ( for that is the name the young lady goes by ) being asked by our ...
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... themselves ; and is an accomplishment highly neceffary and va- luable in every ftation . It is a certain polish , without which the best education , though it does not lose its use , is yet deficient as to its luftre . The polite charm ...
... themselves ; and is an accomplishment highly neceffary and va- luable in every ftation . It is a certain polish , without which the best education , though it does not lose its use , is yet deficient as to its luftre . The polite charm ...
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... themselves ; and is an accomplishment highly neceffary and va- luable in every ftation . It is a certain polish , without which the best education , though it does not lose its use , is yet deficient as to its luftre . The polite charm ...
... themselves ; and is an accomplishment highly neceffary and va- luable in every ftation . It is a certain polish , without which the best education , though it does not lose its use , is yet deficient as to its luftre . The polite charm ...
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accompliſhments affiftance afked againſt alſo ANEC ANECDOTE anfwered aſked beauty becauſe bleffings bofom cauſe confequence converfation daughter defire difcovered eyes fafe faid fame father fays feemed feen fenfe fenfible fent fentiments ferve feveral fhall fhew fhort fhould fince fincere firft firſt fituation fome fometimes foon forrow fortune foul fpirits friendſhip ftate ftill fubject fuch fuffered fufficient fupport fure gentleman greateſt happineſs happy heart heaven herſelf himſelf honour houfe houſe huſband intereft itſelf juft lady laft lefs Leocadia loft Lord Matilda ment mind moft moſt muft muſt myſelf nature neceffary never obferved occafion Orafmin paffed paffion Palemon perfon pleafing pleaſe pleaſure poffeffed poffible prefent purpoſe raiſed reafon refpect ſhe Sir THOMAS PRENDERGAST tafte thee thefe themſelves theſe thing thofe thoſe thou thouſand tion uſe vifit virtue vizier whofe whoſe wifdom wife wifh young yourſelf
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Страница 301 - tis eafy to defcry She wants affiftance more than I ; Yet Teems to feel my pains alone, And is a Stoic in her own. When, among fcholars, can we find So foft and yet fo firm a mind...