This fhe did ei-ther to divert our affliction, or to banifh from her own view a fpectacle fo moving, and at the fame time unneceflary. " Death (faid fhe) is of itfelf fufficiently painful ! why muft it be rendered hideous? The care which others throw... Eloisa: Or a Series of Original Letters - Page 2331803Full view - About this book
| 1784 - 312 pages
...them put on. This fhe did ei-ther to divert our affliction, or to banifh from her own view a fpectacle fo moving, and at the fame time unneceflary. " Death...throw away in endeavouring to prolong their lives, 1 will employ to enjoy mine to the laft moment. Shall I make an hofpital of my apartment, a fcene of... | |
| Richard Porson, George Tierney - 1784 - 328 pages
...neceflary. " Death (fa id fhe) is of itfelf Sufficiently painful ! why muft it be rendered hi- ' deous? The care which others throw away in endeavouring to prolong their lives, 1 will employ to enjoy mine to the laft moment. Shall I make an hofpital of my apartment, a fcene of... | |
| 1822 - 628 pages
...she can be cheerful to the last. " Death," she says, " is of itself sufficiently painful ! Why must it be rendered hideous? The care which others throw...endeavouring to prolong their lives, I will employ in enjoying mine to the last moment. Shall I make a hospital of my apartment, a scene of disgust and... | |
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