Instructions for the Use of a Young Lady of Quality: Or, The Idea of a Woman of Merit |
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... should think no Sacrifice too dear for her Efteem , taken up with a Creature in every Refpect fo much below her ; that this is an undeniable Proof of the ill Tafte of Husbands . With a great Deal more of the fame Kind , which People are ...
... should think no Sacrifice too dear for her Efteem , taken up with a Creature in every Refpect fo much below her ; that this is an undeniable Proof of the ill Tafte of Husbands . With a great Deal more of the fame Kind , which People are ...
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... should never be enquired into , both because a Discovery of them is impoffible , and we always hurt ourselves in the Search . If you want really to know what will happen to you , examine your own Conduct ; for tho Fortune fometimes tri ...
... should never be enquired into , both because a Discovery of them is impoffible , and we always hurt ourselves in the Search . If you want really to know what will happen to you , examine your own Conduct ; for tho Fortune fometimes tri ...
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... should not fee fo many mistaken and unnatural Characters in the World . There would not so many antiqua- ted Beauties put on , too aukwardly , the Air and Livery of Youth ; and fo many blooming Charmers affed the Gravity and Wisdom of ...
... should not fee fo many mistaken and unnatural Characters in the World . There would not so many antiqua- ted Beauties put on , too aukwardly , the Air and Livery of Youth ; and fo many blooming Charmers affed the Gravity and Wisdom of ...
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Advantage Affiftance againſt appear Beauty becauſe Behaviour believe Cafe Caufe Cenfures Character Compaffion confequently confiderable Converfation Decency deferve defigned defire diculous Diftinction difturb diſcover Drefs eafy Efteem eſtabliſhed Excufe expofed expos'd fafe faid fame fecret feem feldom felf felf-Love felves ferve fhall fhould fince fincere fion firft fome fomething foon Fortune Friend fubject fuch a Conduct fuch ill fuffer fufficient fupport Gallantry Goodneſs happy Heart herſelf Honour Husband Hypocrify impoffible Inconftancy inftead Intereft juft Juftice Kind Lady laft leaft leaſt lefs lofe MADAM Mademoiselle de Nantes Meaſures Merit Miftake Mind Miſchiefs moft moſt muft muſt Nature never nour Number obferve obliged Occafion otherwife ourſelves Paffion pathizing Perfon Pleaſure poffefs poffible preferve Prudence Purpoſe Quality racter Reafon Refentment Refpect Reputation ſcarce Senfe Sufpicion thefe themſelves ther theſe Thing thofe thoſe tion Underſtanding uneafy Virtue Vivacity whofe Wiſdom World yourſelf
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Page 11 - Good name in man and woman, dear my lord, Is the immediate jewel of their souls : Who steals my purse steals trash ; 'tis something, nothing ; "Twas mine, 'tis his, and has been slave to thousands ; But he that filches from me my good name Robs me of that which not enriches him, And makes me poor indeed.