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Page 39
... Affectation is a greater enemy to the face than the small - pox . - St . Evremond . CXCVI . As I approve of a youth , that has something of the old man in bim , so I am no less pleased with an old man , that has something of the youth ...
... Affectation is a greater enemy to the face than the small - pox . - St . Evremond . CXCVI . As I approve of a youth , that has something of the old man in bim , so I am no less pleased with an old man , that has something of the youth ...
Page 54
... affectation is the vain and ridiculous attempt of poverty to appear rich . - Lavater . CCLXII . Read not to contradict and confute , nor to believe and take for granted , nor to find talk and discourse , but to weigh and consider . Some ...
... affectation is the vain and ridiculous attempt of poverty to appear rich . - Lavater . CCLXII . Read not to contradict and confute , nor to believe and take for granted , nor to find talk and discourse , but to weigh and consider . Some ...
Page 126
... affectation is a more terrible enemy to fine faces than the small - pox . -Hughes . DCXV . We of this age have discovered a shorter and more pru- dent method to become scholars and wits , without the fatigue of reading or thinking . The ...
... affectation is a more terrible enemy to fine faces than the small - pox . -Hughes . DCXV . We of this age have discovered a shorter and more pru- dent method to become scholars and wits , without the fatigue of reading or thinking . The ...
Page 131
... affectation ; a fault to be avoided on either hand . - Dryden . DCXLI . So weak are human kind by nature made , Or to such weakness by their vice betray'd , Almighty vanity ! to thee they owe Their zest of pleasure , and their balm of ...
... affectation ; a fault to be avoided on either hand . - Dryden . DCXLI . So weak are human kind by nature made , Or to such weakness by their vice betray'd , Almighty vanity ! to thee they owe Their zest of pleasure , and their balm of ...
Page 159
... Affectation cleaves to her even in sick- ness and pain ; she dies in a high - head and coloured ribbons . - Bruyere . DCCLXXX . I have known some men possessed of good qualities , which were very serviceable to others , but useless to ...
... Affectation cleaves to her even in sick- ness and pain ; she dies in a high - head and coloured ribbons . - Bruyere . DCCLXXX . I have known some men possessed of good qualities , which were very serviceable to others , but useless to ...
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Apicius bagnio beauty Ben Jonson better body Bruyere Butler Chesterfield Churchill Codrus common conversation death delight dicebox doth dress enemy Epictetus Euripides evil eyes false fame fancy fear folly fools fortune friends genius gentleman give greatest happiness hath heart honest honour Hudibras human humour ignorance inns of court judgment keep kind knave laugh learning less live look Lord Bacon LUDGATE HILL man's mankind manner marriage Massinger matter merit mind Montaigne nature neral never numbers observed opinion pain pass passion pedants person philosopher pleasure Plutarch poet poor praise pride proud racters reason rich ridiculous Roman triumph satire seldom sense Shaftesbury Shakspeare Shenstone soul speak stand sure Swift talk tell thing thou thought tion true truth turn vanity vice virtue whilst whole wise words write young