The History of Sir Charles Grandison: In a Series of Letters, Volume 2John Donaldson, 1776 |
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... whole ftory to Mifs Byron . Mean time , let us not fay all that is just to say of the mother , when we are speaking of the daughter . I ftand corrected , Sir Charles . Emily , madam ( turning to me ) , is not con- ftantly refident with ...
... whole ftory to Mifs Byron . Mean time , let us not fay all that is just to say of the mother , when we are speaking of the daughter . I ftand corrected , Sir Charles . Emily , madam ( turning to me ) , is not con- ftantly refident with ...
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... whole , the faid little ; and heard all that was faid with attention : And hence I pronounce her a very difcreet young lady . But I thought to have done with the men firft ; and here is Mr Grandifon hardly mentioned ; who , yet in his ...
... whole , the faid little ; and heard all that was faid with attention : And hence I pronounce her a very difcreet young lady . But I thought to have done with the men firft ; and here is Mr Grandifon hardly mentioned ; who , yet in his ...
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... whole fex , for the contempts they bring upon it by their useleffnefs , and perhaps extravagance ; fince , if the human mind is not actively good , it will generally be actively evil . Dr Bartlett I have already spoken of . How did he ...
... whole fex , for the contempts they bring upon it by their useleffnefs , and perhaps extravagance ; fince , if the human mind is not actively good , it will generally be actively evil . Dr Bartlett I have already spoken of . How did he ...
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... whole making , Mr Bagenhall , are the laws of honour you mention ? I own no laws , but the laws of God and my country . But , to cut this matter fhort , tell Sir Hargrave , that little as is the dependence a man of honour can have upon ...
... whole making , Mr Bagenhall , are the laws of honour you mention ? I own no laws , but the laws of God and my country . But , to cut this matter fhort , tell Sir Hargrave , that little as is the dependence a man of honour can have upon ...
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... whole of my system . Mr Bag . You have given fome hints , Sir Charles , that you have not been unused to affairs of this kind . Sir Ch . I have before now met a challenger ; but it was when I could not avoid it ; and with the refolution ...
... whole of my system . Mr Bag . You have given fome hints , Sir Charles , that you have not been unused to affairs of this kind . Sir Ch . I have before now met a challenger ; but it was when I could not avoid it ; and with the refolution ...
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Page 166 - For what glory is it, if, when ye be buffeted for your faults, ye shall take it patiently ? but if, when ye do well, and suffer for it, ye take it patiently, this is acceptable with God.
Page 112 - Yet, with a sigh o'er all mankind, I grant, In this our day of proof, our land of hope, The good man has his clouds that intervene ; Clouds, that obscure his sublunary day, But never conquer : ev'n the best must own, Patience, and resignation, are the pillars Of human peace on earth.
Page 55 - That young men, in their warm blood, are often forward to think they have in vain learned to fence if they never show their skill in a duel.
Page 216 - Oldham's economy in several of his letters. He had a right to do what he would with his own fortune. It was not ours till now. Whatever he has left us, he might have still lessened it. That economy is all that concerns us in interest ; and that is in her favour.