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... 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 unite , they bless Mankind in Proportion to ...
... 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 unite , they bless Mankind in Proportion to ...
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... Pain ; thefe , MADAM , are the fatal Signs I would have you molt carefully avoid . Ir is by fuch Marks fo many Ladies are en- roll'd in that numerous Society , the Members of which ( 1 ) The Archbishop of Cambray is of a very dif ...
... Pain ; thefe , MADAM , are the fatal Signs I would have you molt carefully avoid . Ir is by fuch Marks fo many Ladies are en- roll'd in that numerous Society , the Members of which ( 1 ) The Archbishop of Cambray is of a very dif ...
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... Pain , others will do us the Juftice to place it to our Account . JEALOUSY is another Paffion very fatal to your Sex . It feldom fails being attended with Malice and Envy , two of the blackest Dispositions can deform the human Soul ...
... Pain , others will do us the Juftice to place it to our Account . JEALOUSY is another Paffion very fatal to your Sex . It feldom fails being attended with Malice and Envy , two of the blackest Dispositions can deform the human Soul ...
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... great Deal more of the fame Kind , which People are ready to fay , on fuch Occafions , to thofe who will take the Pains to hear them . After the Task of Sym- pathizing 1 pathizing is over , Advices are proposed to the fuf- [ 13 ]
... great Deal more of the fame Kind , which People are ready to fay , on fuch Occafions , to thofe who will take the Pains to hear them . After the Task of Sym- pathizing 1 pathizing is over , Advices are proposed to the fuf- [ 13 ]
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... Pains to difplay it . THERE is nothing more unaccountable than the Caprice of the World . Stupidity fhocks every Bo- dy ; and yet we are often as much displeased with too much Vivacity . It is no difficult Matter to affign the Caufe of ...
... Pains to difplay it . THERE is nothing more unaccountable than the Caprice of the World . Stupidity fhocks every Bo- dy ; and yet we are often as much displeased with too much Vivacity . It is no difficult Matter to affign the Caufe 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.