A Series of Genuine Letters Between Henry and Francesprinted in the year, 1770 |
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... thought of my Heart , to you , and you alone . I will also flatter myfelf , that your Kindrefs and Affection for me have drawn forth many latent Sparks that would have flept like Gems in Mines , had you been attached to a Woman whose ...
... thought of my Heart , to you , and you alone . I will also flatter myfelf , that your Kindrefs and Affection for me have drawn forth many latent Sparks that would have flept like Gems in Mines , had you been attached to a Woman whose ...
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... our Meeting - no Matter where - or here , or there . That pleafing Thought has given me Spirits , and I would indulge them by fcribbling on , if my my poor wretched Head did not remind me how inadequate 12 LETTERS between.
... our Meeting - no Matter where - or here , or there . That pleafing Thought has given me Spirits , and I would indulge them by fcribbling on , if my my poor wretched Head did not remind me how inadequate 12 LETTERS between.
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... Thoughts upon various Sub- jects , which are compiled from his Works at large There is a great deal of Spirit , Know ledge , and Philosophy in them , though mixed up with a good Portion of what is vague , flight ,, and unintelligible ...
... Thoughts upon various Sub- jects , which are compiled from his Works at large There is a great deal of Spirit , Know ledge , and Philosophy in them , though mixed up with a good Portion of what is vague , flight ,, and unintelligible ...
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... and supply the gay and artful Libertine Corydon with fuch Contrivance , Caution , and Address , as might be thought requifite before Vice and Debauchery had 1 " had become so barefaced as they appear to be 18 LETTERS between.
... and supply the gay and artful Libertine Corydon with fuch Contrivance , Caution , and Address , as might be thought requifite before Vice and Debauchery had 1 " had become so barefaced as they appear to be 18 LETTERS between.
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... thought true . Among the Thoughts on various Subjects which I amused myself with once , when I was detained at Holyhead , fee the latter End of the Fourth Fourth Volume : I fay , that " Affections fome- Henry and Frances . 21.
... thought true . Among the Thoughts on various Subjects which I amused myself with once , when I was detained at Holyhead , fee the latter End of the Fourth Fourth Volume : I fay , that " Affections fome- Henry and Frances . 21.
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Adieu affure againſt alfo almoſt alſo Amuſement anſwer becauſe beſt Bleffing Buſineſs charming Chefter Cloyne dear Harry dearest defire Diſorder Dublin Expreffion exprefs fafe faid fame Fançhon Fanny Farmley feel feem felf fend fenfible fent fhall fince firft firſt fome fometimes fond foon forry FRANCES to HENRY Friend ftiled ftill fuch fuffer fufficient fupply fuppofe fure Happineſs happy Heart HENRY to FRANCES himſelf hope Houſe Huſband Indulgence Inftance itſelf juft juſt laft laſt Letter leaſt lefs LETTER LETTER London Love Mind moft moſt muft muſt myſelf never Occafion Pacquet Paffage paffed Paffion paft Pain Panopea Paragraph paſt Perfon Philofophy pleaſant pleaſed Pleaſure Poft poor prefent raiſe Reaſon received Reft rejoice ſay ſee ſeems ſend Senfe Senſe ſhall ſhe ſhould ſome ſpeak Spirits ſtill ſuch Tenderneſs thefe themſelves theſe Thing thofe thoſe thought uſed Voifinage Weather Windfor wiſh write Yeſterday yourſelf
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Page 28 - Biron they call him; but a merrier man, Within the limit of becoming mirth, I never spent an hour's talk withal : His eye begets occasion for his wit; For every object that the one doth catch, The other turns to a mirth-moving jest...
Page 78 - Like as the culver, on the bared bough Sits mourning for the absence of her mate, And in her songs sends many a wishful vow For his return, that seems to linger late ; So I alone, now left disconsolate, Mourn to myself the absence of my love : And wandering here and there all desolate, Seek with my plaints to match that mournful dove : Ne joy of aught that under...
Page 246 - I am not merry ; but I do beguile The thing I am, by seeming otherwise.
Page 78 - Lilceas the Culver36 on the bared bough fits mourning for the abfence of her mate ; and, in her fongs fends many a wifhful vow, for his return that feems to linger late: So I alone now left difconfolate, mourn to myfelf the abfence of my love : and, wand'ring here and there all defolate, feek with my plaints to match that mournful dove.
Page 107 - Л subject soon exhausts itself with me. You must get some of your volume friends to spin the text for you.
Page 123 - THE heavy hours are almoft paft That part my love and me : My longing eyes may hope at laft, Their only wifh to fee. But how, my Delia, will you meet The man you've loft fo long ? Will love in all your pulfes beat, And tremble on your tongue? Will you in every look declare, Your heart is ftill the fame ; And heal each...