The SpectatorRichard Eyres, 1778 - Great Britain |
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... beauty of her perfon chaftifed by " the innocence of her thoughts . Chastity , " good - nature , and affability , are the graces " that play in her countenance ; fhe knows fhe is " handsome , but she knows he is good . Con- " fcious beauty ...
... beauty of her perfon chaftifed by " the innocence of her thoughts . Chastity , " good - nature , and affability , are the graces " that play in her countenance ; fhe knows fhe is " handsome , but she knows he is good . Con- " fcious beauty ...
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... beauty , valour , and wisdom , are provoca- tions of their difpleasure . What a wretched and apoftate state is this ! To be offended with ex- cellence , and to hate a man because we approve him ! The condition of the envious man is the ...
... beauty , valour , and wisdom , are provoca- tions of their difpleasure . What a wretched and apoftate state is this ! To be offended with ex- cellence , and to hate a man because we approve him ! The condition of the envious man is the ...
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... beauty , ftrength , and youth , with old age , weakness , and deformity , lay undistinguished in the fame pro- mifcuous heap of matter . After having thus furveyed this great magazine of mortality , as it were in the lump ; I examined ...
... beauty , ftrength , and youth , with old age , weakness , and deformity , lay undistinguished in the fame pro- mifcuous heap of matter . After having thus furveyed this great magazine of mortality , as it were in the lump ; I examined ...
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... beauty . fevere looks and diftant civilities , were the highest In order to this , before I touch upon it di- favours he could obtain of Lætitia ; while Daph - rectly , it will be neceffary to lay down a few pre- · liminary maxims , viz ...
... beauty . fevere looks and diftant civilities , were the highest In order to this , before I touch upon it di- favours he could obtain of Lætitia ; while Daph - rectly , it will be neceffary to lay down a few pre- · liminary maxims , viz ...
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... beauty , and is ftill a very lovely woman . She has been a wi- dow for two or three years , and , being unfortu- nate in her first marriage , has taken a refolution never to venture upon a fecond . She has no chil- dren to take care of ...
... beauty , and is ftill a very lovely woman . She has been a wi- dow for two or three years , and , being unfortu- nate in her first marriage , has taken a refolution never to venture upon a fecond . She has no chil- dren to take care of ...
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admiration Æneid againſt agreeable beauty becauſe befides behaviour cafe circumftances confider confideration converfation defcribed defign defire difcourfe difcover drefs eyes faid falfe fame fatire fecret feems feen felves fenfe fent fentiments feveral fhall fhew fhort fhould fide filks fince firft firſt fome fomething fometimes foon foul fpeak fpeculation fpirit ftill fubject fuch fuffer fure gentleman give greateſt heart herſelf himſelf honour houfe humble fervant humour huſband inftances itſelf kind lady laft laſt lefs likewife look mafter mankind manner mind moft moſt muft muſt myſelf nature never obferve occafion ourſelves Ovid paffed paffion perfon pleafed pleaſe pleaſure poet prefent racter raiſed reader reafon reft reprefented ſeveral ſhall ſhe Sir Roger ſpeak Spectator ſuch thefe themſelves theſe thing thofe thoſe thought tion underſtand uſed verfes VIRG virtue whofe whole woman words