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Página 14
... affections are gone from me . He is not unknown to Mr. Roberts , though unfortunately It was for his advice and afft- ance that I made this vifit ; and not finding him at home , I begged admit- tance to his lady , whom I longed to fee ...
... affections are gone from me . He is not unknown to Mr. Roberts , though unfortunately It was for his advice and afft- ance that I made this vifit ; and not finding him at home , I begged admit- tance to his lady , whom I longed to fee ...
Página 26
... affections that fteal us from our own happiness , to in- volve us in the mifery of thofe about us , they who have the belt hearts will be ofteneit made uneasy . The good man confiders the whole human race as his own family ; and as fuch ...
... affections that fteal us from our own happiness , to in- volve us in the mifery of thofe about us , they who have the belt hearts will be ofteneit made uneasy . The good man confiders the whole human race as his own family ; and as fuch ...
Página 37
... affections upon a girl worth nothing ; and that she , one of the livelieft of woinen , as well as the fine t , thould refufe the many ad- vantageous offers which were made her , and follow a poor parfon to his living of fifty pounds a ...
... affections upon a girl worth nothing ; and that she , one of the livelieft of woinen , as well as the fine t , thould refufe the many ad- vantageous offers which were made her , and follow a poor parfon to his living of fifty pounds a ...
Página 38
... affections , has encreased them . They wish for no- thing more than what their little income affords them ; and even of that little they lay up . Our friend fhewed me his ac- count of expences , or rather his wife's account ; by which ...
... affections , has encreased them . They wish for no- thing more than what their little income affords them ; and even of that little they lay up . Our friend fhewed me his ac- count of expences , or rather his wife's account ; by which ...
Página 54
... affections as when in poffeffion of their reafon . In one cell fat a wretch upon his ftraw , looking ftedfaftly upon the ground in filent defpair . In another the fpirit of ambition Rafhed from the eyes of an emperor , who ftrutted the ...
... affections as when in poffeffion of their reafon . In one cell fat a wretch upon his ftraw , looking ftedfaftly upon the ground in filent defpair . In another the fpirit of ambition Rafhed from the eyes of an emperor , who ftrutted the ...
Términos y frases comunes
abfolutely affure againſt alfo almoft APICIUS becauſe BOILEAU cafe caufe confefs confequence confiderable converfation correfpondent daugh defign defire difcovered drefs fafe faid fame fashion fatire feems feen felf felves fenfe fent fentiments fervant ferve fervice feven feveral fhall fhew fhort fhould fince fingle fion FITZ-ADAM fociety fome fometimes foon fortune fpirit ftate ftill fubject fuch fuffer fufficient fuperior fuppofe fupport fure gentleman give happy himſelf honour houfe houſe humble fervant huſband inftance inftruction lady laft leaft lefs letter lived mankind ment moft moſt muft muſt myſelf nature neceffary nefs never obferved occafion paffed paffion perfons philofophers Phocion pleafed pleaſe pleaſure poffibly prefent propofe purpoſe racter readers reafon refpect ſhall ſtate tafte thefe themſelves theſe thing thofe thoſe thought THURSDAY tion truth univerfal uſed vifit virtue whofe wife woman worfe
Pasajes populares
Página 163 - that there are many people in the world who would never have been in love if they had never heard talk of it.
Página 205 - I find you are but a bad engineer. While you aim at your mouth you will never hit it, take my word for it. A floating battery, to hit the mark, must be pointed something above or below it. If you would hit your mouth, direct your four-pounder at your forehead, or your chin.
Página 79 - Now sir, I have told you as much as I know of it, though I have admired and aimed at it all my Life.
Página 79 - Your daughters muft have been fo educated as to fit them to be wives without conjugal affedlion, and mothers without maternal care.
Página 42 - I can allure you, fir, that it is a very ferious one to me, notwithftanding the ill-natured comfort which I might have, of thinking it of late a very common one. I AM a gentleman of a reafonable paternal eftate in my county, and ferve as knight of the fhire for it.
Página 366 - I sat like a mope all the night, not daring to look up, for fear of catching the eyes of my acquaintance, who would have laughed me out of countenance. You may imagine, Mr. Fitz-Adam, that I contrived all manner of means to get off from any future engagements with my cousins ; but it has unfortunately so happened, that we have met almost every where.
Página 365 - I cannot but hope it will have some good effect on the conduct of those polite people, who are too sagacious, learned, and courageous to be kept in awe by the threats of hell and damnation...
Página 39 - I never faw either of them fo much as playing with the other's hand — I mean only when they have known I was within fight of them ; I have ftolen upon them unawares indeed, and have been witnefs to fuch words and looks as have quite melted me.
Página 22 - ... by the benefit than he had been before by his wants. But it is the peculiar talent of this gentleman to wound himfelf by proxy, or (in the fportfman's phrafe) to' knock himfelf down by by the recoiling of his own gun.
Página 41 - Such horfes have their necks adorned <c with firings of beads, and relicks, being writings " wrapt up in cloth of gold, or filk, containing the " names of their prophet, and when thefe horfes die, " they are buried with as much ceremony, as the near• " eft relations of their owners.