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... Guard . The Beginning of an A- mour , between two Perfons of Quality and Me- rit , has fomething in it fo apparently juft ; it is fo natural to like an amiable Object , especially when we know we are ourselves belov'd by it first , and ...
... Guard . The Beginning of an A- mour , between two Perfons of Quality and Me- rit , has fomething in it fo apparently juft ; it is fo natural to like an amiable Object , especially when we know we are ourselves belov'd by it first , and ...
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... Guard , and gives the Opportunity to the concealed Admirer , he has fo long wifhed for , of laying afide the Mask . The difguifed Friend and Counsellor , now fecure of her Confidence , and embolden'd by her Efteem , avows his Flame ...
... Guard , and gives the Opportunity to the concealed Admirer , he has fo long wifhed for , of laying afide the Mask . The difguifed Friend and Counsellor , now fecure of her Confidence , and embolden'd by her Efteem , avows his Flame ...
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... GUARD yourself , in particular , MADAM , against felf - Love , and fhun that Folly too incident to fo many of your Sex , who , from the extraordinary Opinion they have conceiv'd of their own Charms , imagine they must produce the fame ...
... GUARD yourself , in particular , MADAM , against felf - Love , and fhun that Folly too incident to fo many of your Sex , who , from the extraordinary Opinion they have conceiv'd of their own Charms , imagine they must produce the fame ...
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... Guard . The Objects you fee are all defigned to please you : Your Appearance in fuch Places is with pretty much the fame Intention . And it is from this fecret and mutual Design in the two Sexes , to be agreeable to each other , that ...
... Guard . The Objects you fee are all defigned to please you : Your Appearance in fuch Places is with pretty much the fame Intention . And it is from this fecret and mutual Design in the two Sexes , to be agreeable to each other , that ...
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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.