Instructions for the Use of a Young Lady of Quality: Or, The Idea of a Woman of Merit |
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... Fortune too often prove fo many Mischiefs and Snares . Indeed it is not eafy to conceive , how a young Lady , in the Bloom of Beauty , and expos'd to a thousand Hazards and Sollicitations , of which her perfonal Perfection is the ...
... Fortune too often prove fo many Mischiefs and Snares . Indeed it is not eafy to conceive , how a young Lady , in the Bloom of Beauty , and expos'd to a thousand Hazards and Sollicitations , of which her perfonal Perfection is the ...
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... Fortune , at her firft Appearance in the Grand Monde , fubject to the fecret Disturbance of her own Paffions , and lia- ble to the Importunity of thofe fhe has rais'd in others , unconfin'd by the Laws of Piety , and ei- ther ...
... Fortune , at her firft Appearance in the Grand Monde , fubject to the fecret Disturbance of her own Paffions , and lia- ble to the Importunity of thofe fhe has rais'd in others , unconfin'd by the Laws of Piety , and ei- ther ...
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... Fortune . to have a Husband , whofe Fidelity is not fuch as you may justly ex- pect , I would by no Means have you appear in- fenfible of your Wrong ; that would difcover an Indifference , very inconfiftent with your Character , and the ...
... Fortune . to have a Husband , whofe Fidelity is not fuch as you may justly ex- pect , I would by no Means have you appear in- fenfible of your Wrong ; that would difcover an Indifference , very inconfiftent with your Character , and the ...
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... Fortune , or fapplanting their Rivals , that they have little Time to allow to Politeness and Gallantry , with Refpect to your Sex ; and of thofe who fhine this Way , the Number is fo fmall , that there is no great Merit in preferving ...
... Fortune , or fapplanting their Rivals , that they have little Time to allow to Politeness and Gallantry , with Refpect to your Sex ; and of thofe who fhine this Way , the Number is fo fmall , that there is no great Merit in preferving ...
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... Fortune , and his Life , in your Caufe , does it without the Hope of fome Return . Do not imagine your Quality , in this Cafe , will fcreen you from Reflection . The Age we live in is fo cenforious , that that will rather be made a ...
... Fortune , and his Life , in your Caufe , does it without the Hope of fome Return . Do not imagine your Quality , in this Cafe , will fcreen you from Reflection . The Age we live in is fo cenforious , that that will rather be made a ...
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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.