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Page 59
... that is , from the comforts of it , or of feeling it only in its terrors How pathetic is
that expoftulation of job , when , for the trial of his patience , he was made to look
upon himself in this deplorable condition ! Why haft thou set me as a mark ...
... that is , from the comforts of it , or of feeling it only in its terrors How pathetic is
that expoftulation of job , when , for the trial of his patience , he was made to look
upon himself in this deplorable condition ! Why haft thou set me as a mark ...
Page 131
What constructions a man may put upon a smile , and in what cases a frown goes
for nothing . On what occasion a fhcepish look may do service , dc . As a farther
proof of his skill , he has also sent me feal maxims in love , which he assures me
...
What constructions a man may put upon a smile , and in what cases a frown goes
for nothing . On what occasion a fhcepish look may do service , dc . As a farther
proof of his skill , he has also sent me feal maxims in love , which he assures me
...
Page 168
The fountain that wont to run sweetly along , And dance to soft murmurs the
pebbles among , Thou know't , little Cupid , if Phebe was there , ' Twas pleasure
to look at , ' twas music to bear : But now she is absent , I walk by its fide , And still
as it ...
The fountain that wont to run sweetly along , And dance to soft murmurs the
pebbles among , Thou know't , little Cupid , if Phebe was there , ' Twas pleasure
to look at , ' twas music to bear : But now she is absent , I walk by its fide , And still
as it ...
Page 174
to As I look upon it be my duty rather to side with the parents than the daughter , I
shall propose some considerations to my gentle querist , which may incline her to
comply with those , under whose direction she is : and at the same time ...
to As I look upon it be my duty rather to side with the parents than the daughter , I
shall propose some considerations to my gentle querist , which may incline her to
comply with those , under whose direction she is : and at the same time ...
Page 202
In short , I have seen more eloquence in a look from one of these despicable
creatures , than in the eye of the fairelt she I ever saw , yet no one a greater
admirer of that sex than myself . What I have to de• fire of you is , to lay down
some ...
In short , I have seen more eloquence in a look from one of these despicable
creatures , than in the eye of the fairelt she I ever saw , yet no one a greater
admirer of that sex than myself . What I have to de• fire of you is , to lay down
some ...
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