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Page 69
... never changes any of those ideas with which it first captivates a fantastic heart : therefore Clarinda , though she most pathe- tically lamented her disappointment in Antonio , yet charged it all upon her stars , and accused only them ...
... never changes any of those ideas with which it first captivates a fantastic heart : therefore Clarinda , though she most pathe- tically lamented her disappointment in Antonio , yet charged it all upon her stars , and accused only them ...
Page 119
... Never were nervous decays , & c . so frequent as at present . ' The man of learning prefaces his discourse upon occult qualities with , Never was there so total a decay of literature as at present ; ' and the divine introduces his ...
... Never were nervous decays , & c . so frequent as at present . ' The man of learning prefaces his discourse upon occult qualities with , Never was there so total a decay of literature as at present ; ' and the divine introduces his ...
Page 340
... never run into any extravagancy in dress ; and , to avoid particularity , am never the first nor the last in a fashion . I am an utter enemy to scandal , and never go out of a morning either to auctions or the park . If by chance I am ...
... never run into any extravagancy in dress ; and , to avoid particularity , am never the first nor the last in a fashion . I am an utter enemy to scandal , and never go out of a morning either to auctions or the park . If by chance I am ...
Contents
On the different behaviour of men | 73 |
On the mischiefs of romances | 79 |
On the improvement to be derived from | 86 |
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