Adonia, a Desultory Story, Volumen1A & J Black & H. Parry, 1801 |
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... ness of pleasure , seemed at the first view calculated only to inspire disgust in a deli- cate and ingenuous mind , it may well be supposed that De Rosier found few con- genial objects ; and his distaste of the general manners which ...
... ness of pleasure , seemed at the first view calculated only to inspire disgust in a deli- cate and ingenuous mind , it may well be supposed that De Rosier found few con- genial objects ; and his distaste of the general manners which ...
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... ness , and he hesitated not a moment to grant the pardon his son solicited . Though the despondency that prevailed through the whole letter rather threw a damp over the prospects which the Marquis had in view for his son , he rejoiced ...
... ness , and he hesitated not a moment to grant the pardon his son solicited . Though the despondency that prevailed through the whole letter rather threw a damp over the prospects which the Marquis had in view for his son , he rejoiced ...
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... ness of my conduct ; but , in regard to the latter , it is the act , and not the feel- ing , that is required as the test of my duty ; and the injustice of the heart , and of the conduct , would be united in my refusal . My conduct , in ...
... ness of my conduct ; but , in regard to the latter , it is the act , and not the feel- ing , that is required as the test of my duty ; and the injustice of the heart , and of the conduct , would be united in my refusal . My conduct , in ...
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... ness to death ? " - Alas ! neither the love which the in- nocent Angelica now felt in all its force for him whom she was commanded to renounce for ever , nor the superior steadiness of her sister , could enable them to resist this ...
... ness to death ? " - Alas ! neither the love which the in- nocent Angelica now felt in all its force for him whom she was commanded to renounce for ever , nor the superior steadiness of her sister , could enable them to resist this ...
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... ness she had once confessed for him , " it is too true that my heart still owns the in- fluence of your attractions ; but , though I have lost all hope of eradicating this un- fortunate attachment , I can never consent to sacrifice to ...
... ness she had once confessed for him , " it is too true that my heart still owns the in- fluence of your attractions ; but , though I have lost all hope of eradicating this un- fortunate attachment , I can never consent to sacrifice to ...
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Términos y frases comunes
Abbess acquainted Adonia affection alarm Angelica anguish apostacy attachment aunt aunt's beauty Bellefonde's beloved bosom Comte de l'Avignon Comtesse concealment conduct confirmed countenance court cried danger days of deceitful death doubt dreadful engage error Etienne eyes faith father favor fear feelings felt Fitzwilliam former fortune Fraismont France gave gelica Genoa happiness heard heart honor hope husband imagination immediately inquiries interest King knew la Voitière Lady Anne Lady Anne's lake of Geneva late Lauzun lence length look Madame Raimond Maria Marquis de Bellefonde marriage married ment mind Miss Conway Monsieur monstrance motives nature ness never nieces object Paris passion pleasure reason recollection remembrance remorse rendered replied retirement romantic Rosier sacrifice secret seemed sensible sentiments servant shocked silence sister son's soon soul spect stancy strove suaded Switzerland tears tence thought tion Venice Versailles virtue Voitière Wallingford wife wishes yield young youth
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Página 117 - Glory is like a circle in the water, Which never ceaseth to enlarge itself, Till, by broad spreading, it disperse to nought.
Página 5 - Some baser metall, which commend he will Unto the vulgar for good gold insted, He much more goodly glosse thereon doth shed To hide his falshood, then if it were trew : So hard this Idole was to be ared, That Florimell herselfe in all mens vew She seem'd to passe : So forged things do fairest shew.
Página 21 - Sweet, rouse yourself ; and the weak wanton Cupid Shall from your neck unloose his amorous fold, And, like a dew-drop from the lion's mane, Be shook to air.
Página 37 - Faustus to his grief (The cause unknown) can yield no kind relief: In vain he seeks the healing balm to pour, What hand can heal, that cannot probe the sore?
Página 206 - A second, louder yet, Swells in the winds, and comes more full upon us. Mar. Oh, for some glorious cause to fall in battle ! Lucia, thou hast...
Página 5 - ... explanatory note or comment to interpret a word or text of Scripture. It came however soon to signify some specious rather than sound explanation. Cf. Udal, St Luke, cap. 12, " Beware that all your life be voide of all clokyng or counterfeit glosse." Also Spenser, FQ IV. 5. 15, " He much more goodly glosse thereon doth shed To hide his falsehood, than if it were true.
Página 58 - ... 70. From that unhappy period, he was lost to the world, to his friends, and to himself. He died in a very easy, and almost imperceptible manner, toward3 the close of the 78th year of his age [1745]. [Here the MS. breaks off, with the following memorandum in pencil : " Not finished : Writings and Character wanting. See Hints and Materials for these two parts among Papers annexed...