Interesting Anecdotes, Memoirs, Allegories, Essays, and Poetical Fragments,: Tending to Amuse the Fancy, and Inculcate Moralityauthor., 1797 - 304 oldal |
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... such a knowledge of her cir- cumstances as relieved him from despair . As he knew not how to get admiffion to her company , and had no defigns upon her virtue , he wrote in the first ardour of his paffion to her mother , giving a ...
... such a knowledge of her cir- cumstances as relieved him from despair . As he knew not how to get admiffion to her company , and had no defigns upon her virtue , he wrote in the first ardour of his paffion to her mother , giving a ...
21. oldal
... such an account < as would at least deliver him from the torment of fufpenfe , and determine his future conduct . ' There is no sophistry more general than that by which we justify a busy and scrupulous inquiry after fecrets , which to ...
... such an account < as would at least deliver him from the torment of fufpenfe , and determine his future conduct . ' There is no sophistry more general than that by which we justify a busy and scrupulous inquiry after fecrets , which to ...
22. oldal
... such an increase of my fortune as will pre- " vent the pangs of separation which muft otherwise " fo often return , and in a fhort time unite us to " part no more . " To this caution fhe had then no power to reply ; and they parted with ...
... such an increase of my fortune as will pre- " vent the pangs of separation which muft otherwise " fo often return , and in a fhort time unite us to " part no more . " To this caution fhe had then no power to reply ; and they parted with ...
26. oldal
... Such was the ftate of Flavilla's mind ; and her little boy was fix months old , when Mercator re- turned . She received him with joy , indeed , but it was mixed with a visible confusion ; their meeting was more tender , but on her part ...
... Such was the ftate of Flavilla's mind ; and her little boy was fix months old , when Mercator re- turned . She received him with joy , indeed , but it was mixed with a visible confusion ; their meeting was more tender , but on her part ...
32. oldal
... Such has been my folly , that , perhaps , I should " not be acquitted of guilt in any circumftances , " but those in which I write . I do not , therefore , " but for your fake , wifh them other than they are . " The dear infant , whofe ...
... Such has been my folly , that , perhaps , I should " not be acquitted of guilt in any circumftances , " but those in which I write . I do not , therefore , " but for your fake , wifh them other than they are . " The dear infant , whofe ...
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acquainted againſt almoſt ANECDOTE anſwer appeared aqua fortis aſked beauty becauſe behaviour beſtowed buſineſs cauſe Clarinda confent confequence confider confiderable converfation courſe defign defire difpofition diſappointed diſcovered eſteem Eumenius eyes faid fame fatisfaction favour fays fecret feemed fenfe fenfible fent feveral fhall fhew fince firft firſt fituation Flavilla fociety fome fometimes foon fortune foul fpirits friendſhip ftill fuch fuffered fufficient fuperior fure greateſt happineſs happy heart herſelf himſelf honour hope houſe huſband increaſe juſt lady laft laſt leaſt lefs Licinius Lord meaſure Medoro Mencius Metella mind miſtreſs moft moſt muſt myſelf neceffary never obferved occafion ourſelves paffed paffion perfon pleaſed pleaſure poffeffed prefent promife purpoſe racter raiſed reaſon reflection requeſt ſaid ſee ſhall ſhe Shenſtone ſhould ſome ſtarted ſtate ſtep ſtill thee thefe themſelves theſe thofe thoſe thou thought thouſand tion uſe vifit virtue whofe whoſe wife wiſhes
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64. oldal - ... person then in his power. He mentioned this to no one; but, as soon as it was dark, retired to his garden...
252. oldal - And not a cloud o'ercafts the folemn fcene ; Around her throne the vivid planets roll, And ftars unnumber'd gild the glowing pole : O'er the dark trees a yellower verdure...
54. oldal - ... not get him again. Follow after him no more, for he is too far off ; he is as a roe escaped out of the snare. As for a wound, it may be bound up, and after reviling there may be reconciliation ; but he that bewrayeth secrets, is without hope.
43. oldal - Which against death some weapon does not bear. Let cities boast that they provide For life the ornaments of pride ; But 'tis the country and the field, That furnish it with staff and shield.
118. oldal - These two incongruous animals spent much of their time together in a lonely orchard, where they saw no creature but each other. By degrees an apparent regard began to take place between these two sequestered individuals. The fowl would...
245. oldal - Vanity and transient Glory of all this habitable World; how, by the Force of one Element breaking loose upon the rest, all the Varieties of Nature, all the Works of Art, all the Labours of Men, are reduced to nothing; all that we admired and adored before, as great...
9. oldal - ... manners, had been a gay man, and was well acquainted with the town. He had often heard Flavilla toasted by rakes of quality, and had often seen her at public places.
132. oldal - ... will but quicken it to action. Depart, therefore, and be thankful for all things : put thy...
2. oldal - ... of fashion, and treated by those of a lower class with distant respect. Flavilla thus continued to move in a sphere, to which she had no claim ; she was perpetually surrounded with elegance and splendour, which the caprice of others, like the rod of an enchanter, could dissipate in a moment, and leave her to regret the loss of enjoyments, which she could neither hope to obtain nor cease to desire. Of this, however, Flavilla had no dread. She was remarkably tall for her age, and was celebrated...