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... MADAM , OODNESS without Pow- er , is a Pain to the Poffef for , and can be of no Signi- ficance to the Happiness of Mankind ; Power without Goodness implies only a boundless Capacity of doing Mischief : But when these two Qualities ...
... MADAM , OODNESS without Pow- er , is a Pain to the Poffef for , and can be of no Signi- ficance to the Happiness of Mankind ; Power without Goodness implies only a boundless Capacity of doing Mischief : But when these two Qualities ...
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... MADAM , without of fending either Yourfelf , or the World , to add , That whenever the Attempt fhall be made by a more equal Hand , of reprefent- ing You in Tour juft and amiable Lights all thofe Perfections of Mind , and Graces of ...
... MADAM , without of fending either Yourfelf , or the World , to add , That whenever the Attempt fhall be made by a more equal Hand , of reprefent- ing You in Tour juft and amiable Lights all thofe Perfections of Mind , and Graces of ...
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... MADAM , the Situation of a young Lady of Birth and 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 ...
... MADAM , the Situation of a young Lady of Birth and 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 ...
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... MADAM , is the Gift of Heaven , for which you owe it no lefs Thanks , than for its having form'd you without any perfonal Blemish . It is your Duty to take Care of it , but not with Anxiety ; to confider it as the fuperfluous Bounty of ...
... MADAM , is the Gift of Heaven , for which you owe it no lefs Thanks , than for its having form'd you without any perfonal Blemish . It is your Duty to take Care of it , but not with Anxiety ; to confider it as the fuperfluous Bounty of ...
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... MADAM , for a La dy of Quality , whofe Sentiments fhould be an- fwerable to the Dignity of her Birth . To confirm in you a lasting Contempt and Averfion for the Title , allow me to mention a few of the Qualities , commonly found in ...
... MADAM , for a La dy of Quality , whofe Sentiments fhould be an- fwerable to the Dignity of her Birth . To confirm in you a lasting Contempt and Averfion for the Title , allow me to mention a few of the Qualities , commonly found 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.