Eloisa: Or, A Series of Original Letters Collected and PublishedH. Baldwin, sold by R. Baldwin and T. Becket, 1784 - Imaginary letters |
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affection affured againſt alfo anſwer aſk authour becauſe caufe cauſe charming Clara Claud Anet confequence confolation coufin dear friend deferve defign defire defpair delightful efteem Eloifa expreffion exprefs faid fame father fatisfied fear fecret feel feemed felf felicity fenfes fenfible fentiments ferve fhall fhame fhort fhould filence fince fincere firft firſt fituation fome foon forrow foul friendſhip ftill fubject fuch fuffer fufficient fuppofe fupport fure happineſs happy heart heaven herſelf himſelf honour impoffible increaſe itſelf juft laft laſt leaft leaſt lefs LETTER loft Lord lover mind misfortunes moft moſt mufick muft muſt myſelf neceffary never obferve occafion paffed paffion perceive perfon pleafed pleaſe pleaſure poffible prefent promife propofal puniſhment raiſed reafon refpect ſay ſhall ſhe ſpeak tafte tell tender thefe themſelves theſe thing thofe thoſe thou thouſand tion tranſports underſtand uſe Valais virtue virtuous weakneſs whofe worfe your's yourſelf
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