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HEN I consider the false impressions which are received by the generality of the world , I am troubled at none more than a certain levity of thought , which many young women of quality have entertained , to the hazard of their ...
HEN I consider the false impressions which are received by the generality of the world , I am troubled at none more than a certain levity of thought , which many young women of quality have entertained , to the hazard of their ...
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As for your wild raillery on matrimony , it is all hypocrisy ; you , and all the handsome young women of your acquaintance , thew yourselves to no other purpose than to gain a conquest over fome man of worth , in order to beltow your ...
As for your wild raillery on matrimony , it is all hypocrisy ; you , and all the handsome young women of your acquaintance , thew yourselves to no other purpose than to gain a conquest over fome man of worth , in order to beltow your ...
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... where during • the time of performance , I could not keep my eyes off from a beautiful young creature who fat just before me , 6. and who I have been since informed has no fortune . It would utterly ruin my reputation for discretion ...
... where during • the time of performance , I could not keep my eyes off from a beautiful young creature who fat just before me , 6. and who I have been since informed has no fortune . It would utterly ruin my reputation for discretion ...
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... was guilty of with an eye of scorn , and with that sort of ill - will which men entertain against each other for different opinions : crazy conftitution , and an uneasy mind is fretted • with vexatious passions for young men's doing ...
... was guilty of with an eye of scorn , and with that sort of ill - will which men entertain against each other for different opinions : crazy conftitution , and an uneasy mind is fretted • with vexatious passions for young men's doing ...
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... that he every day has three or four invitations to dine at different places , which he generally takes care to choose in such a manner , as not to seem inclined to the richer man . All the young men respect him , and say he is just ...
... that he every day has three or four invitations to dine at different places , which he generally takes care to choose in such a manner , as not to seem inclined to the richer man . All the young men respect him , and say he is just ...
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| Title | The Spectator, Volume 4 The Spectator, Sir Richard Steele |
| Contributors | Joseph Addison, Sir Richard Steele |
| Publisher | J. and R. Tonson, 1767 |
| Original from | National Library of Israel |
| Digitized | 4 Sep 2019 |
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