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... Liberty to give my Opinion in fo delicate a Point , you would prefer the penfive Difpofition to the gay . Not that I think Vivacity wants its particular Charms , but we live in an Age wherein People are obli- ged to appear , at leaft ...
... Liberty to give my Opinion in fo delicate a Point , you would prefer the penfive Difpofition to the gay . Not that I think Vivacity wants its particular Charms , but we live in an Age wherein People are obli- ged to appear , at leaft ...
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... Liberty . Silence is here a Piece of the greatest Prudence ; for if a Lady fpeak well of her Husband , at a Time when it is publickly known there is no good Understand- ing between them , it will be thought either great Weakness or ...
... Liberty . Silence is here a Piece of the greatest Prudence ; for if a Lady fpeak well of her Husband , at a Time when it is publickly known there is no good Understand- ing between them , it will be thought either great Weakness or ...
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... Liberty of Opinion . Thus , wherever it appears , it raises fuch a Number of Enemies , as at laft overcome and deftroy it . You will have here an Opportunity , MADAM , to exert your good Senfe and Judgment ; for I . think there are no ...
... Liberty of Opinion . Thus , wherever it appears , it raises fuch a Number of Enemies , as at laft overcome and deftroy it . You will have here an Opportunity , MADAM , to exert your good Senfe and Judgment ; for I . think there are no ...
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... Liberty allowable in Defence of our Friends , which Princes , however prejudi- ced , cannot be offended at ; and which , tho they . may feem to diflike , they often fecretly esteem . and approve . There is a Juftice and Generofity in ...
... Liberty allowable in Defence of our Friends , which Princes , however prejudi- ced , cannot be offended at ; and which , tho they . may feem to diflike , they often fecretly esteem . and approve . There is a Juftice and Generofity in ...
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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.